The Washington administration was the first to bring together in the cabinet of the United States, the Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and the Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson and Hamilton began to take different views when the government began to address the issue of the old...

"A little, slim, pale-faced, consumptive man just concluded the very best speech of an hour's length I ever heard." So said Congressman Abraham Lincoln about Alexander Hamilton Stephens.1 Stephens was born near Crawfordsville, Georgia on February 11, 1812. His mother died shortly a...

The Washington administration was the first to bring together in the cabinet of the United States, the Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and the Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson and Hamilton began to take different views when the government began to address the issue o...

ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM: Is it time for a change? The recent presidential election brought to the forefront of the American public's mind the question of whether the Electoral College remains an appropriate method of electing the nation's highest-ranking public official. Although the cl...

The New Nation Although political divisions first emerged over domestic issues, they deepened during a series of crises over foreign policy that reopened the nagging issue of America's relationship with Great Britain. Domestic and foreign policy were, however, never entirely separate, sinc...

THE LEAST DANGEROUS BRANCH In Federalist Paper 78, Alexander Hamilton believed that the Supreme Court (or the judiciary) was the least dangerous branch. The United States Government contains three branches: the executive branch, or the President, the Legislative branch consisting of t...

Aldous Huxley once said, "...every cause is also an effect, and every effect is at the same time a cause." The Federalists wanted us all to be united; many different states that make up one great country with a central government to watch over them. They wanted organization for our natio...

George Washington is best known as the first president of the United States, and a man of moral fortitude with his famous cherry tree legend. However, there is much more to Washington's extensive character and contribution that give him the legacy of being, perhaps the most influential leade...

The Sedition Act of 1798 For the first few years of Constitutional government, under the leadership of George Washington, there was a unity, commonly called Federalism that even James Madison (the future architect of the Republican Party) acknowledged in describing the Republican form of...

Introduction We as Americans have more rights and freedoms than any other nation in the world. Our founding fathers laid down a basis for all Americans to be able to live in a free society without the fear of government oppression. That basis is found in the United States Constitution and the Bill ...

The first administration of the United States was led by the first president of the United States, George Washington. The administration had to set a precedent for the next administrations of the United States. The administration faced many problems internally and externally. The administration d...

Though the American War of Independence had simmered and officially ended by the turn of the eighteenth century, another revolution was rising within the United States. Immediately following the Treaty of Paris was an era of political upheaval in the states. Stability was in sight after th...

The first study of clandestine operations was initiated 1988 in hopes of learning about the relationship between the President and the intelligence committees of Congress. Stephan F. Knott, an Assistance Professor of Political Science at the Untied States Air Force Academy, picked up this study o...

The debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 unraveled bitter disagreements on a number of separate issues. While these acts seemed to be very undemocratic in the sense that it pretty much discriminated against a citizen not born in America, but it is vital to realize the struggles and hardsh...

In 1790 a new nation was on the rise. With the help of the French, the people of the thirteen colonies of America had united together to defeat the greatest empire of the world. This was the shining moment of America. Freedom was theirs, and this is what they have been wanting since the pilgrims a...

When evaluating the balance between Federalist and Anti-Federalist influence in the United States, one must also have a firm understanding on the basis of their views as they apply to the Constitution itself. The first mention of Federalism was in the 17th century, though strictly in religious te...

Baker v. Carr (1962) Except for, arguably, Brown v. Board of Education, Baker v. Carr (1962) "...was one of the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren's most important decisions." (http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=B005). The landmark ruling put int...

The 1960's were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from No...

The Monroe Doctrine, written by James Monroe, was a bold statement by a young United States. The Monroe Doctrine, although an insignificant document at the time it was written, made a huge impact on the course of history. James Monroe, the author of the Monroe Doctrine, was the fifth President of...

The Monroe Doctrine, written by James Monroe, was a bold statement by a young United States. The Monroe Doctrine, although an insignificant document at the time it was written, made a huge impact on the course of history. James Monroe, the author of the Monroe Doctrine, was the fifth President of...

The Monroe Doctrine, written by James Monroe, was a bold statement by a young United States. The Monroe Doctrine, although an insignificant document at the time it was written, made a huge impact on the course of history. James Monroe, the author of the Monroe Doctrine, was the fifth President of...

The United States had been warned in advance that there would be a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. They had also broken all Japanese codes and were aware of all the details needed to prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt had made a campaign promise to not get involved in a war with German...

This poster art form took off in the early 20th century as a result of the Russian Revolution and grew a tremendous amount during the 1920's and 1930's. Founded in 1917 in Russia by sculptor Antoine Pevsner and his younger brother Naum Pevsner Gabo, they believed that art should be functional and ...

The 1960's were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from ...

THESIS PAPER "The Constitution of 1787 was written solely to advance the economic interests of the upper classes of the United States." At the time the Constitution of 1787 was written, America had just won its independence from the monarchy of England. In England, the king and the aristoc...