made history by becoming to first women to be elected as governor‚ she became the 11th governor of Alaska. (McCain & Palin‚ 2008) The 2008 republican candidate for president‚ John McCain has chosen Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate in the election this year. (McCain & Palin) Many mixed feeling exist about McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin. Some American’s are happy about the decision; however‚ many people are unsure about Palin‚ due to the fact that she is currently under investigation. Palin
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The United States of America has an extensive history of oppressing essentially everyone who is not a straight‚ white‚ land-owning‚ wealthy‚ cis-gender man and included within this list of oppressed is women. Throughout the ages‚ women have had to and continue to fight for many rights through social‚ economic‚ and political venues. One of these rights‚ and area of public policy‚ are reproductive rights. Reproductive rights are a broad area of public policy that encompasses sexual education‚ family
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most influential nation in the world‚ but has one of the lowest voter turnouts. Less than 57% of the United States electorate does not vote to the hurdles that it takes to exercise a basic right. The reasons for voter apathy include not registering‚ inability to get to the polls and the type of election. To begin‚ registration in the United States does not have automatic registration. Only some states have made “same-day registration” available or offering voter registration while getting a driver’s
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united states of europe The old Europe as we use to know has become the European Union with 27 members and over 500 million citizens. An economical juggernaut that seemed to challenge the supremacy of the United States at every economical aspect we came to believe as sole domain of the United States. What has happened that we did not realize is that across the Atlantic Ocean‚ a quiet revolution‚ slow but steady‚ transforming Europe from a loose steel and coal community (Ecsc) in 1950 to the European
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The United States Cabinet (usually referred to as "the Cabinet") is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government. Cabinet officers are nominated by the President and confirmed or rejected by the Senate. There is no explicit definition of the term "Cabinet" in either the United States Code or the Code of Federal Regulations. Authority for the Cabinet rests with Article Two of the U.S. Constitution‚ which gives the President the authority to seek
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Abstract An analysis of Bill Clinton’s speech In September 2012 Bill Clinton held a Speech at the Democratic National Convention. The Democratic National Convention was held in Charlotte‚ North Carolina‚ by Bill Clinton‚ the 42nd president of the United States. Our main focus of the analysis was to look what type of language Bill clinton used in the speech‚ sum up the main points of the speech like the message and time and context in connection to what is said in the speech and include the tools of
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The issue of unemployment in America has been one of the most significant political topics. In August of 2001‚ the unemployment rate of the US was approximately 4.9%. Now‚ 10 years later‚ the unemployment rate has nearly doubled‚ and is currently 9.1% ("U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics."). Unemployment has become a major problem today because of its negative effects on the economy overall. The American Recovery and Reinstatement Act was passed in 2009 by President Barack Obama with the aim of reducing
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The Conflict Perspective assumes social behavior is understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups over power or the allocation of resources‚ including housing‚ money‚ access to services‚ and political representation. The tensions between these groups don’t necessarily need to be violent; they can take the form of labor negotiations‚ party politics‚ competition between religious groups for new members‚ or disputes over the federal budget. In this case‚ the tension is between
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asleep during the attack‚ and according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta‚ the president was just “not involved” (foxnews.com1). You would think that being the president‚ the commander and chief of the United States‚ would keep him involved and focused on rescuing his men. Two officials also state that after having a brief conversation with the president‚ they never spoke to him again for the remainder of the night. Obama loosely gave Panetta instructions‚ “Do whatever you need to do”
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All through America’s history‚ the United States has struggled with many issues. America has dealt with the issue of inequality for over a century. The United States has always been said to be a free country‚ however‚ many instances in our history exploit racial and gender inequality. Many people have faced inequality in America due to racism and different laws and policies that negatively affect certain populations. The issue of inequality in America really came to light during the time of slavery
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