Official documents of the United States

As the United States produced in domination, so did her thoughts of expansion. The external states were commencing to move out of their landmasses and pursue earth in supplementary countries. The United States quickly followed. They pursued in their founder’s footsteps and endeavored to inhabit fields in the distant seas. Though, in the commencing, this demand for extra earth was shouted Manifest Destiny. This believed asserted that Deity was compelling them to inhabit the new western lands. The…

The history of the movement to declare English as the official language has been a long and uphill battle. An amendment was proposed to Congress; however, the amendment of the official language never made it out of the committee. Since then, many new immigrants have come to America seeking a new life, but are not learning the English language like their ancestors before them. There are many organizations in pursuit to amend the Constitution. Many organizations include: US English, English…

work on “The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America,” also known as the “Declaration of Independence.” He wrote, “that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator wit certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness… governments are instituted among men deriving their just power from the consent of the governed,” (Document B). This quote from Jefferson states that there should be a government made by the…

Being able to speak more than one language gives us a greater opportunity to succeed, especially in the United States because it’s one of the most diverse countries in the world. Being bilingual or trilingual opens many doors for people to be able to progress, but some people feel that multilingualism is detrimental to the American Culture and that the only language that should be spoken is English. However, there are also people such as Warren Blumenfeld, who believe that multilingualism is a…

significant enlargement of the use of vetoes. Mandates, or official orders from the President to do something, also symbolize an independent expansion of presidential power. Although the President cannot line item veto, the power…

small family levels, to full countries, as in the United States. Government reveals itself as a necessary evil that begins as a way to maintain the well-being of a group of people but slowly manifests itself as a way to benefit its leaders. The acquiring of power quickly overwhelms the moral obligation a leader has to protect those they serve. The constant growth of power of the pigs in the novel, Animal Farm shows parallels to the United States government today. The pigs fell into power in a…

Whistleblowers can be defined as those who “expose misconduct (e.g., fraud, abuse, or illegal activity) within an organization.” Whistleblowers, in the context of the intelligence community, are employees or contractors of federal intelligence agencies who bring information on agency wrongdoing to the surface. The report “Intelligence Whistleblower Protections: In Brief” by Rodney M. Perry notes that the Obama Administration and Congress in Obama’s era did take action to “limit retaliation”…

nationalism cloy to the settlements. Abruptly these harmless ideas transition into serious inquires of the process for American colonies to conclude all governmental ties with Great Britain. Thus pushing past the already in place self-government documents of the Mayflower Compact to begin constructing a constitution written by second, third and even fourth generation colonists. Famously tag-lined “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” (Lincoln,1836) by none other than Abraham…

at all. Instead there was seven states, constantly at odds, but before his death that would change. Ying Zheng was the ruler of Qin, one of the seven major states of China. These states were constantly at battle with one another vying for supremacy, this time period is referred to as The Period of Warring States. During this time there wasn't a supreme, unifying power of China, Ying Zheng changed that. Ying Zheng successfully unified all of the seven major states in 221 BCE, at that time he…

Brutus, a pseudonym for Robert Gates, was an Anti-Federalist who was against the signing of the Constitution. He wrote to the citizens of New York many documents on his views and why the United States should not be under this new government. In his first paper, he talked about how Congress, the new body of government, could undermine the States under certain circumstances. Also he proposed reasons why this new way of ruling could not rule over such a vast territory that this brand new country…