Washington Irving

The Electoral College has been part of the United States government since 1787. The framers of the Constitution debated on options of how a President is elected for office; in which was discussed and established during the constitutional Convention of 1787. Its purpose is for each member in the college to represent the people from of a State equally in a manner that is just. The Electoral College was created to prevent a single presidential candidate to gain advantage based on public popularity,…

Well I have! My best friends Jada and Bobbi. Though Bobbi lives in Washington D.C. We spend all the time I’m there together, we spend so much time together we look alike and everyone asks us if we 're twins. We always say yes. She’s my other half. We have known each other for 10 years. I don 't know what I would do without…

The in class film, “Force More Powerful” brings alive what we read in books and what we discussed in class. The film does this by putting an image on the pain, suffering, and humiliation that the African Americans had to go through. I think these images are important because it shows how powerful and scary those times were. It also shows hope and inspiration as you see groups of black and whites coming together to fight discrimination. It is powerful seeing signs that say “no colored allowed” or…

as the Washington Post points out (Gearan, Johnson,…

The Electoral College is one of the most commonly criticized and commonly misunderstood systems in electoral politics today. Criticism about the electoral college can be heard from both sides of the aisle, from both Republicans and Democrats. Some say it distorts the will of the people because it can turn a popular vote winner into an electoral college loser. While others say that it is one of the last remaining pillars of the federalist system that our nation was founded on. In Judith Best’s…

Has there ever been something that the government has done that you do not agree with or are against? In my opinion, it is appropriate to go against the government. The reasons why it is appropriate to go against the government is because as they collect your money for things like Obama Care, using our tax money for reasonable causes, and the government taking away our second amendment. Individual have gone against the government before, such as the african americans in Montgomery, so it is…

On May 4, 1961, a group of six whites and seven African Americans departed from Washington D.C. to begin their fight for Civil Rights. Their goal was to end segregation in bus terminals and in all transportation stations. These people were called the Freedom Riders. They fought to prove that “separate but equal” was not truly equal. They wanted to end the Jim Crow laws, and this was just one of the many ways they fought. In 1986, the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case enacted the “separate…

In the book "Overthrow" Steven Kinzer breaks down all the invasions and overthrows done by the United States government. By being an author and reporter he has written stories from more than 50 countries on 5 continents which gives him an open view on other nations. Through examples and evidence of numerous invasions throughout history Kinzer is able to portray his argument that "A century of American "regime change" operations has shown that the United States is singularly unsuited to ruling…

1791 1. The Whiskey Rebellion After the Revolutionary War, government tried to procure a steady source of revenue through taxing whiskey. In response, the government faced a small-scale revolution by some of its own citizens. Most of the country felt negatively toward taxing in general, much less taxing on whiskey. In 1974, a tax inspectors home was attacked by a group of whiskey rebels. The actions of the rebels turned head and the presence of the Whiskey Rebellion threatened to expand to…

"Organizing for Victory" Key aspects of "Organizing for Victory" includes several events, which ended in the abuse of power. As the warfare increased internationally, the United States government increased in political power. The federal government coordinated “the changeover from civilian to military production and raised an army” (Henretta et al, America 732). In organizing the force, the government needed to increase its power and system of government. Due to establishing “the War Powers”,…