Domestic terrorism in the United States

When the founding fathers created the Presidency it was never their intention to enable a unitary executive who had power over foreign and domestic policy. That is why there exists a separation of power, checks and balances, and the power to impeach; because the founding fathers foresaw the risks of allowing one person to have too much power and become imperial. Yet presidents since Franklin Roosevelt have wielded greater power than ever before due to the expansion of their staff, the public’s…

Domestic Terrorism is defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigations as “acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law; Appearing to intend (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination. or kidnapping”(Definitions of Terrorism). This definition describes the case of John Allen Muhammad, 42, and Lee Boyd Malvo, 17 .…

FBI investigates is terrorism. Even the smallest security threat could unwind into the most calamitous act of terrorism since 9/11. A terrorist attack is defined as "A surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims."; this goes against the purpose of the U.S. constitution. Therefore, abiding by the first amendment that protects freedom of religion in turn honors the U.S. 's duty to insure domestic tranquility. The…

in check. Before World War 2 began, Germany was recovering from the effects of their loss in World War 1, and began to take over Europe without any resistance, for other countries were busy on domestic issues. Same goes for Japan, they rapidly dominated south Asia without opposition. Author John T. Reed states, “,Axis leaders-Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and the Japanese-decided to to take over the world. No policeman stopped them. They did take over the world and 62 million people…

they fail to recognize that Trump’s disdain is similar to our widely-held resentment of communism and the welfare state. Communism, as history dictates, failed, because citizens developed greater and greater expectations of the state, because of guaranteed public goods. However, since citizens were not incentivized to contribute back to society and stayed being beneficiaries, the state…

representative sample of how the domestic and international factors influence the Indonesian foreign policy making and a useful variation on the dimension of theoretical interest (Gerring 2001, pp. 178-181) particularly what factors explain foreign policy decision-making within countries. In similar vein, case study would be an effective tool to investigate contemporary events within its real-life context (Yin 2009, pp.11-13). Within the case study, the research employs three states, the USA,…

Other feels that they are not given the right they think it should be given to them and hence they feel they are discriminated in the society. Those people who engage in terrorism have a perception that they are discriminated by the developed or superpower nation. the democracy peace theory there tries to address the right of different communities who feel they are discriminated. Through dialogue, the rights of the said group…

Donald Trump’s Illegal Immigration Policy and the Effects on the Economy For years immigration in the United States has been a topic divided among the people and Donald Trump’s immigration policy is no different; however it is gaining momentum in his bid for the presidency. Does his policy on immigration harm America? Many Americans would say “no” in today’s global terrorism the government should enact legislation to protect its citizens from criminals and terrorists. Others might argue “yes”…

an individual’s tie to social media is stronger than all other ties. In modern times there are various examples of the ties of social media and the Internet on people. Take for instance how ISIS/ISIL is recruiting new members throughout the United States and the world. The are using Internet and Twitter campaign. They are reaching out to younger people and talking to them via the Internet to convince them to join the group and travel to a select destination to fulfill what they view as the…

biological agents like bacteria, viruses and fungi as biological weapons on a large scale to defeat the enemy. The main intention of such is to cause casualties by the medium of air, water, cattle or crops. The history of biological warfare and terrorism goes back to the dawn of civilization. (1) The instances of the use of biological weapons can be found as early as in ancient times such as the Trojan War, or the Sacred War of Greece. Although this type of warfare…