The Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in order to garner support for the soon to be Constitution of the United States. In 65, Hamilton discusses the powers of the senate in relation to the impeachment process. The Senate is designated as "suffici...

The line item veto came into effect January 1st, 1997 after being passed in an overwhelmingly Republican House, and the Senate, (with many objections by Senator Robert Byrd). However, the republican bill did not live for long, although it took a very long time to pass it, it was struck down in 1998 ...

Twenty-five years ago, after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, Gerald Ford promised a return to normalcy. "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over," President Ford declared. But it was not. The Watergate scandal, and the remedies against future abuses of power, would have an en...

You have been told that you are unique. The belief that there is no one else like you in the whole world made you feel special and proud. This belief may not be true in the future. The world was stunned by the news in late February 1997 that a British embryologist named Ian Wilmut and his resear...

If Bill Gates hired his best friend to be his partner in business, people would be mad. If President Clinton hired his daughter to be the Secretary of State, people would more than likely be mad. These scenarios are examples of nepotism, the practice of hiring and/or showing employment or developm...

Today in society there are many pressures put upon people by others and their beliefs. One of the major pressures it puts on people is the pressure of homosexuality and whether it is right or wrong. Homosexuality is on the rise in the United States as well as many other countries around the wor...

Imperfect Perfection "When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal."(Nixon Quotes). These immortalized words were uttered by one of the most criticized presidents in United States history. Richard Nixon committed many crimes and believed that just because he was the Comman...

Black people had significant historical importance to the nation and the importance of black-white relations in U.S. society today. Throughout the history black were denied many important things to have, a traditional life style, black Americans could not work, live, shop, eat, seek entertainment, o...

Marijuana In America Marijuana. The word itself can strike fear into the hearts of parents across the nation. For some reason marijuana has found itself on the most wanted list of law enforcement officials throughout the country. How is this possible when alcohol is responsible for over 100, 000...

Presidential Powers The many powers of the President have expanded tremendously since the beginning of our nation. These changes have been made, for the most part, because of certain events that have taken place in the past. Some of these changes have been made because of outside contributions, s...