United States Senate

part of Iraq. Since Gen. Colin Powell was a National Security Advisor, to President Reagan in 1987, 88, in addition to, an early part of 89. He took Diplomatic Perspective The United States had questionable relationship with the Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, to say the least. That In retrospect, that the United States was too appeasing to Saddam Hussein in the many years, month, and days leading up to the role that the US Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, played in conveying the…

took place during the cold war. The Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, there was no actual fighting between the two nations it was more about who was better at other aspects. One of those aspects was space exploration. During the cold war there was many events and people who affected the United States, one of this including the Space race which was one of the most beneficial events to the United States’ military and political aspects. The Space race like…

the United States government, who he claimed were the reason the United States was losing the Cold War. Even though most of these government officials had no real connection to the Communist Party, they were blacklisted. This showed that McCarthy was successful in his attempt to persuade the American people. This speech was delivered on February 12, 1950, to a Republican women’s club in Wheeling, West Virginia. During this time, the Cold War had caused increased tensions between the United…

the American dream; the idea that if one is determined, takes the initiative and works hard, then one will be successful and prosper in the United States. However, this ideology is starting to become undermined more and more every passing day. Dependence on the United States government is increasing among the American population. Even though the U.S. is in a state of economic recovery after the economic collapse of 2008, the number of individuals reliant on these social programs have not…

filibustered in the senate and died. (Koza, 128). In 2001, Professor Robert Bennett, claimed the state could allocate their electoral votes based on national popular vote, eliminating the need for a constitutional amendment. (Koza, 281). The most recent proposal is “Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote”, which the most detailed text can be found in John Koza’s book “Every Vote Equal”. This proposal would eliminate the “winner-take-all” system that many…

United States Nationalism after the War of 1812 The war of 1812 was primarily fought between the United States and Great Britain. The Outcome of the war was a draw, but even still after War of 1812 the United States ' nationalism grew. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines nationalism as "a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries". Though the United States had a sense of nationalism…

Russia, France and Germany began recruiting the male population. The male population were forcibly dragged into war, thus giving the military experience and taste of war to the countrymen. The arms buildup and recruitment ensured that every European state had large army at its own disposal. Even though the armies were creating a negative impact on their economies, they could not get rid of them since, they were needed to destroy their enemies and hence provide them with the required security for…

attention through his rants about how the United States Government was corrupt and secretly housing Communism to soon blend with mainstream democracy in the United States. McCarthy provided little or no evidence to persecute said government officials, but just solely because of his fear of Communism. Joseph McCarthy used the “scare tactic” to turn the heads of American citizens from post-war recovery, to the spread of Communism within America. Instead of becoming united to stand against the…

belittled. Women have an unfair advantage in the running of our own country. For example, the Senate has only twenty women out of its 100 members. Although the Senate has two members per state, the women of a state whether small or big should have a say as well. . The House of Representatives has out of its 435 members, only 84 are women. The House bases themselves of the population of a state,and while these numbers are much higher than they have in past decades, it still is not enough…

group of people that represent the states of the US. This group of people are the ones who cast votes for the election of the president and also the vice president. The Electoral College has a total of 538 electors. 270 electoral votes are required to elect a new President. ” The Constitution assigns each state a number of electors equal to the combined total of the state’s Senate and House of Representatives delegations; at present, the number of electors per state ranges from three to 54, for…