Vice President of the United States

leader of the United States. This is perhaps one of the most powerful and demanding jobs in the world, and in 2016, US citizens get to elect the president of the United States. The president is one of the most influential and well recognized figures in the world, and voters go through a long process to find out which candidate is best suited for the job. Having this much responsibility is a big job, and the president must realize this. Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of The United States…

of the United States consists of three branches: the legislative, judicial and executive. The legislative branch, also called Congress, makes our laws and is divided into 2 parts, one called the Senate and the other House of Representatives. The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court where judges interpret laws, according to the Constitution, and can consider if laws passed by Congress are constitutional or not. The executive branch, administered by the President of the United States,…

On April 13, 1743, the author of the declaration of independence and third president of the US was born in Shadwell plantation, West Virginia. This famous historical figure is Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson’s mother was Jane Randolph Jefferson. She came from a prominent background and lived in London until her sister, Mary was born, moving to Virginia in 1725. She married Peter Jefferson on October 3, 1739, in Goochland County. Peter was a justice of peace, sheriff, and surveyor. He also acquired…

On the August 8th, 1974, the 32nd President, Richard Nixon addressed the citizens of the United States informing them that at noon the following day he would be resigning from office due to the lack of political support. Nixon also stated that Vice President Gerald Ford would complete the remainder of his term as President. He delivered his speech during a live radio and television broadcast from the oval office. Nixon tried to convey a positive tone in his speech, but this was hard for him to…

Branches of Government and Separation of Powers The United States Federal Government is broken up into three different branches. Each branch has a set list of responsibilities and guidelines they are supposed to follow in order to help the government run. The branches within our government are the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch. The legislative branch’s job is to enact the laws of the state and place money where it needs to go in order to operate the government.…

happened four times in history. This brought out a lot of controversy between people who didn’t understand how the electoral college worked. The electoral college is made up of representatives of each state, who vote for the president and vice president. Each representative is voted for by their individual state voters, whom they will represent. Currently, there are 538 total electors, 271 votes needed to win the electoral college. This process of voting has been questioned because, it appears…

would be definitive for the individual states to know what they could and could not do, and what powers were specifically controlled at the federal level; which was also a hot topic during that time. Although it seems to be the most powerful branch of our government, the law making branch, it only holds certain powers for instance,…

from the womb of the mother. The only ones that should bear responsibility for an abortion are the parents of the child. The United States collectively did not have sex,…

This made it very hard to have tension with Iraq because we wanted to keep the trade going. In 1983 President Ronald Regan directed more military units to oil facilities around Iraq. Our relationship with Iraq was a difficult and hard to understand one but we had to play nice because they had the natural resources. At this time Iraq and Iran were in an all out war. The United States decided to support Saddam in this effort because of the trade. In meeting with Saddam officials don’t even bring…

James Knox Polk is regarded as the first dark horse president and was considered the last of the Jacksonian president to sit in the White House. He is regarded by many as the last strong president until the Civil War. James K Polk was born on November 2, 1795 in rural North Carolina where his family had moved from Pennsylvania. He was the oldest of ten children and his father always groomed him to take over the family farm but he proved too sickly and weak to handle the strenuous work. In 1806,…