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    There was one special day in the year of 1833 that absolutely changed America due to Andrew Jackson. He destroyed The National Bank of America due to his belief of the amount of power it was given without liability and it was unconstitutional. The Second Bank of the United States was sanctioned in 1816 for a 20 year term. The time held worried many people in Congress about money related to private companies. Bank supporters needed solid cash and focal control of the economy. In 1828, Jackson was elected President. The Bank of the United States was run by Nicholas Biddle. His underestimation of the tenacious President brought about his ruin and the downfall of the money related establishment. Fearing downsizing of the common man, President Jackson reduced The National Bank’s power and became its most powerful enemy by closing all federal fund deposits, which destroyed The Second Bank of America. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, near Lancaster, South Carolina. His parents, Andrew and Elizabeth, along with his two older brothers, Hugh and Robert, emigrated from Ireland two years earlier. Andrew, along with his brothers, joined the…

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    Jackson barred the proposed bill re-chartering the Second Bank of United States in July 1832. He disputed that the bill, in the form with which it had been presented to him, was totally incompatible with sound policy and justice as well as the constitution. In the veto message, the President argued that the Bank’s license was completely unfair by virtue of the fact that it gave the bank extensive, almost monopolistic power in the market particularly in the markets that facilitated financial…

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    bigamist. Although Andrew suffered severe injury it never really affected his campaign. The bullet was removed 10 years later. As well Andrew never faced criminal charges because well the laws were just not like they are today. Andrew’s beliefs on immigration? Well I don’t really have any pure facts, but we all know that he is responsible for the trail of tears. This man wasn’t really fond of Native Americans clearly as he forcefully pushed them out of the states like Utah and Oklahoma, Kansas.…

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    War of 1812, nationalism was growing throughout the United States. This excitement came from the victory of the war. The Era of Good Feelings was caused by the United States being established as a world power and a new unity among the people. The government became stronger and the United States takes on a bigger role in the world. The Age of Jackson was about power to the people. Jackson gave the people power, especially himself. Some people started to get frustrated with some of his…

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    started running for president in 1824, more and more states began giving the people the ability to elect presidential electors. By 1836, all but one state had given the people the right to elect presidential electors. The statement “...Jackson’s victory accelerated the transfer of national power from the country house to the farmhouse, from the East to the West, from the snobs to the mobs.” can be found in Document 2, and explains how Jackson was fulfilling his promise in providing the everyday…

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    Every day there is another media piece decrying the evils of the NRA or assuring the masses that the second amendment should not apply to AR15s because they are the cause of school shootings etc. Yet, each and every story is simply the opinion of someone who is hopelessly uneducated and brainwashed by the emotional rhetoric of the elitist left. Unfortunately, most of the cited facts are either complete fiction or half truths taken out of context and reformed to fit the desired narrative. Let’s…

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    Every american citizen has rights, in fact 27 rights. These rights are also more commonly known as the “Bill of Rights” or “Amendments”. The second amendment states that every U.S. citizen has the right to bear arms. This essay will discuss why all american citizens should keep their right to own a gun. Now, a separate division of people believe that the second amendment should be detached and removed from the Bill of Rights. This essay will also argue why this opinion is false. Let’s discuss…

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    Dan Casey and CNN.com separately discuss events concerning mass shootings by criminals in the United States of America. Shootings typically happen in places where there are a lot of defenseless people and innocent bystanders. This is why a lot of armed crimes happen in public places such as schools and banks. For example, the top two mass shootings in United States history were the Virginia Tech shooting and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The Virginia Tech shooting occurred in…

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    Argument For Gun Control

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    The second amendment protects the right of the citizens of the United States of America to keep and bear arms. This amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791 and was viewed as a positive amendment within the Bill of Rights. Although in recent debates, this amendment has been questioned on whether it is suitable for the welling being of American citizens; creating the regulation of guns, which is also known as gun control. Hugh LaFollette considers multiple arguments in analyzing the subject…

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    introduced to the U.S. Congress thirteen (13) amendments to the Constitution, that one of them – the Second Amendment would cause so much controversy? I am sure many of know what the Second Amendment is, but just in case you do not, it states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." What this means is “the right to bear arms”, simply our right to own and carry guns. This amendment added…

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