Category: American Politics

Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, was born in New York in 1858. He had bronchial asthma; therefore, he received all the primary education at home. In 1876, Theodore Roosevelt began studying at Harvard; he was interested in politics from an early age. A tragedy occurred in Theodore Roosevelt’s personal life: in…

Table of Contents Introduction The Changing politics and Institutions The rise of strong partisan politics The Rise of Individual Independence in Congress The Growth of Interest Groups Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In 1981, Ronald Reagan said: “Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem”. This particular view has been echoed and…

Table of Contents Introduction Booker Washington Du Bois’ Program Personal Criticism Conclusion References Introduction Booker Washington and Du Bois were considered to be the prominent leaders of African American origin who managed to contribute to the development of American history through segregation and racism eradicating at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is necessary…

The global economic recession has seen many complain about working harder for lesser pay and even spending more nearly on all the goods and services available in the market. This is currently affecting all Americans and the world at large. From recent research, data reveals that there is a rapid and enhanced jobless rate greater…

Operation Neptune Spear, otherwise known as Operation Geronimo, was a CIA-led operation carried out on May 2, 2011, intended to kill Osama Bin Laden, the founder and the initial leader of al-Qaeda, the Islamist militant group responsible for numerous acts. Geronimo was the code name that two Navy SEALS teams received as they headed to…

The turn of the 19th century has been marked as the progressive era in which two American Presidents, President Theodore Roosevelt and President Woodrow Wilson have played a significant role on domestic as well as foreign policy-related issues. These two leaders reformed the system based on the decision which was guided by what is right…

All countries in the world had waited for this day and finally, it came, the world’s historic day, a day that the first African was sworn in to take over the White House.. It was the headline in the major dailies, internet, TVs and magazines. The news had been broken to the world “Barrack Obama…

The last two decades of the Cold War are filled with many political controversies in the inner policies of the United States. Within the span of sixteen years, America was dominated by both Democratic and Republican parties, yet, the general policy has remained surprisingly the same regardless of the presidential promises of change and shifting…

Outline Aspirants for the office of the President of the United States, require exceptional qualities of leadership, grit, determination and perseverance. This essay focuses on the rise of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the factors that contributed to his unprecedented four terms in office. The essay first traces Roosevelt’s privileged background as one of the factors…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction When President Barack Obama was elected in 2008 and took office in 2009, the US was facing one of the greatest financial crisis in the world. The crisis is said to be the worst that the country has experienced since the Second World War (Herszenhorn). In…