The United States government has had many great achievements, actions and behaviors; so many, in fact, that it is almost impossible to choose just one that fully represents the greatness of our government and country. However, one action stands alone in my mind when taking into consideration what the founding fathers would expect from the use of the Constitution they wrote, the use of the different branches of the government, and the overall purpose of our U.S. government. The action that I believe accurately represents all of these ideas is the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The idea of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was proposed by President John F. Kennedy in his civil rights address on June 11, 1963. Here he stated, “This Nation was founded …show more content…
Johnson was sworn into office. He almost immediately and wholeheartedly took action to complete what President Kennedy had started. By February of 1964, the bill had passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 290-130. It was then brought to the Senate, where it spent a great amount of time thanks to a seventy-five day filibuster. Many southern senators, some being former members of the Ku Klux Klan, took advantage of Senate’s no limit debate and didn’t stop the fight for a whole seventy-five days. Once senate was able to vote, the bill passed 73-27. On July 2nd, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson wrote the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into …show more content…
Government’s greatest accomplishments because it puts into law some of the fundamental beliefs and ideas that make our country so great; the right to equality, freedom, the ability to be a successful individual and to create the life you’ve always imagined. By ending discrimination, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made this more possible for all U.S. citizens—not just those of a certain race or skin color.
Along with its greatness, the United States government has also had its share of failures. The Dred Scott decision is an example of the U.S. government taking a step backwards, when it should always aim to move forward.
Dred Scott was an African-American who was owned by army surgeon Dr. John Emerson. When Emerson moved to Illinois, which was a free state, he brought Scott with him. Two and a half years later, he moved to the free territory of Wisconsin and brought Scott along as well. This meant that Scott was living on free soil for a good period of
The idea of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was proposed by President John F. Kennedy in his civil rights address on June 11, 1963. Here he stated, “This Nation was founded …show more content…
Johnson was sworn into office. He almost immediately and wholeheartedly took action to complete what President Kennedy had started. By February of 1964, the bill had passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 290-130. It was then brought to the Senate, where it spent a great amount of time thanks to a seventy-five day filibuster. Many southern senators, some being former members of the Ku Klux Klan, took advantage of Senate’s no limit debate and didn’t stop the fight for a whole seventy-five days. Once senate was able to vote, the bill passed 73-27. On July 2nd, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson wrote the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into …show more content…
Government’s greatest accomplishments because it puts into law some of the fundamental beliefs and ideas that make our country so great; the right to equality, freedom, the ability to be a successful individual and to create the life you’ve always imagined. By ending discrimination, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made this more possible for all U.S. citizens—not just those of a certain race or skin color.
Along with its greatness, the United States government has also had its share of failures. The Dred Scott decision is an example of the U.S. government taking a step backwards, when it should always aim to move forward.
Dred Scott was an African-American who was owned by army surgeon Dr. John Emerson. When Emerson moved to Illinois, which was a free state, he brought Scott with him. Two and a half years later, he moved to the free territory of Wisconsin and brought Scott along as well. This meant that Scott was living on free soil for a good period of