United States Senate

Vice President as John F. Kennedy's running mate. On November 22, 1963, after Kennedy's assassination, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States, with a vision to build "A Great Society" for the American people. A Democrat from Texas, he also served as a United States Representative and as the Majority Leader in the Senate. Johnson is one of only four people who have served in all four elected positions. During the 1960s President Johnson oversaw one of the most extensive…

The state of Virginia has done a tremendous job in taking new health care initiatives to help New Yorkers. In the spirit of the longevity of our states progressive agenda, I will propose access to free birth control for the state of Virginia residents. Women use birth control for various purposes, such treating health issues like endometriosis along with to avoid unwanted pregnancies. Although birth control is covered by the majority of insurance companies, our federal government wants…

“Majid Khan's ‘lunch tray,’ consisting of hummus, pasta with sauce, nuts, and raisins was ‘pureed’ and rectally infused,” (Senate Intelligence Committee). This is but one of the atrocities performed upon the prisoners of the CIA at one of numerous black site prisons. In discussion of modern American foreign policy, one controversial issue has been torture. On the one hand, some people argue that torture is a necessary practice that proactively saves American lives. On the other hand, other…

of State John C. Calhoun secretly met with Texas about annexation, and presented a treaty to the Senate. Their justification for the treaty was based on slavery, stating that if the U.S. did not annex Texas, Britain would emancipate slavery in Texas. Emancipation of slavery would have a direct impact on the expansion of slavery, and in turn on the economy. Slavery was free labor and was the driving factor for Southern economics, which was largely based on slave-driven agriculture. The Senate…

infringes on the rights of citizens” (Click, 2003-2015). Created by an 18th century enlightenment thinker name Baron de Montesquieu, which was first used in ancient Greek, but the United States took this idea and made it part of our Government. Power is separated into two different governments; first in the national and state government, and secondly among the three branches of national government (Click 2003-2015). Furthermore, an example of the Constitutional principles of Separation of…

Exam 2 Chp.22 In the late 1800’s the United States commence to gain possession of territories. American expansionists who promoted imperial expansion were men such as, Senators Henry Cabot, Henry Calbot Lodge, naval captain Alfred Mahan and a familiar figure, Theodore Roosevelt. Mahan, a western imperialist believed that a stronger and expanding navy will develop America’s economy and influence Sea Power. Roosevelt supported Mahan theory and was a strong Imperialist. One method Mahan envisioned…

The United States Congress is comprised of the two legislative bodies of the federal government, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Working alongside one another, the two chambers are responsible for the creation of legislation with cooperation from the President, the head of the Executive Branch. When the Senate, House, and Presidency are all aligned in terms of their political allegiance it is referred to as a united government, and when it is not it is called a divided government.…

some folks.” Barack Obama, President of the United States, said in response to the release of the CIA torture report when he addressed post-9/11 America. Senator Dianne Feinstein accused the CIA of spying on the Senate’s intelligence committee. John Brennan, director of the CIA, denied that accusation. However, an investigation brought forth the truth; the CIA had penetrated a computer network used by the Senate Intelligence Committee and found that the Senate was preparing a report that…

in the United States has been a long and difficult struggle. Throughout early history many gays and lesbians had to hide their sexuality for the fear of being persecuted and even killed for their sexual preferences. It was only within the last half of the 20th century that we started to see a large movement for the equality of gays and lesbians in our society. There are still constant struggles that gays and lesbians have to endure, both in their personal life and in society. Many states in the…

of parts to creating it. The first part of the Constitution is the Preamble. The Preamble states we the people of the United States, in order to form a perfect union, to establish justice, insure Domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of Liberty to our prosperity and ourselves, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. After the Preamble then comes the First article. The first article is about…