Republicanism

popular among rightist Catholics, there is a straight line from Luther to the French Revolution, Marx, and Lenin; the other one, enthusiastically affirmed by many Reformed Christians, claims that Luther and Calvin are responsible for democracy, republicanism, freedom, Enlightenment, progress, individualism, and perhaps also socialized medicine, psychoanalysis, "freelove" and the Manchester School of Economics. These concepts are not so different because mutually the one is the caricature of the…

To defend the US, JFK tripled the US’s nuclear capability, increased the number of troops, ships, and artillery, and established the Green Berets, a special force squad. JFK also turned toward aiding third world countries where communism would be fought in the future. A plan similar to the Marshall Plan called the Alliance for Progress was created as a series of projects for peaceful development in Latin America, and the Peace Corps was established to send young volunteers to third world…

Washington – In 1732 on February 22, an American soldier known as the name of George Washington was born. He’s famous for achievements like (The First United States President, Battle of Monongahela, Battle of Necessity, and Battle of Jumonville Glen), he was born into a Colonial Virginia family of wealthy planters. The family owned tobacco plantations and slaves, which later on in life he inherited. Washington was a senior officer in the colonial militia an in the French and Indian War, he than…

The formal amendment process has two stages and those stages are the ratification and proposal stages. Each portion is necessary for an amendment to officially become part of the Constitution. Amendments can be recommended by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and House of Representatives, and sometimes by a national convention. Once a state has ratified an amendment, it cannot retract the action. However, a state does reserve the right to reject an amendment and then reconsider its decision.…

“The Ireland which we have dreamed of would be the home of a people who valued material wealth only as the basis of a right living, of a people who were satisfied with frugal comfort and devoted their leisure to the things of the spirit” one author said (Hennessy). This couldn’t be more evident than through the life of Eamon de Valera, the most important person in Ireland history. Ironically, Ireland wasn’t his birthplace, as you would assume; instead, de Valera was born and raised in The…

The late eighteenth century was a time of political change. Due to British control over the 13 American colonies, the American Revolution began in 1776. With the help France, America was able to defeat Britain and claim their Independence. After forming a new nation, the founders wanted to ensure its people of a fair and free land. Ideas from the Enlightenment such as rights to the people, democracy, and independence were adopted into the American ideology. One of the main causes for the start…

The history of colonial America and the colonists’ erudite actions to gain their independence from Britain has served as a microcosm in history to display how the American Revolution was crucial and influenced several movements around the world such as the French Revolution. Some might even argue that the French Revolution also inspired European revolutionary movements and the Russian Revolution around the 1940s. The thirteen colonies altered the way they were being run and developed a unique…

liberals, but there are times where I agree with the philosophies the liberal party has. But for the most part, when it comes down to the ultimate decision of which party I would chose, I consider myself a Republican. There is a certain type of republicanism that I fall towards, and that would be Fiscal Conservatism, which is the economic philosophy of prudence in government spending and debt, arguing that a government does not have the right to run up large debts and then throw the burden on…

As an antifederalist, the Constitution should be amended according to the needs of the current American society. An Antifederalists argues against the Constitution in attempt to improve upon the rights guaranteed to the people. Contrary to this view, a Federalist believes that the Constitution is acceptable the way it is. However, this is false. The Constitution has several parts that are in need of updates in order to suit the current American society. One example of an update that needs to be…

Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men was written by Eric Foner and was first published in 1995 by Oxford University Press in New York. The book includes 353 pages including the abundant amount of selected bibliography. Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men is a nonfiction, American history book that is based on the ideology of the Republican Party before the American Civil War. Eric Foner included many sources for the construction and structure of the Republican Party. Its purpose it to provide more…