United States Senate

nation. Progress was achieved by the territory in its first half-century as a part of the United States. Hawaii converted into the western fortress of American Military. The Hawaiian people fought alongside America…

Smith’s Urgent Declaration Throughout the 1950’s, a Red Scare movement caused mass panic among Americans, led by the Senate accusing innocent citizens of supporting communism, which ruined the careers and lives of many. The Republican minority attacked the Democratic administration during this movement, criticizing the government for its lack of strong leadership. In her “Declaration of Conscience,” Margaret Chase Smith pressures the current administration to improve its leadership through the…

then cutting government spending on National Security. No, maybe there are jobs but people don’t have the skills. Then we also hear in the news about the uncountable number of immigrants in the United States. Should we hold them accountable for the issue about unemployment here in…

has had some controversial policies over his two term period. Policies that have many citizens wondering what exactly he is doing and of the ways he is implementing them. Some of these policies include Obama Care, Fast Tracking, Withdrawal of United States Troops in Iraq, cash for clunkers and the shutdown of Guantanamo Bay. These policies are not necessarily bad ideas, they are simply bad implementations and have consequences that I do not believe were thoroughly sought threw. If the president…

Imagine you are put back in time and you were in the Roman era and your job was a “Roman Tribune”. If you ask a random person “What is a Roman tribune?”, they would not know how to respond because that job is not common. In order to understand what it is like to be a Roman tribune you have to have the mindset as a Roman tribune and see things from their perspective. In the book Julius Caesar there is multiple character that have the job of a Roman tribune. In order to understand their roles in…

those in the Roman senate worried about what would happen if he became dictator for life. Julius not only fought in battles, but he did many other great things for the nation of Rome. He gave land to veterans, gave grains to the poor, cleaned up dangerous streets, created a library, and created jobs. Because of this, the citizens of Rome loved him and began to make him dictator. The senate worried because their was no longer a republic. As Rome was quickly becoming a tyrant, the Senate feared…

SPQR is a Latin acronym short for Senatus Populusque Romanus. Senatus Populusque Romanus means The Senate and People of Rome in English. At first, this only included patricians, who were of higher power or class, but when democracy made its way in Rome, the meaning of Populus gradually changed to include the general public as well. It is most probably the longest lasting acronym in the history of the world (Beard, 10). Those letters were stamped all over Rome, and it shows how important the…

Augustus formalized the government according to the fact “The government was formalized in 23 B.C.E, When the Senate Augustus. Reproduced by permission of the Corbis Corporation. Augustus. Reproduced by permission of the Corbis Corporation gave Augustus enormous control over the army foreign policy, and legislation” (Augustus Biography). Before he formalized the government, Augustus went to the senate to tell him that he is going to bring back the people and rule of Rome. Later the senate’s give…

Rome, the people were granted representation in government. The government was separated into three sectors, elected magistrates, senate, and popular assemblies. The elected magistrates are civil officers with varying degrees of power, the powers starting with dictators on the top, below the dictator follows, censor, consul, curule, aedile, and finally praetors. The senate was made up of elite and veteran politicians appointed by the consuls and censors, and they were tasked with serving as…

Patricians were, in early Rome, people who were member outcome of citizen families. In contrast of the plebeian, Patricians were in the privileged class, there were in the noble rank (aristocrat). Patricians dominated the senate and they were making the laws. Gladiators were condemned criminals or slaves. These men were trained to fight with sword and other weapons in order to kill each other for the delight of spectators. Gladiatorial games developed in the third and second centuries B.C. in…