Impeachment

“I Am Not a Crook” Political leaders of the United States were once idolized. However, the publishing of the Pentagon Papers and the Vietnam War made the public wary of their government’s internal motives. In 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters, who were linked to President Richard M. Nixon. The public’s opinion of a corrupt government was solidified. Politics and journalism changed forever. The Watergate Scandal led to government reform,…

NYU Shushanna Guy Jan-25-2016 Writing Workshop 2 Questions: “Documents”-Charles D’ambrosio When Charles D’ambrosio, asked his father about events from the past why do you feel that the father became so defensive? Why had he written off what Charles said as fictional? 2. Danny’s final wish, in which he stated two times and was deliberately added a signature each time was for them to keep the way how he died a secret. However, In writing this personal anecdote Charles disobeys his…

Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States. The first and so far, the only, President to resign from office. From his poor origins, he rose to an astounding height before his equally astounding fall. In six years, he went from oblivion to fame, winning the congressional race of 1946, national preeminence in the Alger Hiss spy case of 1948, a Senate seat in 1950, vice president in 1952 and finally, after losing the presidency to John F. Kennedy in 1960, the presidency in 1969. Having…

characteristics known as “warning signs” but still turned out to be one of America's presidents. He had grown up with an abusive father and an extremely controlling mother. During his presidency, he experienced an abusive power in which this led to his impeachment all because of the Watergate scandal, a major political scandal where five men broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee and revealed illegal activities involving the Nixon administration and even Nixon himself.…

Throughout our history, there has been a concurring question, in which the burden has weighed heavy the shoulders of many citizens. Should Supreme Court judges be elected or appointed? In the process of this debate, a main concern of the overall argument shadows the question that if today’s method of selection is constitutional and publicly acceptable. In order to keep the public content and still have a reliable court system, there are many factors that are taken into place, which is also one…

A politician is someone who is involved in political affairs and voted by the public to be a leader for their community. In their position, they are able to make decisions and pass laws for the overall comfort of the public. The personal lives of elected representatives that run for office should be open to the general interests of the public. Once they make their debut as a candidate, they are putting themselves into the open sphere and it should not come as a surprise when their private life…

The 2016-2017 presidential election is known as one of the most iconic elections in modern history. In the beginning of the election there were 17 candidates in the republican party and 8 in the Democratic party, and all candidates but two dropped out. The last candidates remaining were Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, and the election named after them was called “Crooked vs. Crazy”. This election, to most Americans, did not have the most honorable candidates to vote for, but it was a matter of…

Eventually, they got enough signatures for that to be achieved. But, as always the American Government, being a brilliant example of an advocate for repressed people put Wilson in charge of his own impeachment. Obliviously, this upset a lot of people, so when lawful and professional actions did not work, the Traditionals asked AIM to “intercede”. AIM and the Tradtionals “picked the mass grave containing the remains of 350 Lakotas massacred by the U.S…

Mckennly Mclain 11/4/2016 1. Choose one Supreme Court case we discussed and explain how it has influenced our government and the lives of everyday Americans For the supreme court case that I think has influenced our government and the lives of every day Americans the most is the Brown vs. Board of Education supreme court case. The Brown vs. Board of Education supreme court case is a case between a man named Oliver brown and the Board of Education. Oliver Brown was an African American that…

cup, has not only boosted the economy, but it has also brought attention from other countries around the world and businesses too, however due to the recent problems with corruption few businesses have taken the risk of migrating to Brazil. The impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff on August 31st has marked the opening of the window for foreign businesses. The people of Brazil have seen that even the president isn’t safe from prosecution for corruption, which has led to a huge decline in…