Crawford v. Washington

popular votes than their opponents that went on to claim an Electoral College victory. The current election holds the largest margin to date; Hillary Clinton currently leads Donald Trump by 2.84 million popular ballots cast. (Wasserman) In 2000, Gore v. Bush; the…

The clock strikes precisely noon, the orange-tinted left hand reaches toward the leather cover of Lincoln’s bible, the right hand rising before the presidential oath rolls off his tongue. In January 2017, Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States of America. To celebrate the peaceful transition of power from one presidency to the next, President Trump stood to deliver his Inauguration Speech. In his Inauguration Speech, President Trump, an average orator at best, channels his…

For the fifth time in U.S. history, and the second time this century, a presidential candidate has won the White House through the Electoral votes, while apparently losing the popular vote. It just so happened that Hilary won the popular votes having 65,435,318 and Trump having 62,788,630 total popular votes. While, Hilary had 232 votes in the Electoral College, Trump, who had a total of 306 votes, is the president elect of the United States. In order to understand the above subject as it…

The Significance Of The USA Patriot Act And The Effect On American Society Today The United States of America took a devastating blow on September 11, 2001, when the many parts of the country were under attack such as New York City and Washington D.C. The United States took immediate action to prevent further attacks and protecting their citizens by enacting the U.S. Patriot Act. Despite the attacks on American soil, the resilience demonstrated by the American people that day was remarkable.…

Introduction In the 1950s, the Washington D.C. public schools (DCPS) began heading in the direction of failure with some of the lowest performing students with in the nation. Michelle Rhee, a former Teach for America teacher and an education reform advocate, was hired as the Chancellor in 2007 by Mayor Adrian Fenty, who emphasized education. Rhee believed that the accountability and quality of the teachers was crucial to the effectiveness of the students’ education and implemented the IMPACT…

“My Responsibility to America” “My Responsibility to America” is to be a good steward in exercising my rights and in the process educating others on their rights and responsibilities to leave a better America for my children. I will go about this by: 1. Being a good steward to the environment. 2. Teaching my children self reliance and self responsibility. 3. Supporting and defending “The Constitution”. 4. Participating in the democratic process. Being a good steward to the…

Since the creation of the United States of America, the Electoral College has been the decider of who becomes the next president. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia, is assigned a certain number of electors based on population and two senators, adding up to 538 for the nation. When one votes at a polling station, they are not directly voting for the president. Instead, they are voting for a particular elector that will then vote for the president. Whichever candidate wins the…

A broadly known speech that makes evident the power of rhetoric is “I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King Junior, which was delivered at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. This civil rights leader proclaimed his views about human equality for all African Americans to have equals opportunities in the United States. His speech is known as one of the largest civil rights demonstrations in history. His symbolism, powerful persuasion, tone and diction helped to create an impact on his public…

“If my name ever goes in \to history it will be for this act”. A quote said by Abraham Lincoln who was one of the most famous and remembered presidents in history. For his actions that recreated America entirely. He created the emancipation proclamation which saved most of the enslaved african americans. And furthermore saved America from the civil war.”Emancipation” by Russell Freedman and “ O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman portray Lincoln as a fierce and capable leader through symbolism…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for freedom and equality of African American people and is now a well known historical person for what he did for people all around the nation. Segregation and discrimination have been going on for quite some time now. Negroes didn’t have their rights, there are separate places for white people and colored people, white people feel superior to African Americans, and nothing is changing. This is until Martin Luther King Jr., a minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist…