Sam Houston was born to Samuel and Elizabeth Houston, near Lexington, Virginia on March 2, 1793. In 1806 after Houston's father died his mother and eight siblings moved near Maryville. Two years after…
Politics
As citizens of the United States of America, politics can play a big role in our lives. As a democratic republic, we have the opportunity to associate with a political party and vote for our local lea…
My history day research includes the "Ongoing Diplomacy/War between North and South Korean" countries that have been divided since the beginning of the Korean war in 1950. I chose this topic because …
Political efficacy is the trust in people to change the government and the belief that they have the ability to make changes. Democracy is affected by many factors that influence political participati…
Nationalism is often portrayed as noble and honorable but more often than not nationalism leads to nothing but pain and suffering around the world. When people gain a sense of nationalism they become …
Countries can be very different around the world, one country can be a capitalist country and the next can be a socialist country. they both run very differently, one being better for society than the…
Early February 2021. President Donald Trump comes face-to-face with the United Stated Congress so the senators can vote on the President's second impeachment conviction under accusation of incitement …
If someone wanted to talk to their friend right now how would they? Perhaps they would send a letter in the mail, or even an email on their computer. Most likely, however, they would just pull up thei…
Abuse of power has been on a high growth incline in the past 10 years. According to transparency.org, in 2017 44% of Americans said that the President and his Cabinet members abused their power incred…
Communism had one of the most important political effects of some other political thoughts in the twentieth century throughout the planet. What is significant and intriguing with regards to socialism …
Growing up, almost every kid has at one point said "I'm gonna be the President!". While the thought seems innocent and fun, we never truly understand the difficulty of becoming president. So what are …
The lack of representation of female leaders in Canada is no secret, as most individuals in office are males. In the 9th grade, I learned how there had only ever been one female prime minister of Cana…
Factions let people express their own opinions. Factions are important in the world of politics and are what give us the Democratic Party and the Republican party. Factions give people the opportunity…
Throughout history and around the world today, there have been many different systems of government. While some government systems have changed since they were created, others have remained the same f…
They executed Louis Riel for treason on November 16, 1885, but was he a proper villain? A man named Louis Riel led the Mets people into two rebellions, to help the lives of the Metis and First Nation …
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill or Winston Churchill for short was born November 30, 1874. He was born in Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, though he grew up in Dublin, Ireland. His dad w…
159,633,396 votes were cast in the 2020 United States Presidential Election. All told, Joe Biden of the Democratic Party won 81,283,098 of these votes while Donald Trump the incumbent Republican picke…
Over its fifty year lifespan, the "War on Drugs" has cost a little over a trillion dollars while doing little to curb addiction rates (Miron). This initiative, created when the Nixon administration de…
