Washington Consensus

To What Extent was the Exclusion or Inclusion of Freedom Perceived in Capitalists, Native Americans, and African Americans? In 1890, the population of the United States of America was 62 million, causing a shift in the balance of order and power within society.1 For the purpose of this essay, “freedom” will be defined as the combination of economic independence, social equality, and political equality. After 1776, the series of events including the Civil War and expansion of the United States…

The first example of this is from the Great Depression when the Bonus Expeditionary Army assembled and camped in front of the U.S. capitol in Washington, D.C. asking for an early repayment for their services in WWI under the World War Adjusted Compensation Act. Faced with the harsh reality during the Great Depression, these WWI veterans desperately needed their money and resorted to a protest. A…

In the upcoming 2016 Presidential Election, it’s important for people to understand their role in the voting system and how the voting system actually works. One important aspect to the election is the Electoral College, which is the true body that hand picks the President and Vice President. However, many people are in the dark to as what the Electoral College actually does. Is it a system that directly reflects the votes of the citizens or is it a calculating system that sides with the…

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had to different views on how America should function. In fact Jefferson never planned to work with Hamilton until Washington appointed Jefferson his first secretary of the State and Hamilton the first secretary of the Treasury. Jefferson strongly believed that America can achieve success through its agrarian tradition. Hamilton had an economic plan that involved that promotion of manufactures and commerce. While Hamilton believed in the federal government…

Luther King Jr’s speech “I have a dream” is about the Civil Rights Movement, equality between white people and African American. To demand racial justice and an integrated society for the black community. This speech takes place at Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. in front of hundreds of people to put a stop segregation and discrimination in America that’s been going on for years. Martin Luther King Jr delivered a speech with powerful use of language that both connects to white folks and…

After the Civil War, African Americans were free from slavery but they still faced many harsh realities. The “Address of a convention of Negroes held in Alexandria Virginia” and “Plessy vs. Ferguson [1896]” show how things did not change too much through time. The African Americans in Alexandria, Virginia believed that African Americans would face another form of slavery if the Federal Government did not step in and grant laws that provided them with rights as citizens, civil rights. Thirty-one…

I found Government Bullies to be a very informative book. Rand Paul discusses multiple government bureaucracies and how they bully their own citizens by enforcing laws that are not clearly define. He discusses stories on how the EPA, TSA, FDA, and USDA have set in place many laws that are not clear and have fines that are ridiculous. He also puts forth his viewpoint on the Lacey Act and how it is "an open license for government bullying". Senator Rand Paul is a republican senator from Kentucky.…

“The fundamental characteristic of the Constitution is distrust.” A statement, if nothing else, as bold as the Framers who lead the revolution. As petrifying as the statement is, it is true. The framers feared a repeat of history, and rightfully so, because many governments had quickly risen and fallen equally as fast. As a result, distrust was what powered the writing of the United States’ Constitution. This has been known since as early as November 22, 1787, when the Federalist paper: #10…

Hiding the Truth Most students will study U.S history in American high schools simply because it is a requirement. The government believes it important to know how we became an independent nation and our past struggles before we can make decisions about the future. Some may be excited to learn about events such as the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, while others actively dislike any type of history. However, U.S History has a huge potential to be intriguing and eye opening to all…

Thomas Jefferson embodied some of the characteristics most often associated with being a true American. He was a scholar, fluent in Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, and Italian; as well as founding Virginia University. He pursued sciences and arts along with politics. His progressive mindset was brought upon from the Enlightenment, where he among many others questioned aspects of life in the 18th century. When the revolutionary war had been going on for about two years, Jefferson concluded that…