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How to Help Homeless Veterans In 1775, the Continental Army was formed by the Continental Congress to raise an army to fight against the British. Since that day, brave men and women have fought and died for this country. Some of those brave men and women that have fought for our country didn’t die. Some of them lived, and some of those men and women are living on the streets. There’s now a big problem in our country. They risked their lives to defend our nation against its enemies and now they…

and realized that a new day had dawned upon us. I had just woken up from somewhat of a sleepless night. It was the twenty eighth day of the month of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five. The second continental congress was convening in Philadelphia days from now and I was asked to represent Massachusetts again. Massachusetts, specifically Boston, had seen a lot of pain these last several months. British ships have been docked at the port and redcoats have…

creating a collective action dilemma within Congress. Without term limits, legislators’ main motivator is reelection, but to be reelected they have to please their constituents. Taking away the motivation to be reelected would also take away the motivation for legislators to please constituents or even do a good job in Congress. In addition, term limits would hurt both congressional responsiveness and responsibility. As it stands…

while. This was during the Stamp Act. Thomson never lost hope that America will triumph the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act is what got Thomson interested in politics. He was a successful businessman with considerable wealth when he became Secretary of Congress. Charles and Benjamin Franklin worked together on the Stamp Act. Charles was appointed Secretary for the Friendly Association. when he gained the trust of the Indians, he presented the peace treaty to them that he helped to prepare. He…

war. During May ofo 1776, the Congress passed Adam’s resolution stating that each colony should have their own independent government, leading to the creation of the Declaration of Independence just a few months later. He was a very prominent proponent of American independence during the early stages of the Revolutionary War, but very few took him seriously as they considered him ‘obnoxious,’ and he was generally disliked by other members of the Continental Congress. Eventually, Richard Henry…

Supporters of term limits have suggested that a system without term limits allows undeserving politicians to exploit this advantage, and creates to a class of politicians who are ineffective and immovable, and who continue to win elections because of the political money from corrupt influence groups. Fairness in elections is one of the pillars of democracy, and the fact that incumbents are reelected at such high rates is unexpected given the approval ratings of the system as a whole. However,…

A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress “A full vindication of the measures of Congress” is a letter written by Alexander Hamilton to the people of the colonies, part of which is addressed directly to the farmers. This was written mainly in response to the allegations, insults, and propaganda that the so-called “Farmer” had made against the actions of the first continental Congress in America through his letter that had been printed in the newspapers of the time. In his letter, Hamilton…

“Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Author John Acton is credited for this phrase, which is used a lot today as a way to describe the current U.S. Congress. The question is, where does the power come from, and what is the most corruptible power out there? The answer is simply that Congress can vote to give themselves a pay raise. There is very little impeding their path to getting a bigger paycheck each year. This process, whether you believe it or not, is actually constitutional, and has been…

exception, problems given steady news coverage grow more important, at least in the minds of the viewers. The evening news would seem to possess a powerful capacity to shape the public 's national priorities. (Iyengar, News That Matters) Members of congress must remain alert to the news in order to remain aware of the preferences of their constituency and thus achieve outcomes consistent with their…

requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation” laid down the foundation for the entire well thought out and written document that would led to the birth of a new America. In the entire document the Second Continental Congress was trying to convey that it was then “necessary” to become independent and no longer fall victim to England’s cruel treatment. Why the need for separation? One reason for sure was that England was unfairly taxing the American colonist;…