United States Senate

In the book, “The Norton Mix: American History”, there are two articles regarding the Chinese exclusion act. The first article is about a democratic senate from Oregon, James Harvey Slater, who voiced his proposal in 1882 at the senate house. Slater is in favor of the Chinese exclusion and believes in white American protestant religion. Slater’s opponent is a Republican named, Robert G. Ingersoll. Ingersoll voiced his proposal eleven years later on July 1893 in the same room when Slater voiced…

by proof or based on slight, doubtful or wrong information. In 1950, Republican Joseph McCarthy charged that communists had entered The U.S. State Department. On February 9, Senator Joseph McCarthy sent a telegram to President Truman two days after claiming the fact that he had found "205 card-carrying" members of the Communist party working in the U.S. State Department (“Victims of McCarthyism”). Joseph McCarthy he never actually had names and he kept constantly changing the number of known…

Bills are presented to Congress more often than you think, but only ten percent actually become laws. It’s not an easy process to pass a bill and there are quite a few steps. All laws in the United States begin as bills. Anyone can draft a bill but only a member of Congress can introduce legislation in Congress. The member who introduces the legislation is called the bills’ “Sponsor”. The first action a committee takes on a bill is to place it on the committee calendar. The bill goes to the full…

The president of the United States is the most powerful person in the world; he is the leader of the number one economy of the world and the leader of the most prosperous nation in the history of the world. Then, the president has important responsibilities, like first and foremost protecting this nation from foreign aggression and at the same time preserving the peace around the world. Thus, the president meets and forms relationships with friend countries who share the same values, vision, and…

In the year 1954, U.S Senate made sure he had attention drawn to himself with his false accusations. Joseph McCarthy’s actual career started out as a circuit court judge later then served in the U.S. Marines as a ground officer, he then became a senate in 1946. When people realized he had serious issues he lost being chairman in November later died of acute hepatitis. Joseph McCarthy started out as a young boy very shy, but very smart; he then became a person that got his way through lying, but…

that are recommended by physicians should be covered by their health insurance and only 17 percent say that the individual needing the drug should pay for it themselves (DiJulio, Firth, & Brodie, 2015). People with serious diseases all around the United States are dwindling through the flaws of our nation's healthcare system. Many individuals are unable to afford medications that they are in need of even if they have good jobs and insurance. Patients with significant medical illnesses, such as…

Failure at its Finest, Supposedly Iran Nuclear Deal: Bob Corker, a United States Senator, took to discussing the Iran nuclear deal. He, rather blatantly, shows how he disagrees with the deal. Corker takes a condescending tone while discussing Iran and the Obama administration showing how he believes them both to be incompetent. He uses a casual patronizing undertone while discussing the Obama administration and cites examples relating to Iran that show President Obama in a negative light in…

was in ancient Athenes Greece, and after then democracy started to fall away. It wasn 't until the late seventeen hundreds did democracy start to come back into play; in the British American colonies. The United states is one of the first nations to become a full national democracy. The United States follow a creed, "a government of the people, by the people, and for the people". In todays world I don 't believe this to be all true. I think the are many flaws in todays democracy, and people do…

Each region of the state has its own distinct culture, level of diversity, wealth, education, contribution and economic struggles. Texas has its own unique political culture combining the individualistic and traditionalistic views with the good ol’ boy attitude. This political culture is evident in its low per-capita, pro-business environment, and emphasis on self-reliance instead of social programs. This makes Texas a predominantly conservative and Republican state where the belief of less…

Each individual has a unique set of personality traits that determines how they behave, solve problems and interact with others. Understanding these traits can help each individual have more self-knowledge and by doing so increasing personal success. Learning about our personality type and the type of others, makes us understand why people react differently in different situations; it also least us observe that we are predisposed to certain specific abilities and inclinations. According to Dr.…