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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in 1882 on a Hudson River estate at Hyde Park New York, which was to be his lifelong permanent home. The second son of James Roosevelt, a lawyer, financier, and railroad executive, Franklin was the only child from his father’s second marriage to Sara Delano. The parents and private tutors…

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers. And effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. (Declaration 83) Surveillance is presenting numerous challenges to our right to privacy. The National Security Agency or NSA is amassing private information about Americans. Hovel par. 3) Emails, phone calls and…

All the countries establish in its political constitution and in its legislation, the duty of the government to look over the life of its citizens, protecting them from the risk: the internal threats (inside the proper country) and external (outside the country) That is why, it is admitted, and it is even required, that the…

Introduction     Without a doubt, the year 2009 in American history will be recalled as a time of great economic upheaval, as well as a time when as never before, the American government stepped up to save the economy through assistance to major industries, chief among them being the United States automotive industry.  With this…

The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress on November 15th, 1777. The 2nd Continental Congresssought to combine the disparate colonies under a single governmental entity. They were the first attempt at a government for the United States, but were eventually replaced by the Constitution. The Articles gave the American government no…

Throughout the history of the United States of America, the Constitution has ever been put to the trial. The first amendment, which guarantees freedom of address and the imperativeness, comes from William Blackstone of England who wrote, “ The autonomy of the imperativeness is so indispensable to the nature of a free province, but this…

William Seward, John Calhoun, and Daniel Webster all served as legislator as either Senator or Congressman and then took positions in the executive branch of the government. William Seward and Daniel Webster were both members of the Whig Party, while John Calhoun was a member of the Republican Party. The Whig Party was a political…

Transcendentalist Rhetoric in Henry David Thoreau’s Resistance to Civil GovernmentHenry David Thoreau’s writings are manifestoes of the Transcendentalist philosophy, which tackle various subjects from politics to economy or the environment. His essay, Resistance to Civil Government or Civil Disobedience as it is also known, reviews the American government and political life during the nineteenth century….

PESTLE Analysis Political ITC faces stiff restrictions from the government on its tobacco business because of the nature of the product. Discriminatory central taxes are levied on the cigarettes. This has been worsened by the rise in VAT notwithstanding the fact that only 5. 7% of all adults smoke cigarettes while almost 35% adults consume…

Al Gore, the Vice President and a prominent contender in the presidential race, effectively manages his family, work duties, and campaign to achieve success. Convincing American citizens that he is superior to other candidates poses a major challenge for him. This challenge becomes even more difficult with the formidable opponent he faces—George W. Bush, son…