United States Cabinet

Running a whole nation is not an easy job to do, especially as a president. The president is unable to stay updated with all of the issues in the United States, yet the president receives help from people of his own party and those he appoints to take care of specific problems he cannot address directly. There are times in which Congress works with him, yet there are times in which they oppose his policies. The Republican Party also gives Obama a hard time at times. However, it is the…

social welfare programs in attempt to reduce poverty and crime. Johnson envisioned himself as a coalition builder. In the November 1964 election, the president received the majority of votes, and Goldwater could only obtain the support of his home state. The Medicare program, established in 1965, provided federal aid to the elderly for medical expenses.However, those who denounced it called it a “socialized medicine”. To defuse the opposition of the medical community, doctors were allowed to…

In the United States, governors tend to play varying roles in their respective state governments. The argument can be made that the governor should be to a state what the president is to the nation. One would be led to believe that in large state like Texas, such a publicized position would have a large number of formal powers through which they could direct policy-making and the legislative process (Henson 6.1). However, a unique blend of Texas’s history and political views has shaped the role…

In the impending weeks the citizens of America will have to vote for a new president. This president will have to be chosen out from two candidates, they will determine our country’s future for the next four to eight years. The two candidates that are running for president are known as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. These two candidates have different perspectives on how our country should be guided. It is up to the people to select which direction they want to take. Undeniably, Trump is a…

rebellion against the king. It one of the first books to openly suggest breaking free from Britain. And because it was written in a simpler style and was easily readable, it played a major role in persuading people to break from the British. The article states “being empowered by the people will have a truly legal authority” (Common Sense).…

Other members of the executive include vice president, cabinet members and agencies. The major role of the executive is to implement the laws passed by the Congress. The president is also the head of the state and commander-in-chief. On the other hand, the vice president assists the president in his daily routine work. The vice president is also mandated to act in the absence of the president. On the other hand, cabinet advises the president on matters of running the government. Agencies…

Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull successfully challenged the Prime Minister Tony Abbott on 15 September 2015, for the Liberal Party leadership. With the change of leadership in the Liberal Party, Prime Minister Turnbull announced his new cabinet on 20 September 2015, where Marise Payne was appointed as the new Minister for Defence. These changes may impact on how the Government directs the ADF’s strategic future. The parameters governing the strategic future of the ADF in terms of…

as president and going against not only the Constitution, but also the judiciary of the states. It is apparent that the Whigs wanted to portray Jackson’s veto of the bank as a power that monarchs carry out, not presidents of a democracy. Likewise, in an excerpt from The Life of Andrew Jackson by Robert V. Remini, Remini clearly showed that Jackson made a big mistake by not listening to his Secretary of State, Van Buren. Remini explains that Jackson appointed Samuel Swartwout as the collector for…

pleasure. The Island of Luana is a place where people can come to be happy and to enjoy life. Just like any other island people come here to get away from reality and have a nice vacation. We have fought for many years to not be a part of the United States and to able to call it our own island. Luana is a very big Island, the size of Texas and Oklahoma put together. This island has many things that need to be done to it. The government is not very good and we have to vote on establishing a…

Take, for example, a massive win in the eyes of Democrats everywhere; the legalization of gay marriage throughout the United States. Support of same-sex marriage among the Baby Boomer generation, at its highest, has only ever been at 47%, while the highest Millennial support has been at 73% (Masci, refer to fig. 1). The topic of the LGBT community as a whole has been a sensitive…