United States Secretary of the Treasury

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    to hold the title Commander in Chief. Since the Secretary of State is the first Bureaucratic position to assume Presidency within the succession line, his previous job deals with foreign policy so he should have a general understand on the importance of diplomatic relations with other countries. Next is the treasury, he would be able to steer us out of an economic crises. As we get further down the list, cabinet members who wouldn’t fulfil the role as well are more common, such as the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary of Transportation. Even though this may be, they are still actively involved in the President 's affairs, and have a decent understanding on the role of Presidency. Another possible downside to this is the fact that they never had to go through an election process by the electoral college or with popular vote. They were instead appointed by the position…

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    showed leadership back in the 1770s. Hamilton was the first secretary of treasury of the United States and was appointed by George Washington (“Alexander Hamilton”). Before, Hamilton became secretary of treasury, he was one of our Founding Fathers that publicly defended the Boston Tea Party (“Founding Fathers”). In March 1776, Hamilton influenced the New York legislature to make him the “captain in the provincial artillery.” After, becoming the captain, he created his own company and created…

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    In the 26th song of the popular Broadway musical Hamilton and conclusion to the first act, “Non-Stop”, George Washington sings to Alexander Hamilton, before asking Hamilton to join his presidential cabinet as Treasury Secretary, “They are asking me to lead / I am doing the best I can / to get the people that I need / I’m asking you to be my right-hand man.” (Miranda). Hamilton later uses similar words (“they are asking me to lead”) to his wife, Eliza Hamilton, as she pleads with him not to take…

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    example, Donald Trump wants to replace Obamacare for an even better health law. He believes his health care act will help insure everybody with health insurance. Donald Trump motives can affect America for life. To have insurance available for everyone involves having money. The committee are taking their time to evaluate the issues, then will take a form of action. Also, the financial institutional oversight is in charge with monitoring money. The treasury department manage the amount of times…

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    After her time as the first lady, Hillary Clinton secured a seat in the senate, and then served as the secretary of state in the white house under Obama. (4) She was also a lawyer who worked on the Watergate scandal. (5) On the 12th of April 2015, she officially announced her candidacy for president.(1) In her campaign video she said, “Everyday Americans need a champion. I want to be that champion.” (18) Clinton is the top choice for the Democratic Party to keep the white house. She appeals…

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    Trump, both have made a successful career in politics. They have similar views on some issues but the small differences that set them apart are what matters. It is vital for the Democratic party to nominate the right candidate in order to win the election over the Republican candidate, Donald trump. The position of President of the United States is not one that should be taken by anyone. It is a stressful job that requires the Commander in Chief to be experienced in legislature,…

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    Hilary Clinton is an American politician who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State Senator. Washington Post article named,“Is Hilary Clinton the “most experienced” presidential candidate in history?’’by Philip Bump , Bump states that Current President Obama quotes,“Look, I know how hard this job can be. That 's why I know Hillary will be so good at it,”he said."In fact, I don 't think that there 's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.”Who knows better than our…

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    year 1920 women in the United States voted for the first time and since there has been a continuous push for gender equality. Unfortunately in the 21st century, males are still superior to women- especially when it comes to occupations. Beginning at a young age, Americans are taught that they need to gain a higher education, so they can have a decent career one day. According to Caryl and Barnett, women are expected to be as successful as men throughout their education but once they apply for a…

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    By their own admission, the House Select Committee on Benghazi was set up for the sole reason of generating hatred towards her. By and large, they were unsuccessful with the Committee but they succeeded in sowing doubt among the public about her entire time and body of work as Secretary of State. Note that Benghazi happened in September 2012 and 8 exhaustive investigations by bipartisan House and Senate Committees, have concluded there’s was nothing she could have done to avoid the attack. In…

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    generalized situations and for political and ideological reason were intent on proving the theory correct. The final problem of the theory was as Habar states, “that its central tenets were largely inconsistent with the empirical facts” . All the articles found in the…

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