Introduction Looking at the opinions and attitudes of both George Bush and John Kerry has special importance in this election year. While John Kerry is not officially the Democratic nominee for President, he has obtained enough delegates to get the nomination, and it is very unlikely that...

• Carol Moseley Braun On Carol Moseley Braun's issues page on her web site she brings her commitment to women's issues to the forefront. As an Illinois State Legislature, she fought for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and vows to continue fighting for the social justice fo...

In 1978, only twenty-six years ago, there were merely sixteen women serving in the House of Representatives and only three female Senators in the United States Congress ("Women in Congress"). Currently, there are sixty-two women in the House and fourteen in the Senate, which is a record nu...

Since 1979, the United States' international relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been shadowed by bitter contempt and dismay. In a world growing through globalization and increased international law, foreign policy with the State Departments list of "rogue" states i...

The United states has been through many significant eras, and ages that are very recognized for their contribution to American history. In the past few decades, the country has been through probably the most important time. There has been so much accomplished in the past couple of decades, and y...

Federalism is a concept that started many years ago during the times of the ratification of the document we live by called the Constitution. This concept basically states that there will be two levels of government, the national and the state. Federalism states that the national and state governm...

Should parents be able to choose which school a student can attend? And if they are, should they be able to choose to go to a different public school? Should the public pay for students to attend private schools or public sponsored private schools called charter schools? Well many people have dif...

The Leadership of Colin Powell If one was to define the word leadership, they must consider the many roles that leaders play and the qualities that make great leaders. Leadership positions can create power, wealth, and notoriety as well as evil and disgrace. Leaders are the heads of countries, ...

Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was the 33rd president of the United States. He was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. He was the oldest of three kids of John Anderson and Martha Ellen Young Truman. There is something interesting about the "S" in Truman's name. His family did not...