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The Three Branches of the American Government The American government consists of three separate branches that include the following: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. These three branches have different duties that help make the democracy of the United States of America work. The Legislative branch’s main duty is to write the laws for the United States. The Executive branch’s main duty is to enforce the laws of this country. The main duty of the Judicial branch is to interpret the laws of…

The Watergate Scandal forever ruined the nation’s trust in the Presidency. Although the United States was doing well and had just made it out of the unpopular Vietnam War, the nation almost impeached Richard Nixon for his unacceptable actions. After the Watergate Scandal, there have been many more outrages from other well-known politicians. The Nation has reached a point where it can no longer trust the past and present presidents because of their actions. During a warm, early morning on June…

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…

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…

A Time of Change: America from 1960-1980 The death of President John F. Kennedy had a major impact on the United States of America. This president did not only die, he was assassinated, and his killer remains unknown. The day Kennedy died America wept. There are still so many questions that are left with no answers. What produced this “crime of the century”, why has there been so much controversy over it, and how did it affect the next presidents? John F. Kennedy wanted peace. In June 1963…

South Carolina By: Soham Kate Introduction Did you know that there is much to learn about South Carolina? Such as a Native American tribe, prominent figures, services, tourism, etc. Santee Did you know that there is a lot to learn about the Santee tribe? Like how they lived, their religion, and their housing such as a longhouse, a tipi, “gabled summer houses, or even conical winter houses covered with mats or skins.” The Santee Indians got their origin name from “iswan’ti”, which means “the…

1 Watergate: Corruption, Paranoia, and Reforms. Elliott G. Cooper Pioneer Jr. Sr. High School. U. S. History Mr. Erik Riise March 4, 2024 2 Watergate: Corruption, Paranoia, and Reforms. As the 1970s began, America was recovering from tragedies such as the Vietnam War and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy. As America started recuperating, one of the greatest burglaries in history occurred, shocking the nation. President Richard Nixon was…

Powderly William Graham Sumner John P. Altgeld Samuel Gompers What was the impact of the transcontinental rail system on the American economy and society in the late nineteenth century? 2) How did the huge industrial trusts develop in industries such as steel and oil, and what was their effect on the economy? 3) What was the effect of the new industrial revolution on American laborers, and how did various labor organizations attempt to respond to the new conditions? 4) The…