Essays on American Government

The United States government bears almost complete responsibility for the Massacre at El Mozote, as the U.S. President, Congress, and military encouraged the policies that led to the massacre, trained and armed the soldiers responsible, and covered it up. Apparently, the government of the United States played a key role in the massacre since its military trained the Atlactl Battalion, a unit of the Salvadorian armed forces, in order to combat the Salvadorian guerilla. The Atlactl Battalion was an elite unit and the government of the United States was extremely proud of having taken part in its creation. Therefore, Continue reading...

Introduction

The assassination of Luther King is one of the conspiracy theories that has sparked a lot of controversy. Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights leader was killed on April 1968 using a sniper bullet. King was killed while on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel located in Memphis. The conspiracy theory regarding the death of Martin Luther King Jr. does not have sufficient evidence that would make it possible to peg the death of King on particular individuals. This is because some of the evidence to assert the claims do not have sufficient backing as they are different Continue reading...

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In May 2013 – like 1999 and previous disasters – many people were killed by tornadoes, apart from hundreds being injured and a lot of property being destroyed in Oklahoma. Despite being a yearly event, the government has not made any progress in the way of controlling these disasters, due to the difficulty of predicting them. From the effects of the disasters, the government has remained reactive, and this led to the conclusion that it should declare the area inhabitable. This is likely the best solution to the problem, because the death, injury and the destruction of property is massive, and Continue reading...

Introduction

The Cherokee Nation was a very contentious matter in the quest of the United States (US) to expand its territorial domains westward of North America during the 19th century. Although the Cherokees, regarded by the US as an Indian tribe, have asserted their right to sovereignty over part of what is now known as the state of Georgia, they are nevertheless subjected to a series of paper trails by the US government that, in turn, led it to acquire jurisdiction over their lands. It is from that moment where calls for an independent Cherokee Nation grew stronger, yet President Continue reading...

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Red Cloud or Mahpiya Luta is a famous and strong Native American leader in American history. Red Cloud is well known for his capabilities and strengths shown during Red Cloud’s War and various other important events. Red Cloud was principle chief of Sioux’s largest band Oglala Teton, Lakota, and was among one of the most powerful chiefs of American tribal history. Red cloud leads the band from 1866 to 1909. Red cloud leads American army to fight another war after the civil war, and gave tough challenges to the American army. Red cloud depicted great leadership qualities Continue reading...

The US government has played a critical role in expanding its foreign aid to other global nations. Despite the fact that the US has given direct support to many nation-states around the world, it is important to note that the US is one of the developed nations that deal with hunger and poverty problems. Also, the debt ceiling in the US has risen over the years to about $17 trillion because of US offering aid to other nations such as Israel, Egypt, Ethiopia and Nigeria among other nation-states (Eberstadt, 2009, p.116). Thus, the US should limit their involvement in Continue reading...

The struggle started with this news, when Hamid Karzai’s government quietly started to release prisoners from Bagram prison in 2013. Parwan Detention Facility or also called the Bagram Theater Internment Facility is located in U.S. airbase, in Bagram. This facility has a long dramatic history, were torturing dozens of prisoners were disclosed. The control of this prison was handed to Afghan Authorities in a small ceremony on September 10, 2012. Later the Afghan authorities started to classify the prisoners into two groups: The first group is identified as criminals and they’ll wait for criminal prosecution, the second Continue reading...

Indian/Native American Boarding Schools

Native Americans were marginalized and suppressed by the US government in the 19th century. Given that the Native Americans were the minority in the country and acted as a threat to the state, they were forced into reservations where they could be easily monitored by the US government (Adams 67). Though the Native Americans were oppressed in their livelihood, some chose to continue embracing their culture and not that of the foreigner. In the late 19th century, the Native American youth were forced into boarding schools where they had to adapt to the European way of life (Hirschfelder 28). Continue reading...

Tony Horwitz examines the Confederates in the attic by looking at the events that transpired in America during the Civil war. Horwitz believes that Civil war is not over in that the Northern American states have a different perspective compared to the South and this has been the case for a long time (Horwitz 61). It is important to know that most Northern states supported the end of slavery whereas the South did not want to end slave trade. As a result, this is of the escapades that sparked the Civil war in the 19th century. Most white southerners Continue reading...

Martin Marger writes that race is a human invention (Marger, 2009, p.17). The art of race has resulted into social injustice and oppression of a certain members of a particular racial group. Biology indicates that one’s race or ethnicity does not define one’s ability or social status in the society. This is points out that biologically, we are equal in that one’s DNA does not show if one is white or colored (Marger, 2009, p.11). This shows that the terms race and ethnicity are terms constructed by the society so as to form a hierarchy in Continue reading...

Introduction

The government of the United States (US) regards the civil rights of each of its citizens with utmost importance, regardless of race, gender, or affiliation. The recognition of the importance of protecting the civil rights of every citizen renders the US government as the single largest protector. Yet, in cases where the US government requires the waiving of such duty, it has to provide compelling reasons subject to the strict scrutiny test of the US Supreme Court (SC). The case of Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu v. United States (Korematsu v. US), decided in 1944, served as the first instance where Continue reading...

George Bush, five years later then the attack to the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001, gives a speech from a written text (Bush, George 2006). He basically explains how the terrorist attack to the Twin Towers happened and what the US Government has done to prevent future terrorist attacks to the US. According to him, the terrorist groups hidden in the shadow of the US community with no name and no country background have formed some small groups and these small groups have planned some terrorist attacks to the American citizens. With the information gathered Continue reading...

In today’s world, information travels from one source to the other in no time. This maybe not only accredited to the advanced technology that is incessantly progressing, but it may also be caused by great minds. The best example that has currently strangled the government and the international media is the case of Edward Snowden who is the person behind NSA leaks.
The National Security Agency (NSA) is USA’s official cryptology intelligence organization which was founded in 1952 with the aim of safeguarding the integrity of the national communication system along with looking into the matters of Continue reading...

Introduction

When the European settlers came to North America, it was already inhabited by an indigenous group of people. In the 19th century white Americans came with the idea of Manifest Destiny and in order to realize their idea of possessing the entire continent of North America, they began removing Native Americans from their ancestral homeland into reserved territories for the Indians. The US government initiated the One Big Reservation policy in 1851 and according to this policy Native Americans were to shift into 'One Big Reservation' but the constant migration of European settlers, the evolution of transportation technology which Continue reading...

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The AIM leaders and dissidents of the Oglala took on the US government because the community was being marginalized in their own country. The Oglala people had been tortured and killed by security officials in the US government. They had also been displaced from their own native land that they had connected with for a long period before the arrival of the Europeans in North America. The Aim leaders felt that there culture and spiritual life was being taken away from them by the US government. These leaders were of the view that the Oglala people were being stripped Continue reading...

(History: Slavery and the American civil war)

The United States of America has experienced a lot of changes and challenges throughout the past centuries, before finally attaining its democracy in 1776. The seventeenth and the eighteen centuries saw a lot of radical changes take place in the country’s political administration, leading to its stabilization and acquisition of sovereign power. At the same time, becoming a sovereign state presented new, unexpected challenges to the country, and some of these included the fact that there was the American slavery, that has been introduced and started by Britain, American former colonizers.
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Introduction

Colonialism refers to the practice of domination of one race upon another through conquests. Colonization refers to the European settlers taking lands by force from non-European people. The word colonialism has frequently been associated with the description of European settlement in North America, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Canada and places which were under the subjugation of European settlers. German scholar Jurgen Osterhammel described colonialism as "a relationship of domination between an indigenous majority and a minority of foreign invaders" (Nielsen & Robyn, 2003). Though colonizing states like New Zeland, Australia, Canada and the United States vary in their cultures, economies, Continue reading...

Introduction

Debate has been ranging on whether the United States should pay reparations to African Americans for slavery. Arguments have been given in support for reparations while some people do not advocate for the reparations for slavery. Reparation is a term of law that has existed for centuries. It refers to the duty and responsibility of the wrongdoing party to rectify the damage it may have caused to the injured party (Winbush, 2003). In order for reparation to be fair, it must be able to wipe out all the damage caused and its consequences so that the injured returns to Continue reading...

There are many facts about American Government and California Government Politics I learnt from this class. For example, United States of America functions under the federal government. This has been the situation from the declaration of independence and ever since is managed as a republic of fifty states. There are also and number of territories, but one capital found in Washington DC. This basically constitutes American government (Grigsby, 2008).
In addition there are three separate branches or arms to United States federal government. They are executive, legislative and judicial. Their powers to function as arms of government have been Continue reading...

Introduction

Hatred between Americans and foreign immigrants has greatly developed over the years. Americans are on the opinion that illegal immigrants should not be allowed in their own country. They argue that allowing these immigrants in their country will, in the long run, cause social conflicts. This, in turn, would deteriorate their economic growth and development. Due to this reason, the American government has discouraged the illegal immigrations. This paper tries to analyze the illegality of these immigrants determine whether they have been fairly treated.
According to Americans, allowing illegal immigration will only increase the number of illegal immigrants in Continue reading...

Differences between National and International NGOs -

A Case Study of the US, Bahrain and India
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1 Introduction
Non-Governmental Organizations or NGOs have become influential actors of societal development and change on a national as well as international scale. Beginning as non-governmental consultants to the United Nations, the number of NGOs across the world has witnessed exponential growth since the 1980s. Although most people understand what an NGO is - the name itself makes it very clear that these are organizations that are not government run – there is little consensus on what may be described as key characteristics of an NGO. As Continue reading...

During the post-World War II era, with the rise of the Cold War and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, America itself began to fear the atom. With nuclear bombs already having been used to end World War II, the public realized that humanity had the potential to destroy the entire world with the push of a button. To that end, the United States government did everything it could to try to assuage the fears of a rightfully-worried public about the threat of nuclear destruction. Through the use of playful animation, propaganda films, and the futile strategies of fallout shelters, Continue reading...

Essay outline

The United States government is a model federal government composed of fifty states and one capitol.

The first United States government was composed in 1789 making it one of the earliest governments in a constitutional country.

The legislature
The people have the right to elect the leaders that they want to legislative offices.
House of Representatives
This house is made up of 435 members with voting rights. Each member represents a congressional district.

The judiciary

This is an important department that interprets the law and applies it.
The executive
The executive is comprised of the president and cabinet secretaries.
Challenges
The resistance to changes that are brought about by democracy
Onset of international bodies that have contradicting policies
The American Government
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Risk management cycle and strategy of disaster

Introduction
Hurricane sandy is one of the major disasters ever to hit North America. The storm caused devastation in parts of the Northeastern United Sates, mid-Atlantic, and the Caribbean. Other parts of the region also experienced effects of the storm but the severity was mild. The storm is linked to the impact of climate change experienced in the globe. Scientists have argued that increased emission of greenhouse gasses is causing one of the major environmental risks of global warming and climate change. Some of the major disasters witnessed in the world today are a direct result of increased emission Continue reading...

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The global financial crisis started in 2008 opened a new era for the economy managers in the developing countries and the United States. Using the conventional tools and strategies to cope with the financial crisis will not create the desired results anymore. This new experience indicates us that the economy managers and the governments need to develop more complex and detailed strategies to overcome the issues in the economies. The Federal Reserve is one of the responsible institutions for the economy management. The FED has always been blamed for not developing a proper response against the economic and Continue reading...

Question 1: Discuss and describe the U.S. Government’s policy towards, and relationship with, Native Americans.
The term ‘native Americans’ refers to the indigenous Indian nations that thrived in the US before the arrival of European settlers. The federal government recognizes 562 Indian nations (NCAI 4). 229 of these nations live in Alaska while 33 are spread out in other states. The relationship between the US government and Indian tribes has always been shaky, alternating between mutual co-existence and extreme hostilities over the years. This relationship is guided by the Constitution, treaties, the Congress and administration decisions taken by Continue reading...

Introduction

During the early 1980s, the US auto industry was dominated by three domestic players, Ford, GM, and Chrysler. The import of cars into the US market was relatively less. The market penetration was relatively high in the car market. However, things started changing when the Japanese companies started exporting cars to the US market. In the first half of the 1980s, the market share of Japanese cars in the US market increased manifold. The market share from 17% in 1980 grew to 25% within a few years. Due to the increase in demand for Japanese cars, the demand for Continue reading...

North Korea is confirming its identity as a nuclear state with each passing day (McLeish, 2007). This all started with Kim Jung-il, whose threats and existence was only known among the few who received threats but now his successor Kim Jun-Un is leading a ravishing threat with his name spread all around the world as the leader of the nuclear state (Nikitin, 2010). The latest being his nuclear threat to South Korean Peninsula.
North Korea is soon becoming connectionless as it has cut off nearly all bonds between them and other countries and setting the matter worse by an Continue reading...

Introduction

Terrorist activities are on the rise worldwide; USA has not been left behind following the recent Boston bombing attack. These attacks and constant threats lead to counteractive measures by governments in a bid to ensure their citizens’ safety. In respect to the US situation, the lives of Americans and other individuals end in these attacks. This causes fear among the citizens. The government has a responsibility of acting against these attacks; this ensures the safety of its citizens. The US Department of Justice prepared a secret 16-page memo in reference to the terrorism situation. This memo provides for the Continue reading...

A STUDY ON THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE EARLY U.S. GOVERNMENT

Countless people have always sought for a position on religion when it comes to its part on the government. To some, religion does not need to be one of the ‘ruling’ factors within the government; while others say otherwise. In America, particularly in the building up of its government, the impact of religion is evident. This particular paper will discuss the part religion took place especially in the founding period of the American government.
In the summer of 1787, Philadelphia adopted the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution didn’t say much regarding religion, except for the Article Continue reading...

The film ‘Breaking the silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror’ was screened about six months after the attack of Iraq in March the year two thousand and three. This was also two years after the attack of Afghanistan. This film scrutinizes the truth and lies at the back of war on terror, examining the inconsistency between American and British rationalization for battle and the details on the ground in Washington DC and Afghanistan.
The movie starts with a disturbing sequence of pictures depicting the bloodbath inflicted on the people of Iraq by the British and US Continue reading...

Introduction

Chrysler Group LLC is one of the largest automobile manufacturing companies in the world. Along with General Motors and Ford Motor Company, these three companies are known as the “big three” in the US market. Chrysler is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Currently, Chrysler is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italian Automaker, Fiat S.P.A. The flagship brands of Chrysler are Chrysler 200 and 300, Dodge, Ram and Jeep. The journey of Chrysler was not always smooth. Upon its establishment in 1925, it soon became one of the most popular car brands in USA. From 1930s till late 1950s, Continue reading...

Introduction

The United States has the interest of African growth among its global growth and development agendas. The US government does all it can to ensure Africa remains a dynamic continent. It is true that the United States cares about Africa. In particular, the government has concern over the growth and development of Zambia. Although, it is not the only country in Africa requiring growth the government finds it good to offer outstanding support to Zambia. The government has allowed its Non-government organizations to work in the African land to eliminate poverty and give hope to the generations of the Continue reading...

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GREAT DEPRESSION
The great depression in 1920s in the United States has taught an important lesson to the agents in the American Economy. The lesson we learned was that the efficiency of the resource distribution in the economy plays very essential role to provide an economic development and sustainability. The American economy failed to provide the sustainability in the financial sector and the real sectors. The relation between the financial sectors and the real sector is truly important for a healthy economy. This relation in 1920s has disappeared, and the crisis in the financial sector placed the real sectors Continue reading...

Introduction

During the early 1980s, the US auto industry was dominated by three domestic players, Ford, GM, and Chrysler. The import of cars into the US market was relatively less. The market penetration was relatively high in the car market. However, things started changing when the Japanese companies started exporting cars to the US market. In the first half of the 1980s, the market share of Japanese cars in the US market increased manifold. The market share from 17% in 1980 grew to 25% within a few years. Due to the increase in demand for Japanese cars, the demand for Continue reading...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a part of Department of Justice, government of United States of America. The main objective of this agency is to defend the US against all kinds of internal as well as external threats including threats related to terrorism and foreign intelligence. FBI performs its duty through a number of departments and sections. The agency takes care of a variety of assignments in criminal justice. The agency is allocated a hefty annual budget by the US government for its operations and expenditures in order to fulfil all its responsibilities. This paper intends to Continue reading...

Argo is a film that describes the rescue of a group of United States diplomats from a hostage situation in Iran. The film exclusively illustrates political crisis; however, a critique of the film reveals the political gaps that existed in the film. The film shows the great use of government power in the rescue mission but limits the use of some government arms in the rescue mission (Lapsley ‏ & Westlake 3). In the film, the Iranian activists hold a number of staff in the United States embassy hostage although some of them escape. However, the situation is expressly tough for Continue reading...

There have been tough debates on whether the federal government of the United States should enact laws that are stricter with regard to gun control. Several stakeholders have taken different position owing to the intensity of the matter with some proposing and other opposing the move. There have been strong argument brought forward supporting the move and at the same time equal arguments have been raised to challenge the move. The rationale of this paper shall be to examine and analyse the different arguments for and against this move with regard to the ethical theories as proposed by different Continue reading...

Microeconomic Analysis of Each Government Intervention

- US government intervention through tariffs
The US government has opted to be actively controlling their country’s balance of payments through the use of tariffs aiming at discouraging importation of Chinese solar panels. This intervention has been established with a common goal to protect the US local industry and the manufactures of solar panels and the related products. As a result, the US government has levied custom duties on the Chinese products ranging from 2.9% to 4.73%.
Although, this intervention comes with many advantages, particularly in protecting the domestic market and increasing government revenue, microeconomic analysis shows that Continue reading...

The American government: Deliberate will of the people

Most countries give their citizens the ultimate right to decide what is good for their country; however, the American government practices a different type of rule where the majority views do not necessarily overrule the minority. Consensus takes most of the decisions made by the American government (Sandoz 109). In the consensus system of democracy, the people in leadership discuss on the decisions that face them and review the possible courses of action viable for the prevailing situations. A decision on what suits the situation best comes from the agreement among the leaders without consulting the elected members or Continue reading...