The American President

themselves from European rule. Revolutions inside of these Latin American country's left them in debt to Europe resulting in tension between these two regions. Thus, two focal points in the presidency's of both Theordore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson was how they would manage foreign relations and their influence in the Western Hemisphere specifically in Latin America. Both Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson intervened in Latin American and proposed policies that would better the Western…

Executive Orders #2594 and #9066 Executive order #2594 was issued by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917. This executive order created the Committee on Public Information. It was significant because the CPI was a major key in “selling the war”. This order restricted civil liberties in the U.S. because America tried to “mask the bad aspects of the upcoming draft by advertising the war to make it seem like joining the military was the right thing to do. Most noteworthy, no one could essentially stop…

What is the best way to decide who becomes president? When building this country and designing the Constitution, the founding fathers created the electoral college. The electoral college is a group of electors chosen by a state to carry that state’s vote for president to Congress. It was created to make a compromise between the options for election by the popular vote of the general public and election based on Congress’s vote (“What is the Electoral College?” 1-2), but since then many states…

argument stronger. President Obama, elected in 2008 and 2012, addressed the American People in response to the Oregon Shooting. Transcribed by the New York Times, Obama uses a variety of rhetorical devices to further his point. At first Obama discussed the tragedy in Oregon, but as his speech continues, Obama turns his focus to gun laws. Obama uses elevated diction and sentence structure in the form of ethos, pathos, and logos to further his argument and make it stronger. Throughout President…

The Affordable Care Act took almost a year to pass through Congress. It sparked heated debate and resistance from Republicans. Republican leaders argued the bill infringed upon American liberties while Democrats said the bill improved social justice and the lives of the citizenry, especially the 45 million uninsured. People who once could not find an insurance provider because they suffered from a previously diagnosed illness or people who were dropped by a provider due to an illness, now had…

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has attacked American embassies is Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, and Libya. As a result, killing hundreds of United States civilians, soldiers and personnel of the State Department. The President has issued an executive order to deploy 100,000 troops into Iraq and Syria; with the objective of putting and end to ISIS power. President Assad 's supported ISIS through instilling jihadist extremism within his citizens of his country. He as exacerbated instability in the…

two years or so, the President has given various executive orders regarding various issues. One of the key issues that the president has given an executive order on and with regards to is immigration. Executive orders given by the president has a direct impact on the American people as well as the country. Immigration is one of the greatest challenges that face the United States there being millions of immigrants. The issuing of the executive order on immigration by the president primarily meant…

President Kennedy came into office with a lot on his hands, America was scared that communism would spread, America had to pay for WWII, America had tensions with Russia, and any wrong step, president Kennedy could get america into another world war.President Kennedy had a task he had to take on when he came into office, Bay of Pig Invasion. The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an invasion on January 1, 1959. The invasion took place in attempt to overthrow communist leader of cuba, Fidel Castro. The…

separation of powers is a destruction to our American government. In the book "American Democracy in Peril" by William E. Hudson, the author makes a significant argument regarding chapter 1 separation of powers, he states that our American government is officially inefficient, unresponsive, unaccountable, indecisive, and hypocritical. He views the need for separation of powers as inadequate, not democratic, and chaotic. Hudson suggests that the American people need to switch the democratic…

Austria, Hungary, and Germany. During World War I, United States of America first wished to remain neutral and not enter warfare. Hesitantly, United States of America entered World War I due to ties through trading with parts of Europe. To rest assure American citizens, propaganda was established to homogenizing…