Case Study: The USA PATRIOT Act One of the most controversial policies to pass legislation within the United States congress with the approval of our president at the time‚ George W. Bush‚ was the USA PATRIOT Act. The USA PATRIOT Act is actually a acronym for the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. This Act reduced the restrictions‚ which now allowed the law the power to search various electronic communications records
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Bush and Gore Election of 2000 In a Presidential election you need a total of 270 electoral votes to win the presidential election. In this specific election you had the previous vice president of Bill Clinton‚ Al Gore‚ and the son of past president‚ George W. Bush. Bush was a current governor of Texas and was the republican candidate‚ and Gore the democrat. Neither party was really favored to win in the election‚ but in the end it came to be one of the closest‚ and most argumentative presidential
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What are swing voters and how important are they in US elections? Swing voters labelled floating in the UK and independent in the USA‚ swing voters are de-aligned and lack strong party identification‚ and their votes cannot be predicted or taken for granted. As a result‚ the voter’s behaviour in an election is not easy to predict; the voter may cross party lines‚ for example‚ or decide to abstain from voting altogether. Many political campaigns expend a great deal of effort in trying to win the
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References: A Third Of Louisiana Republicans Blame Obama For Hurricane Katrina Response Under Bush. (2013). Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/21/obama-hurricane-katrina_n_3790612.html Definitions of Public Policy and the Law. (2012). Welcome to the Medical University of South Carolina
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Bush and the global war on terror. Bush had to deal with an attack against American civilians‚ his quick action rallied the country to the cause and to the war on terror. “In October 2001‚ the United States attacked — not with conventional forces‚ but by deploying military advisors and supplies that bolstered anti-Taliban rebel forces. While Afghani allies carried the ground war‚ American planes rained destruction on the enemy.” (A. 965) Bush would later invade Iraq more
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avenge his father’s death. This has been argued to be of similar view of why the United States went to war with Iraq. Many have said and argued that the real motives behind George W. Bush’s reasons for going back to war with Iraq was justly for the vengeance for the attempted plot to kill his father‚ the former president George Bush by Sadaam Hussein‚ the former dictator of Iraq. (CNN News September 27‚ 2002) This serves as the basis of the true futility of any war waged be it on foreign soil or in
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Pentagon just outside Washington‚ D.C.‚ and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. The attacks caused many deaths and destruction‚ directing all U.S government agencies to focus on anti- terrorism initiatives and focusing on how George W. Bush administration responds. On September 11‚ 2001‚ at 8:45 a.m.‚ the first American Airlines Boeing 767 flew directly into the North tower of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ crashing into the 80th floor‚ killing hundreds of people
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Republicans vs. Democrats Compare & Contrast Essay One of the most divisive topics in today’s society is politics. Our political system consists of two major parties; Republicans and Democrats. There are similarities between the parties‚ but they are often eclipsed by vast ideological differences. The most obvious differences lie in social issues; such as same-sex marriage‚ gun control‚ and immigration reform. According to a Pew Research Center poll conducted in 2014‚ 36% of Republicans and 27% of
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amounts of money. The reason for invasion war Iraq’s alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction‚ which eventually was disproved by weapons inspectors. Many people question George W. Bush’s decision to engage a war in Iraq‚ but there might be greater reason why the decision was made. The ideas of George W. Bush might have been sculpted by one of the greatest works of all time‚ “The Prince.” “The Prince‚” written by Niccolo Machiavelli in 1513‚ is a political treatise addressed to the
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and migratory birds. Leaders in the oil industry‚ however‚ believe that the refuge is the perfect site for the “environmentally sensitive exploration” of oil. Environmentalists are wondering: What will become of the wildlife there? When George W. Bush was in office‚ he and oil industry‚ as well as others‚ believed that Americans will benefit from the oil that lied under the snow-filled surface of the refuge. In their opinion‚ the oil will help reduce high prices and decrease our need for oil
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