Official documents of the United States

Four Dead in Ohio: Understanding the Kent State Massacre of May 4th, 1970. The Kent State Massacre was a tragic event that occurred on May 4th, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio. *It was a day that began with protests against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War and ended in bloodshed and violence. The United States' support of South Vietnam and involvement in the Vietnam War had divided the American public since 1965, as many disagreed with the government’s commitment to…

Discuss realignment in American elections. What is a realignment, and what have been some of the major realignments? Two party system in the United States encourages broad coalitions and parties that include diverse groups. Most likely, small parties that only represent minority wouldn’t be able to win election effectively. As a result, big parties don’t have clear positions on some issues, so they could include as much opinion as possible. Some citizens might feel not represented sufficiently…

The United States government under the constitution is divided into 3 branches of power in order to provide a system of balance to our government. The 3 braches include the executive, the legislative, and the judicial branch. Each branch of government has a different type of power instead of giving all the power to one branch. Every state has its own laws and ways it can run these branches of government. The state of Alabama legislative branch is slightly different from the other 49 states.…

The article “English Only” Laws divide and Demean by Warren J. Blumenfeld states the author’s view against enacting a law making English the official language of the federal government. Mr. Blumenfeld’s premise in "English Only" is that the law is unnecessary and divisive in the United States. He is seeking a call to action in his home state of Iowa against the “English-only” law because he believes that it will negatively impact the beliefs that our nation is founded upon, rather than…

The year was 1942, the United States of America and Mexico had finally came to an agreement of the Emergency Labor program, which became known as the Bracero Program. (Acuña, 2011, p. 253) The Bracero Program was a reference to the mighty arms , which were also known as “brazos”, of the Mexican men who worked in the labor fields throughout the west and southwest of the United States. This program has allowed U.S. industries, mostly agricultural, to temporarily employ hundreds of thousands of…

petition and organize to win the right to vote; after decades they accomplished their purpose when the amendment got introduced in 1878. After the many struggles women went through to get their deserved rights, the Nineteenth amendment of the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote. The nineteenth amendment was the high point of the women’s…

Electoral College The President of the United States of America is the most powerful man in the world. As the Commander-in-Chief, Leader of the represented party, and peacekeeper among the world, the President’s job is up for grabs every four years. Article II of The Constitution states, any natural born citizen who has been a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years, and above the age of thirty-five can become the President (Posner 1). In order to be elected, the candidate…

Maintained a network of influencers to include parents, educators and community officials in two high schools and one college. Communicated to high school and college students, school administrators, faculty members, and Families thought the Baltimore, Maryland area out Army Recruiting. Supported 22 major recruiting events arranging…

1803, William Marbury had decided there would be a justice of the peace for the District of Colombia in the last hours of the Adams organization. Marbury, with three other individuals, requesting a writ of mandamus. Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State, James Madison, had declined Marbury's commission. A writ of mandamus is a specific court order because it is made without the benefit of the judicial process or before a case has contemplated. It may be expressed by a court at any time that it…

people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.” The United States is a democracy, according to official sources, but is it really a true democracy anymore? No. In fact, as time has gone on, the United States has shown a decline in democratic traits. The USA does not have all of its citizens actively voting, it has a charter which holds most of the power, and worst of all, it…