36th United States Congress

Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, servicing between 1963-1969. From governor to president, Lyndon B Johnson brought color and passion into everything he did. Upon taking office, Johnson, a Texan who had served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, launched a determined slate of progressive reforms aimed at not so strong poverty and creating what he called a “Great Society” for all Americans. Lyndon was known for the passage of civil rights…

Johnson was the 36th President of the United States of America. He was also the the 37th Vice President.Johnson was a heavy smoker regularly smoking 3 packs a day. He almost really died while in the White house.Johnson has a heart attack on July 2, 1955 from smoking too much. Johnson…

Johnson (speech to congress on March 15, 1965) Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th president of the United States of America. He grew up in an impoverished family near Stonewall Texas on August 27th, 1908. Johnson originally ran at the side of President John Kennedy in the election of 1960 as his Vice President. Halfway through his term President Kennedy was assassinated. Within hours of the tragic assassination, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in to be the 36th president of the United States. With a…

Shattered society The shattered society The shattered society was an era of immense change that occurred in the United States of America for ten years between the years of nineteen sixty three and nineteen seventy three and marked America socially, shaping it the way it is today . It started with the assassination of the president thirty fifth president of the United States of America ;John F. Kennedy , who died on the 22 November 1963 at Dealey plaza in Dallas, Texas at twelve past…

an idea of government powers that are divided by the national government and the states’ governments. National government is the one that is in charge of mailing and sending troops to wars,while states governments are the ones handing the licensing of occupations or licenses like driver licenses. With all this being said, federalism varies depending on which time era you are in. Back in 1788 to 1937, the United States lived under the concept of dual federalism. In a dual federalism, also…

According to drleecheek.net (“Ronald Reagan,” n.d.), President Reagan made the following statement during his 20 January 1981 inaugural address, “To a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence.” President Reagan, proved to be a visionary leader through his decisiveness, knowledge, wisdom and persistence, while remaining humble and good-natured (“Ronald Reagan,” n.d.). Furthermore, did you know…

“We the People” is a very important statement in the Preamble of the United States constitution. When thinking of what the three simple words “We the People” means to me is that the constitution was written for the people and by the people. However depending on the time frame, “We the People” did not apply to all citizens. The preamble and the constitution was written in a time when there was slavery and not all people were treated the same. In today’s society I believe “We the People”…

Social Security: Heart of the New Deal On a historic day in Congress, August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. At the time, America’s economy was in shambles, which had led to an extremely high amount of unemployment rates and poverty throughout the country. Despite its goals and hopes to better the economy, it was not met without resistance. Many opposed the New Deal in favor of previously presented plans and many opposed for the belief that it was…

Lincoln. In current American politics, the United States congress has a low record of eleven percent acceptance rating. Despite such a low approval rating, the congress is still passing bills that become laws. In this essay, I will discuss how different political scientist argue as to why congress approval has been at an all time low. In depth, I will use Hibbing and Morse’s articles were the most persuasive of all other authors. In “The American Congress reader” edited by Steven Smith, Jason…

jeopardizes and degrades the affectedness of our military. He argues that women should not be in combat using research in biology, history, psychology, sociology and law. Browne does acknowledge women that have served and are currently serving and states they do deserve thanks for their contributions. Saying the book is credible is somewhat extreme, but it does provide some science to back up his opinion. The book does contain topics that although controversial, have a ring of truth in…