Democratic Unionist Party

The Civil War was one of the greatest catastrophes that happened in America. For years the debate of abolishing slavery led the Northern abolitionists and Southern proslavery plantation owners to collide head on with each other. After the Civil War the nation suffered greatly in social and economic departments. America was moving downward as a nation. Many of the nation’s leaders tried to rebuild the nation as a whole which began the reconstruction period. Reconstruction was hard to accomplish…

Gender Inequality In 1776, America declared independence from Great Britain and created a government based on the rights of all men. Thomas Paine, a supporter of these ideals, believed that this new and just government resulted in equality between all. However morally sound the government was, there was still one flaw: it was centered on the rights of men. During this time, the creators of the government did not give the same rights to women as they did to men. This male centered government…

In 1936, Herbert Hoover wrote an article called “On the New Deal and Liberty” that focused on the critiques of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s solution to the economic climate. Some of the things that Hoover accuses Roosevelt of doing is jeopardizing “fundamental American liberties”, functioning out of utter opportunism, with no clear purpose of strategy, or was collaborating to enforce “European ideas” on the United States. Hoover and Roosevelt almost have the complete opposite views on what should…

Is Jackson a true American Hero? The Jacksonian Democracy was a period of American history that occurred roughly from the election of President Andrew Jackson in the late 1820’s all the way to the 1850’s. During this time many positive and negative things occurred during the United States history. A common argument that occurs even to this day from this time period is, was President Andrew Jackson a true American hero, or a true American Villain? Andrew Jackson is indeed not a true American…

The United States needs an outstanding president who will be willing to put their best effort to make the greatest for our Country. The best candidate would be Hillary Clinton, she has proven that she’s the candidate who can take on tough fights and get things done. But that’s not the only reason she should be our next president. Clinton will make a positive change in economy, taxes and immigration. Hillary Clinton has a position as a candidate and knows where she stands with all her promises to…

With all the aforementioned, raising the wage would not only help the economy grow but, would also give everyone the feeling of economic security and confidence. While this sounds like a random factor, confidences in the economy will have a ripple effect and stimulates spending, lowers interest rates by making it easier for people to access loans and receive credit, boosts performance and returns in the financial market and encourages investments. There are no easy solutions, but there are…

Cuba and America are only separated by ninety miles, but until 2016 a president had not been there in almost ninety years, a cruise ship has not landed there in over forty years, and commercial flights between the countries had not been around for fifty years. Relations between the U.S. and Cuba were not toxic until Fidel Castro took power in 1959. In the 1960s relations quickly plummeted before remaining in a constant state of isolation for both countries until 2008 when Raúl Castro replaced…

One democratic candidate that intrigues many people is Hillary Clinton. According to On the Issues, education is top priority in Democrat Presidency. Hillary Clinton wants to make college affordable for students. She noted that “ College is supposed to help people…

One of the major ongoing problems in the United States is racism and discrimination. This dates all the way back to when Native Americans or Indians were forced to migrate to other lands by the Europeans. In this society, every minority, mainly African Americans, Native Americans, Islamic and Muslim people, are the target of some type of discrimination and unfairness. Unfortunately, it is only getting worse. Since the time of the Trail of Tears, this type of discrimination has changed. This…

is our individual freedom and the power to a voice. The political parties in our system are the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green and Constitution parties. Our American Democracy today is being affected due to the current campaign environment and is also affecting American Political Parties. Party realignment in the United States is when the balance of power changes extremely between a country’s political parties. Also, change occurs to the groups of people who vote for them…