The United States is the world’s biggest economy‚ hosts the most influential culture and is a prominent political figure in global affairs. With a defense budget that mounts the world‚ the United States of America is the only power that has a global project that is defended more aircraft carriers and military bases around the world‚ fortune 500 companies and one of the most successful media entertainment corporations. But what makes the United States a leading figure in many spectrums around
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did the United States become a great world power? Despite the fact that the United States of America had thrived in the worldwide market having the biggest economy on the planet since the late 1880s‚ the United States were extremely subject to foreign exchange and never truly turned into a universal power‚ due to the small military that they had‚ until their leaders displayed a new assertive foreign policy of imperialism that started the global expansion of the general population in the United States
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Western Hemisphere and the Spanish American War. However‚ self interest offered more of a substantial force with America’s desire for a stronger Navy‚ foreign market‚ power‚ pride‚ and the influences of the Roosevelt Corollary. When both ideas are combined they create one of the most influential and globally shaping decisions of our world. America’s decision to expand their foreign policy influenced their idealistic views. America especially felt the need to assist the less fortunate and successful
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Separation of Powers Separation of powers is the process of the United States government in which powers and responsibilities are divided among the federal and state governments. Powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution are given to the states. The federal government is made up of three branches: Executive branch‚ Legislative branch and Judicial branch. The Executive Branch is run by the President of the United States‚ the Vice President‚ and the Cabinet. The Cabinet is made
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Illinois has eleven nuclear power plants‚ which is the largest one out of thirty-one states. According to Encyclopedia of Energy‚ Alok Kumar‚ “There are one hundred and four operational nuclear power plants in the United States‚ providing nineteen percent of the total electricity‚ which amounts to approximately 100‚000 mw.” Since there are a few states left that do not have power plants‚ maybe they could raise money and build some nuclear power plants and then that would also help the U.S. in reducing
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Way of Sharing Power in the United States Government and in the Yemeni Government After their unification‚ both the United States and the Republic of Yemen have practiced democracy‚ but the way they share the power in their government is really different. Both of the country wrote their own constitution in which the power and responsibilities of the government are mentioned. The power sharing system in the government‚ the individual freedom of people‚ and the way the government power influences the
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The United States became an industrial power by tapping North America’s vast natural resources‚ including minerals‚ lumber and coal‚ particularly in the newly developed west. Industries that had once depended on waterpower began to use prodigious amounts of coal. Steam engines replaced human and animal labor‚ and kerosene replaced whale oil and wood. By 1900‚ America’s factories and urban homes were converting to electric power. Dependence on fossil fuels (oil‚ coal‚ natural gas)‚ which powered machines
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In 1787‚ the United States of America was beginning to little by little form a whole nation. The Constitution serves as a foundation to our country‚ it guides the government and U.S. citizens.The Constitution must be followed in order to maintain the right of the citizens and in order to not create a destructive government. The constitution contains various articles and provisions that are significant since some of them state the powers of the government and the duties of the people. Constitutionally
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Government Powers One great achievement of the american founding was the creation of an effective constitutional structure. There are 2 important aspects of the U.S. foundation‚ the federalism and the constitution. The framers of the constitution knew that it will be important to divide the powers of the governmental power‚ because that way there will not be abuse of the power. Separation of powers imposes internal limits by dividing government against itself‚ giving different branches separate functions
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provision explicitly declaring that the powers of the three branches of the federal government be separated. Yet‚ separation of powers serves various goals. Separation prevents concentration of power and provides each branch with the arson to fight off encroachment by the other two branches. The system of separated powers is designed to maximize freedom. In United States v. Sparks‚ 687 F.Supp. 1145 (E.D. Mich. 1988)‚ the court held that the separation of powers doctrine could be violated in two ways:
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