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Washington D C Alien And Sedition
510 words
The second president of the United States of
America was John Adams. He was born on Oct. 30,
1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts. His party
affiliation was the Federalist. His nickname was
Atlas of Independence. His vice president was
Thomas Jefferson and he was in office for one
term. One major thing that he was noted for was
adding E Pluribus Unum to all of the American
coins and relocated the U. S. capital to
Washington D. C. from Philadelphia. The XYZ affair
is what basically started the French...
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James K Polk D C Heath
1,245 words
... nd the world was left in considerable
political disarray. The Allied leaders were left
with the job of settling boundary disputes,
charging reparations, and establishing successor
states out of the ruins of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire. Also, the Allies had to make sure that
Bolshevism did not spread from Russia. President
Woodrow Wilson was in charge of bringing American
power and influence on the determination of
political issues beyond the Western Hemisphere.
But, with his extensive academ...
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Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton
1,028 words
Burr, Aaron Although Aaron Burr, b. Newark, N. J.
, Feb. 6, 1756, fought in the American Revolution
and became an important political figure, serving
a term (1801 - 05) as vice-president of the United
States, he is best remembered today for having
killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. The son of a
president of the College of New Jersey (now
Princeton University) and the grandson of another
(Jonathan Edwards), Burr could trace his ancestry
back to the earliest Puritans. He entered
Princeton at the...
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Executive Branch Andrew Jackson
496 words
Andrew Jackson was not born of wealth or prestige;
however, he eventually ensconced himself in that
position, mainly through military success. Jackson
served his presidency, after John Quincy Adams,
supporting the population that obtained a similar
background. He supported the common man. Andrew
Jacksons performance in office was strongly
democratic, which completely opposed the prior
presidencies, The Era of Goodfeeling. Jacksons
presidency spurred polarized sects of the American
population, wh...
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Mexican Revolution Pancho Villa
551 words
Reformers such as Zapata, Carranza, and Madero
contrived laws or revisions to the constitution
that would reform Mexico socially and
economically. Reformers often fought to have these
revisions enforced, but more often rallied the
support of revolutionaries in order to carry out
the revolts. Revolutionaries such as Pancho Villa
also sought social and economic reform for Mexico,
but they did not devise any plans or ideas; they
instigated revolts in order for the reforms of
others to be enforced. ...
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Troops In Vietnam Involvement In Vietnam
1,330 words
The antiwar movement against Vietnam in the US
from 1965 - 1971 was the most significant movement
of its kind in the nation's history. The United
States first became directly involved in Vietnam
in 1950 when President Harry Truman started to
underwrite the costs of France's war against the
Viet Minh. Later, the presidencies of Dwight
Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy increased the US's
political, economic, and military commitments
steadily throughout the fifties and early sixties
in the Indochina r...
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George W Bush Commander In Chief
599 words
As expected, Governor George W. Bush of Texas has
won the Republican Party nomination for the
presidential election in November. All along, Bush
was the predicted winner for the GOP, but Senator
John McCain of Arizona gave the Governor a run for
his money. Although Bush was able to defeat him,
John McCain was, and still is, the best candidate
for the presidency. It was said that the New
Hampshire primary is often a good indicator of who
will succeed and who will fail in the race for the
presiden...
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Lyndon B Johnson U S Involvement
1,317 words
... f U. S. involvement. Johnson limited the
bombing, began peace talks with Hanoi and the NLF,
and withdrew as a candidate for reelection. The
antiwar movement against Vietnam in the US from
1965 - 1971 was the most significant movement of
its kind in the nation's history, this had a great
impact on policy and practically forced the US out
of Vietnam (Turner 91). Starting with teach-ins
during the spring of 1965, the massive antiwar
efforts centered on the colleges, with the
students playing le...
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Jimmy Carter James Earl
857 words
Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter was born on October 1,
1924, in Plains, Georgia. He was the first
president to be born in the hospital (the Wise
Clinic in Plains). His parents were James Earl
Carter (born 1894, died 1953), and Lillian Gordy
Carter (born 1898, died 1983). Jimmy had 3
siblings, Ruth Carter (Stapleton), Gloria Carter
(Spann), and William Alton (Billy) Carter. Jimmy
Carter s ancestry was English, his religion is
Baptist. He went to the following schools: Plains
High school, Georgia (1929 ...
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Revolutionary Era John Adams
525 words
John Adams was a realistic president. Adams was
viewed by his peers as one of the most significant
statesmen of the revolutionary era, but his status
among the distinguished faded. What made Adams a
prominent figure at first, later led to his demise
as the second president. Above all John Adams was
honest, he also had a sharp way with words. The
two most important qualities that helped him
through his four years were his caliber as a
political thinker, and he pragmatic perspective on
American fo...
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Slave Holding Rights
545 words
A boy of Scotch-Irish descent, whose ancestors had
settled in Pennsylvania before travelling through
mountains to resettle in southern territory, he
was born in 1782 in the Abbeville district of
South Carolina on March 18. His family was not
rich, nor were they poor; they owned slaves and
were regarded not as a part of the ostentation
associated with slave-holding at the time but
rather as a simple, farm family. His father had an
interest in politics and participated locally,
something that ulti...
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Supreme Court Democratic Party
952 words
Judicial Choices Supreme Court conformations, much
like everything else in politics and life, changed
over the years. Conformations grew from
insignificant and routine appointments to vital
and painstakingly prolonged trials, because ofthe
changes in the political parties and institutions.
The parties found the Supreme Court to be a tool
for increasing their power, which caused an
increased interest in conformations. The change in
the Senate to less hierarchical institution played
part to the st...
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Latin American Countries World War Ii
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After Latin America Latin America After world War
II until the 1980? s, many Latin American leaders
installed reforms to deal with new demanding
issues in their country. These new reforms were
frequently viewed by the United States as alarming
due to the recent rise of communism in the world.
Following almost a century of alliance, Americans
and Russians disagreement came to the front line
when in 1917 the Communists seized power, and
established the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union
would come to ...
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Court Of Appeals President Carter
416 words
Sep. 16 1999 Law, Courts, Politics Data/ Analysis
The American Presidents and Their Judges The
appointing of judges to the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals is the responsibility of the
United States President. This responsibility does
not go without its benefits. Because the law can
at times be flexible when deciding a case, a
president is most likely going to choose a judge
with the same background and goals as he. The
Number of Judges Appointed A president can appoint
as many judges as h...
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Natural Enemies Bill Clinton
854 words
How Natural Enemies Natural Enemies How does the
president get to the eyes and ears of the public?
How do we allow presidential policies and
information to be transmitted? It is through
newspapers, television, and radio that we as
society get most of our political resources. The
media is an essential part of yesterday and today?
s political scene. In Newsmakers: the Press and
the Presidents, Howard Smith and Luanne Norris
portray how the media affects individual
presidencies, and what kind of co...
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Fair Labor Standards Labor Standards Act
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The Most Influential Person of the Century
Franklin D. Roosevelt How does one measure great
influence? Perhaps influence can be measured by
the number of people influenced or the how long
the trace of influence lasts. Perhaps influence is
measured by its impact on history or the impact
felt by the world. Franklin Roosevelt's influence
encompasses all these measurements. His life and
legacy influenced the lives of millions in the
past and is still affecting those who live today.
During his four t...
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Teddy Roosevelt Wallace Stevens
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Panama Canal It didn t take long for the world to
realize that Panama is the narrowest strip of land
between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. From the
early sixteenth century, explorers, conquerors,
treasure seekers, settlers, the military and
engineers have descended on Panama to find a route
that would join the two oceans. A modern day
Panamanian anthropologist says, A road, a
railroad, or a canal; they didn t concern
themselves with the rest. That s been the story
here for hundreds of years. ...
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President Of The United States Foreign Affairs
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The following report will attempt to provide a
brief, yet concise policy profile of Indiana
Republican Senator Richard Lugar. Beginning with a
short biographical review, the profile will
proceed and concentrate on Senator Lugar's major
areas of public policy concern; Foreign Affairs,
Agriculture, and in part, his 1996 Presidential
Campaign which encompasses a myriad of issues,
both foreign and domestic. It would be impossible
to include every aspect of Senator Lugar's
political career and person...
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Supreme Court Shouldn T
514 words
Powers of the Presidency The President of the
United States is probably the most powerful and
influential person in the whole world. Alone, he
has full control over the Executive Branch and has
a lot of roles that he is the leader of. With this
in mind, I think that the power given to the
President is still balance along with the
Legislative and Judicial Branch. Of course, each
branch can not have equal powers because of the
different tasks and it causes controversy when the
President is abusing...
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U S Attorney United States Of America
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Watergate Scandal THE WATERGATE SCANDAL Watergate
is a hotel in Washington D. C. where the
Democratic National Committee held their campaign
headquarters. The current president at the time
was Richard M. Nixon, who was involved in the
scandal himself and which lead to the cause of his
resignation. The Watergate scandal should not have
happened, but it did and it caused the American
people to judge less of their government system.
The scandal began on June 17, 1972, with the
arrest of five men wh...
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