Impeachment

The Vietnam War was an extreme waste of time and energy in the minds of the American people. They protested the war constantly which lead to tensions against the government. Many events occurred that would tear the country apart due to their differing opinions on the Vietnam War and this is largely because it changed the American economy for the worse, destroyed American family lives, and finally presidents made promises in political elections and did not follow through with them. The economic…

1) The origins of the Cold war are most directly linked to the relations between the Soviet Union and the allies of Great Britain, France, and the United states in WW2. At the end of WW2 only the united states and Russia stood as world powers, due to the catastrophic damages done in Germany, Japan, France, and Britain. Tensions between the Soviet Union and the US came forth in the Yalta and Potsdam conferences due to FDR and Truman wanted to ensure democratic elections and self-determination in…

Andrew Johnson was born in North Carolina to an indigent family, most of which were extremely uneducated and could not read or write. Through years of self-teaching, and with a little help along the way from some friends, Johnson became an adequate speaker and writer. Although, from his background, no one would ever guess that Johnson would eventually rise to one of the most powerful positions in the government, and become the 17 President of the United States of America. Johnson was born in…

believes that “it was his lying that most damaged him during Watergate” (p 2). After denying it for two years, a tape was found that showed Nixon's involvement despite repeated denials. Not wanting to hurt the country more through the process of impeachment, Nixon resigned from the office on August 8,…

In the 1952 presidential election, President Harry S. Truman, a democrat was succeeded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican candidate. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was a decorated military man. He was the Supreme Commander of the allied forces in WWII. By the 1952 election, the United States did not officially enter the Vietnam War. Per a lecture from POSC 458 - the Vietnam Wars, the United States officially entered the conflict in Vietnam in 1955 although President Harry S. Truman…

June 17, 1972 is a date that changed America for years to come. For on that day Richard Nixon signed his death sentence on his presidency. That was the day of the break-in at the watergate hotel, the home of the 1972 democratic national convention headquarters. Watergate prolifically changed the way that we as americans think and how we as americans act through politics. Without Watergate who knows what our current political system would be like? Most think what we currently have is a very…

for him. That changed when on July 16, 1973 in the ongoing investigation, it was admitted by a former associate of the president that Nixon recorded all of his conversations in his office. On July 27, 1974, the House Judiciary Committee began the impeachment process. They convicted and found him guilty on accounts of obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of congress. Shortly after this, Nixon reluctantly gave up his tapes that turned over evidence of him discussing his involvement…

A Constitutional Convention was called in Philadelphia Pennsylvania earlier this month to address problems in the governing of the United States of America, and to revise the Articles of Confederation. Debates included arguments over representation in Congress, slavery, and the new executive branch. The purpose of this convention was to create a better government, and word has it that they have concluded the convention with the agreement of establishing a United States Constitution. The people…

A strong national government was not an ideal outcome for most Americans in the early ninetieth century. In fact, a lot of people were scared that they would have a strong national government because they just fought for freedom from that type of government. Many guidelines were put into place to limit the power of the national government by the constitution, but that did not stop the national government from expanding its power very rapidly almost immediately after being formed. The national…

Despite the inevitable conflict over Reconstruction, in December 1863 Lincoln announced the proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. Ultimately allowing southern states rejoin the Union and then if a minimum ten percent of those who balloted during the 1860 election took the oath of allegiance to the Union and to accept emancipation. Lincoln did not target southerners to take the oath such as confederate officers and military officials. Those people would have to apply for a presidential…