“It was the first time in our nation's history that a President had been assassinated. As cries from citizens rang out, Congress began to think about adding Presidential protection to the list of duties performed by the Secret Service” (Inside the White House) however this would have to wait. “In 1865, up to one-half of all the paper money in America was counterfeit” (About.com: US Government Info) so the idea of a Secret service as a organization dedicated to fixing this problem was put forth. After about three months of getting through the red tape and deciding the duties of this new group, “on July 5, 1865, Congress created the US Secret Service under the Treasury Department -- to stop the counterfeiting” (About.com: US Government Info). The success of this organization was amazing and the Secret Service began to make a name for its self.
Going into the mid-terms, his Democratic Party had a majority in both houses. Having lost control of the House, the president will now have to work closely with Republicans as he tries to push through legislation. Former presidents have mostly been able to develop a working
Cox has a great deal of political respect and was a solicitor general in the Watergate scandal. When Cox refused to drop motion to the tapes in court on October 20th, 1973, President Nixon ordered Archibald Cox to be fired. The firing of Cox caused Nixon’s attorney general, Elliot Richardson to resign rather than fire Cox himself. Then the President asked the deputy attorney general, William Ruckelshaus to do the same, he also disobeyed and resigned. Eventually a solicitor general named Robert Bork carried out the discharge of Archibald Cox (americanhistory.abc-clio.com).
Congress played a major role in the Civil War as the Republicans were in control of both chambers.After Election of 1866, the Radicals came into power and impeached president Johnson and controlled the Reconstruction policy. Then in the Election of 1874, Democrats regained control of the House and has continued to dominate the House. As Burns recaptures the long history, I came to learn new information regarding President Nixon’s political career, which was greatly damaged by the Watergate Scandal causing him to resign in 1974. The Watergate reshaped the relations between Congress and other branches and led to increased congressional oversight of federal intelligence agencies. The documentary ends with President Clinton in office for 1992, which caused the shift of balance of power in favor of the Democrats.
The UK democratic system has many flaws which have been criticised for numerous reasons. Firstly, the UK holds elections every 5 years to elect a new prime minister. Lord Hailsham criticised the electoral system as "elective dictatorship" due to domination of single party over number of years as once the new prime minister is appointed to power he no longer considers the views of the people and makes the changes which he thinks are needed. An example of this is when the previous Prime Minister Tony Blair agreed to send British soldiers to fight in Iraq. Another example is when Britain joined a referendum by becoming a part of the E.U.
• Nixon was the first president-elect since 1848 to not bring in one house of congress for his party in an initial election. • Wallace did worse than expected. He won 9,906,473 popular votes. • Wallace had also demonstrated the power of the continuing power of the populist politics. The Obituary of Lyndon Johnson • Lyndon Johnson returned to his ranch in January 1969 and died there four years later.
Domestic Policies: Bush retained many of Reagan’s cabinet. Collided with the Democrats in Congress over his nomination of former Senator John Tower as secretary of Defense – womanizer, heavy drinker, and brawler; the Senate rejected the cabinet appointment, the first such occasion since 1959. Legislative Agenda: Bush vetoed to keep the Democrats from making too liberal decisions for example raising minimum wage. Resolution Trust Corporation – liquidate the failed Savings and Loans and rescue the still-viable ones – gave $166 billion to close or merge bankrupt savings and loan firms. Treasury gave $500 billion to keep financial markets from being rocked by bad judgment of bankers and politicians.
CHICANO 8 U.S. Filbustering (squatters): • any dilatory or obstructive tactics used to prevent a measure from being brought to a vote. The most common form of filibuster occurs when a senator attempts to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a bill by extending the debate on the measure • The rules permit a senator, or a series of senators, to speak for as long as they wish and on any topic they choose, unless "three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn"[1](usually 60 out of 100 senators) brings debate to a close by invoking cloture under Senate Rule XXII. 1819 James Long Expedition • The Long Expedition was an 1819 attempt to take control of Spanish Texas by filibuster. It was led by James Long and successfully established a
Running head: John F. Kennedy Assassination John F. Kennedy Unit 5 Project SS310-01 Exploring the 1960s: An Interdisciplinary Approach John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th president of the United States. From the moment he decided to run, his candidacy was controversial and some even believe that it may have been the reason for his assassination. Among many things, if he was elected, he would be the first Roman Catholic to be elected president. President Kennedy confronted this issue during his speech on September 11, 1960. During his speech, he gave the explanation of how he believed that church and state should be separate.
The organization also publishes a monthly magazine known as the "Multinational Monitor." In 2001, Ralph Nader started up another non-profit organization known as Democracy Rising. This organization was dedicated to ending the War in Iraq, and bringing the troops back to America. The political opinions that Ralph Nader is so well known for would make him one of the highest rated presidents that America has ever seen. In his 2000 bid for the presidency Ralph Nader campaigned against the corporate powers dominance in the political landscape as well as the need for change in the manner of how presidential races are held.