Within the last decade, the Office of the President of the United States Federal Government, part of the triad of the Executive, Legislative (US Congress) and Judicial (the Supreme Court) branches, has come under fire, due to the views of some Americans who consider the Executive branch to be far le...

The President of the United States- this title has come to earn so much honor, as it is considered "the most powerful elected official in the world" (World Book). Some of America's most distinguished men were once presidents, and we recall such great names as George Washington, Ab...

After Alexander's death, Lysimachus, one of Alexander's more powerful generals, took over part of the Macedonian Empire. The coin with the head of Alexander on the obverse was commissioned by Lysimachus Tetradrachm during his lifetime and thereafter. The obverse shows the head of Alexander depict...

The great majority of Americans feel that the U.S. is the best example of democracy and capitalism in the "free" world. Well, if everything were working the way founders designed and intended this nation to run, that would be an accurate assumption. The founding fathers had the vision and intentio...

Our government is a complex system with many different branches of power and many different jobs for each section. "The Truman Years 1945-1953" written by author Byrnes demonstrates how many government positions work together as well as separate. These political positions also are grante...

Canada vs America The controversy over Canada and America, and who takes after whom has been around for many years. Canada and America are puzzles, two countries that are home to millions of people, living in relative comfort and health. We both have become nations through the help of each ...

George Washington had accomplished many things in his presidency which further bettered the United States. Two precedents that Washington established for the presidency and executive branch throughout his terms were that he developed a cabinet and created a new capital for the country. George Was...

The Structure of the Constitution In 1787, the United States of America is finally starting to develop into a true nation. The Framers of the Constitution realize that the country needs a government that is not over-bearing but is not to liberal. Knowing this, the Framers structured the govern...

In the late 19th century, Spain monopolized and colonized many countries including Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines among others. In the same era, the native Philippinos under the guidance of their leader Aguilenaldo fought the Spanish with the help of the United States to win the War for t...

Elite Caudillo Porfirio Díaz "ENEMY OF THE PEASANTS" José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz (15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915) was a dictator who ruled Mexico from 1876 until 1911 (with the exception of one single four-year period). Diaz was born in the city of Oaxaca, Mexi...

 1961, an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S. government  On Apr. 17, 1961, an armed force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed in the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) on the south coast of Cuba  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with the appr...

American Government "Purposes of Government" The United States Government has six main purposes. They are as follows: to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare, and to secu...

At its inception, the United States was built on principles of freedom, justice, and liberty. A reaction to tyranny and oppression, its creation sought to bring change to centuries of inequity under the British monarchy. But no change is sudden; the growth and evolution of the United States has ta...

Clausewitz defines a center of gravity as 'the hub of all power and movement, on which everything depends...' What are the U.S. centers of Gravity for Homeland Defense and Homeland Security? According to Colonel John Osgood, the Army Field Manual 100-5 quotes Clausewitz's definit...

Americans and individualism The United States of America is the land of the free, the land of opportunity, and the wealthiest country in the world, a country that half the modern world is modeled after. Its President is referred to as the "Leader of the free world." Thousands of p...

Andrew Jackson became the nations seventh president in 1829. During his presidency, he made quite a few significant changes to the role of presidency and American politics. Jackson was a man that was very popular among the citizens and was known as the "peoples president". He was the st...

Platt amendment-popular title of an amendatory law drafted by United States Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt of Connecticut and passed by Congress as an amendment to the Army Appropriations Bill of 1901. It specified conditions under which the federal government might intervene in the internal affai...

HOWARD PHILLIPS Howard Phillips is classified as a family man. He is married to Peggy Phillips and has six children ranging in age from 13 to 34, and 12 grandchildren. Phillips is, like many politicians, well educated from a well known ivy-league university. He is a 1962 gra...

It is difficult to find anyone else besides those involved with the present administration who is supporting this decision whole-heartedly. Even those, such as Ferenczy (2004), who looked at both the pros and cons of the situation, say the cons are much greater. President Bush began endorsing privat...

Examples of Bureaucracy Some examples of bureaucracy in the United States are: the International Revenue Service, which collects taxes from citizens. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which looks into crimes for American citizens. The Postal Service, which delivers mail to citizens and the...

Examples of Bureaucracy Some examples of bureaucracy in the United States are: the International Revenue Service, which collects taxes from citizens. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which looks into crimes for American citizens. The Postal Service, which delivers mail to citizens and the...

Examples of Bureaucracy Some examples of bureaucracy in the United States are: the International Revenue Service, which collects taxes from citizens. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which looks into crimes for American citizens. The Postal Service, which delivers mail to citizens and the...

The First Amendment was intended to reaffirm that the Constitution granted no power, either positive or negative to the federal government over religion. Today, this amendment is constantly being dismantled by small incidents, from vouchers for religious schools to prayers at athletic events. Some s...

The Controversy behind Human Cloning On Sunday November 25, 2001 a Massachusetts Cell Technology Firm based in Worcester announced that an elite group of their scientists had begun to make cloned human embryos. This bold statement reverberated through international scientific, religious and leg...

"I say all guns are good guns. There are no bad guns. I say the whole nation should be an armed nation. Period." This rather bold statement was made by Joseph Foss, former Governor, and current President of the NRA, or National Rifle Association (Lacayo 16). I could not disagree more. T...