United States budget process

The United States is now the largest producer of oil and natural gas in the world. By producing more oil and natural gas that we consume, we can ensure that no outside forces could hinder our energy supplies. This gives us a much larger sense of independence than…

mission of border security? The United States is considered to be greatest country on earth, because of its wealth, and the opportunity it presents people of different race and ethnicity to excel in life. The United States is also a global power, and there are a few people around the world that do not agree with the U.S government’s foreign policies, and may want to commit terroristic acts against the United States because of this reason. Because…

lesson for all of us here in the United States. In recent years, there have been mass amounts of articles and stories about the Social Security Disability Insurance Program and the increase in participants and benefits. Per the latest Trustees’ Report data, SSDI’s capital will be solvent by 2016, leaving no doubt about the fact that the program is extremely crooked and is not financially intact. Moreover, on benefit decisions s showed that the program’s process for determining who is disabled…

Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba with a revolution in January 1959. The United States was becoming increasingly critical of Fidel Castro's government. CIA Director Allen Dulles warned, “Cuba was drifting towards Communism.” Castro had close ties to the Soviet Union who provided Cuba with air and military assistance. The U.S. planned to overthrow Castro's administration, a task taken on by the CIA. The U.S. also hoped that the invasion would stimulate an uprising against the Castro regime…

gold, silver, opal and diamonds. Australia has a huge amount of its land especially for cattle and sheep along with dairy and tobacco farms. A lot of its fruits are traded out of Australia with several countries such as China, Japan, United Kingdom and the United States. For the last 20 years, Australia has had a 3%…

The Perfect Pivot “A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.” These words by former President Abraham Lincoln accurately describe the impatient critics of President Obama’s, and subsequently, the Special Operations’ rebalance of forces and focus to Asia. The “strategic pivot” to the Asia-Pacific for…

underemployed. In the early days of the United States, the colonies imported “British Poor Laws” These laws separated those who were unable to work due to physical health issues and those who were able but unemployed. Groups such as these were assisted with money and other forms of help from the government. Up to now, these concepts and values have been held constant in the form of Welfare. Since 1935 -during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency-the creation of this process has improved so many…

The United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War, a controversial, detrimental, and monumental event in American history, left marks on our country that remain to this day. America became involved in the Vietnam War in order to terminate the spread of communism. This involvement led to mission creep, which affected American culture, economy, and policy. The complexity and sacrifice of the conflict evoked strong opinions of opposition, and along with this force, was an equal force that supported…

hours of Facebook going live, 1200 students had already created an account. Due to Facebook’s rapid growth and popularity on campus, they decided to branch out to other Boston Colleges, the Ivy League, and finally all of the universities in the United States. In 2006, Facebook opened their door to accept any person who had a working email instead of restricting their clientele to just the education sector. “As of December 2015, Facebook has 1.04 billion…

There are roughly _4000_ political action committees (PACs) in the United States. Congress's strength as a policymaking institution includes its ability to represent a wide range of interests, capacity for compromise and negotiation, responsiveness to local interests. Economic groups have an advantage over non-economic groups because they have greater access to financial resources About 90% percent of all PAC contributions go to the incumbents. According to James Madison, the source of most…