United States Congress

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 might be one of the most important political moments in the history of the United States. Meant to address weaknesses with trade regulations in the Articles of Confederation it quickly became much more than that. All of the fifty-five men who convened in Philadelphia fervently hoped that the convention would strengthen the Articles of Confederation governing the first thirteen colonies. Most of the delegates were professional men, half of them lawyers, and…

The United States mostly scaled back its foreign policy budget as well as its cold war defense during the 1990s which resulted in a 6.5% of GDP while focusing on domestic economic prosperity. The military complexes have had a great impact on their countries and helped shape their society, policy and foreign relations. Since the Cold War American foreign policy has consisted of the effort to cope with two difficult problems, one was the problem of how should be filled the great political issues…

Polk’s Call for War In 1846, Congress received a message from President James K. Polk that discussed the difficult relations between the United States and Mexico and urged Congress to declare war against Mexico. He informed Congress of a recent massacre of American soldiers in an area that was believed to be owned by the United States, which convinced Congress to draft a declaration of war against Mexico. Even though American soldiers did perish at the hand of Mexican soldiers, I do not…

with British rule led to the fear of creating a strong central government. Because of this fear the Articles of Confederation seemed like an amazing constitution for the U.S. It established a weak national (federal) government and strong state governments. State governments had the power to coin money and control…

benefits, and responsibilities if being a vital part of the United States of America. When it comes to the economics of Puerto Rico, the option of statehood has many pros. The most important is that the government of Puerto Rico will receive taxes from their citizens to help the infrastructure of the state. Puerto Rico would also benefit from the ability to hold an open market trade with any nation that is in agreement with the United States. This would open more jobs and would help to…

As a citizen of the United State of American I can say that I am grateful to have a constitution that our founding fathers created. Most of all I am grateful that our country is a democracy and the people have the power to elect political officials. After researching forms of government and theories it has allowed me to understand what other individuals from different countries go through. Our democracy is broken up into two, direct and representative. I was able to look a different countries…

Kennedy also utilizes logical arguments to convince both the Congress and the public to support a lunar landing. President Kennedy justifies the expense on the research in developing new technologies required to reach the moon by pointing out the secondary benefits of such a mission. New technologies will allow the United States to have an advantage over enemies in areas of communication and national defense. In his speech, he cites such benefits as “a satellite system for world-wide weather…

There are three branches of the United States government which shape and control society in our day to day lives. These three branches are known as the separation of powers which is “the division of government power across the judicial, executive, and legislative branches” (Bianco 7). The two main branches this paper will focus on are the executive and legislative branches of the federal government, specifically the President and Congress. The President and Congress function on the Madisonian…

President Barack Obama is the President of the United States. As the President has many duties he has to perform. One of the duties he has to perform is appointing staff members, the cabinet, and several other officials. In Article Two, Section Two of the Constitution it states that the President of the United States has a right to appoint officials. The Chief of Staff is Denis McDonough. As the Chief of Staff McDonough has to supervise the staff of the White House, control who is near the…

First of all the United States government has been divided into three separate branches. These include the executive branch, legislative branch, and the judicial branch. Each one of these branches was created with the intent of removing the risk of the rise of a dictatorship within the United States. Each of these three branches have there own distinctive head. The executive branch is made up of The President of the United States, or POTUS. The judicial branch on the other…