The American President

A president is truly affective when he is able to get his policy agenda through Congress. For him to do this, it is paramount that he has the support from the majority of the public. When a president is unpopular, members of Congress will have little incentive to pass his preferred legislation, since doing so will potentially have negative consequences (i.e. not winning reelection). It is also important that a president be a competent negotiator if he is to get his agenda passed. It would be…

What is a leader? Is a tyrant like Gengis Khan, a "Mongolian warrior and ruler... [he] created the largest empire in the world..., by destroying individual tribes in Northeast Asia."He fiercly lead his people into battle, and he stopped at nothing that got in his way. Or, is it someone like Queen Elizabeth I, who "was able to choose excellent advisors and statesmen, but was not being dominated by them. [She] was firmly in control of all major policies and England prospered under a stable…

these candidates do not have the qualities that our greatest presidents of the old had. Although some people think that morality was one of the qualities the greatest presidents…

the prime suspect in her husband’s brutal murder. Running from arrest doesn’t help much, but how else is she going to clear her name when the evidence leads back to her fists? Violet “Vi” Cowan is the daughter of a South Korean rock star and an American auto mechanic. She's human and, aside from a bit of occult dabbling, out of her league in the tights and flights community. Since…

Psychology Quinn Perkins is a wonderfully complex and intelligent person, who is capable of picking up new skills rapidly and who is not afraid of getting her hands dirty. At first, Quinn is a trusting, optimistic person, with expectations of happy endings for everyone, but as the years go by and as the team fights new disasters every day, she realizes that things are not black and white. She understands that good people can do bad things for the right reasons, and that sometimes, they have to…

a lot of political experience to the table. But most importantly, Presidents job is to bring unity and stability in the country and maintain a good political standing with all other countries. President is someone whom people will look up to for guidance and support. This person cannot be someone whose words matter little and who when slightly provoked, participates into pity quarrels than rising above it. In other words, President needs to be an agreeable, focused individual with open and…

From Haberdashery to Presidency: An Examination of Harry Truman Truman hurried to the presidents quarters. He was unsure of what he had been called upon for but with an uneasy feeling in his gut he hurried up the stairs. Waiting to receive him was Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady. He locks eyes with her and she tells him the news “ Harry, the president is dead”. shell-shocked and speechless he asks her “Is there anything I can do for you?” The new widow replies “ Is there anything we can do…

Bolivia or the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a South American country, situated in the western part of the continent. The country borders with Chile, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, and Paraguay. Bolivia is a unitary presidential republic with Evo Morales as a President. The country has a democratic government with the Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional as the fundamental legislative branch of power. The executive power is held by the President while the juridical branch is maintained by the…

response to this, Pinochet called a national referendum to establish a legitimacy to his regime. A month later citizens were asked to vote “yes” or “no” to the statement, “Faced with international aggression launched against our fatherland, I support President Pinochet in his defense of the dignity of Chile and reaffirm the legitimacy of the government…” (Constable, Valenzuela 68). With the election being rigged (blank ballots were counted as yes) Pinochet was able to claim victory. Two things…

shows a great and innovative way of incorporating diversity is American Airlines. They do several different plans and programs to make diversity a big part of the company. One being they have a day for different culture…