The shelves White House Library are filled with volumes and novels ranging from historical novels to in-depth biographies. The question arises, however, of how such a vast collection of literature came to be. The existence 0of this library can be attributed to Abigail Powers Fillmore, First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. Through her passion for knowledge, Fillmore became a quiet but strong figure both in and out of the White House.…
Question 1: What were the founders' original goals for Congress? The founders’ original goals for Congress was to create a branch that was powerful enough to govern and to check the power of the president, but not powerful enough to practice tyrannical rule. They created the House, so the population had an opinion, and the Senate, so the state had an opinion. They wanted Congress to embody republican principles, and even with their central policy-making that they would be responsive to the needs and will of the people. Question 2: Why are incumbents generally so successful in congressional elections?…
Mao’s superb political wisdom, superior military thinking, and operational command made a great contribution towards the Chinese Red Army to achieve victory in the Long March. This statement, with supporting evidences presented in this essay will show that because of Mao’s great leadership during the Long March, helped the Chinese Red Army to survive. First, Mao led the successful Zunyi Meeting. Due to the wrong command by the previous leaders of the army (Li De and Bo GU), the relations between the Party and the central Red Army’s survival was at risk.…
The Vietnam War Memorial was created to honor the courageous US armed forces members, who died or went missing while fighting in the Vietnam War. It is located on the northwest corner of the Nation Mall. The Vietnam War began on November 1st, 1955, and ended on April 30th, 1975. It lasted for 19 years, 5 months, 4 weeks, and 1 day. In the late 1970s, an organization called Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. arose to help raise money for a memorial to help people to remember the lost soldiers.…
My response is to Government by The People, 25th edition By David B. Magleby, Pearson 2015, with chapter 10, The Congress "The people’s branch". The chapter begins with why the legislative branch was formed as well as the responsibilities of the legislative branch. Magleby explains that the framers created the legislative branch to make sure that voters had a strong say in making the laws.…
Did Mao Zedong make China a better society economically and socially? In the year of 1921, Mao Zedong helped fund the Chinese communist party rise up. Communism is a type of government where the people are all “equal”. Everyone receives the same amount of money, food and rights.…
United States congress is a bicameral legislature with a lower chamber known as the House of Representatives and the higher being known as the Senate. Congress men and women have various rights and privileges to help them serve the nation the best way possible. Congress checks on the courts and on the President. The constitution gives very broad powers to the congress “All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the United States” (Politics in America) The founding fathers envisioned congress being the most powerful branch of government.…
The legislative branch consists of Congress. Therefore the Congresses main purpose is to create laws and legislation. The Congress sees over the execution of these laws, and checks the judicial and executive branches through legislation. The House of Representatives and the Senate make up congress. One of the strongest powers that the congress’ has is the ability to declare…
While creating our government, the United States’ founding fathers created a democratic republic that relies on the people of America along with electoral colleges to vote for the leaders and representatives that create new laws, get rid of some laws, and enforce the laws. Our government is split into three separate branches that have separate responsibilities and help control and balance each other so that no one group has too much power. These three branches are the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch. They work together to govern and protect our country.…
Did you know a member of the Macnider family helped create the Mason City Public Library? Mason City is located in Iowa and the Mason City Public Library is now located on 225 2nd St SE. The Library is important in the history in Mason City because of the first attempts of a library, the first attempts of a public library, how May Hanford Macnider helped the library progress, the current library, and what was changed in the current library.…
What are the duties and responsibilities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government? The Legislative branch is the branch that makes the laws, confirm or reject Presidential appointments, and can declare war. Congress heads the Legislative Branch and within Congress is the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate can impeach officials and approve treaties.…
The U.S government has three branches, the legislative, executive, and judicial. All three branches have their own powers and responsibilities. Each branch has to work with each other to make sure that the peoples’ rights are protected and the government is functional. The House and Senate make up the legislative branch and together they make up the Congress.…
Mao and Dynastic History Outline Mao Zedong (Mao) was a Chinese Marxist military and political leader. He led the Communist Party of China (CPC) to established People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Mao is still a controversial figure today about what he did. Although Mao did not proclaimed himself emperor, the supreme power he controlled and the worship he received by people were even more than a feudal emperor. Mao’s rise to power and the nature of his rule marks a significant break with the traditional dynastic form of government in Chinese feudal society.…
It is said that a single man can learn much from predicting the future, yet they fail to acknowledge the past. Society does not realize that the past is what makes the decisions of the presents which eventually led to the events that unfold in the future. Now, knowing that history is a reference that we refer to as in the past, then why should we not study it and learn from it. Furthermore, history is full of wars and more than often wars led to a reconstruction era for either side involved and that is the universal rule. Therefore, Greece was not exceptions to this rule, having been completely destroyed economically and politically due to the effect of World War II which lasted six grueling years from 1839-1845.…
In the government today there are many rules and regulations that are in place, along with many that have been passed up or are even being considered at this moment. there is a lot that goes into passing new regulations and laws. The process it goes through is quite lengthy and extensive ,for a good reason, and is not really an overnight thing. The people that make the passing, denying,or consideration of laws consist of citizens, elected officials, and groups of elected officials that come together to figure out the out come of the specific bill. The most important groups are part of the government and they are called the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.…