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Category Archives: June 21 assignment
Second Impeachment In US History
On December 18, 1988 former President Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representative on charges of perjury, obstruction of justices and malfeasance in office which arose from the Monica Lewinsky and Paula Jones lawsuit. The trial proceedings were largely partisan, with no Democratic Senators voting for conviction and only five Democratic Representatives voting to impeach. In all, 55 senators voted not guilty, and 45 voted guilty on the perjury charge. Bill Clinton also was acquitted on the obstruction of justice charge. This was the second impeachment in American History.
On February 12, 1998 the Senate came back from closed deliberations with Bill Clinton acquittal.
This picture of Bill Clinton shows a man going through one of the biggest struggles and humiliation that a public person could go through.
Posted in 1989-2000, June 21 assignment
Tagged Humiliation, impeachment, Presidental Sex Scandal
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Keating Owen Child Labor Act, 1916
During the 1900’s children as young as four were employed in production factories with dangerous and often fatal working conditions. There were approximately 2 million children working in mills, mines, fields, factories, stores, and on city streets. Many of these children were under the age of 14. As a result it was important to develope the Keating Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 to protect these children. President Woodrow Wilson signed bill into law on February 29, 1916.
This is the link where the picture can be found: http://www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/article_109.shtml
Here is an interesting video on scenes of child labor.
Posted in 1916-1920, June 21 assignment, June 28 assignment
Tagged 1900's, Child Labor, Keating Owen
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Religious Right
Jim & Tammy Faye Baker
Well there’s the textbook version and there’s the bigger picture. The textbook is not inaccurate by any means but I’d argue it’s not necessarily complete.
Religious fundamentalism sees a surge in the 1970s as a response to the excesses and immorality of the sexual revolution of the 1960’s. Evangelical Protestantism expanded greatly during this time and sought to overturn Supreme Court decisions banning prayer in schools, protecting pornography as free speech and legalizing abortion. To be an evangelical christian, one must go through some process of being born again and subscribe to the bible’s teachings. Jimmy Carter is noted as being the first evangelical President, but there is no explanation about how that affected his Presidency. It does note that most evangelicals enter politics as conservatives (Republicans) but Carter was a democrat.
[My opinion follows.] The problem with the Religious Right not identified in the text is that there is a refusal to accept the separation of church and state as a fundamental and inalienable part of American society. This makes America a secular (non-religious) state/country/government. When I learned about why America was settled, it was in large part due to people wanting to be free to practice their religion of choice. I thought everyone learned this in school. Now I find it so mind boggling that it is so important for Americans to impose their religious beliefs on others, and that it doesn’t occur to them that if it’s being preached to them by their Pastor on a Sunday in a church, then it falls under the umbrella of “religious beliefs.”
The other problem with the text regarding the Religious Right is that it doesn’t mention how Jerry Falwell was he would say crazy and bizarre things like blaming 9/11 on pagans, abortionists, feminists, gays, lesbians, the American Civil Liberties Union and People For The American Way. The text doesn’t mention Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s embezzling money from the nonprofit ministry (with a weekly broadcast for donations) to furnish a lavish lifestyle. The text doesn’t mention the preacher who says that God came to him and had a detailed discussion with him. The text also doesn’t discuss how Bush and Karl Rove courted the Religious Right in order to win their elections, and then were made out to be fools when 60 Minutes did interviews of former White House staffers explaining how they laughed at these crazies behind their backs and had no intention of doing most of what they promised them.
Posted in June 21 assignment
Tagged conservatism, crazies, religious right
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President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States. In his early carrier, he was an actor. He started his political carrier with the Democratic Party; but he switched to the Republican Party in 1962, got the nomination for presidency in 1980 and win the election in 1980 and 1984.
Reagan spoke of “economic freedom” and proposed an “economic Bill of Rights.” He thought that economic freedom means “curtailing the power of unions, dismantling regulations, and radically reducing reducing taxes.” All his approaches to get the economic freedom were very supportive for the rich people, and it brings the huge economic inequality in society. In his two years presidency period, “the richest 1 percent of Americans owned 40 percent of the nation’s wealth.” Ronald also was the stronger supporter of supply-side economics, and sometimes his economical decision known as “Reaganomics.”
Posted in Economic History, June 21 assignment, Political history
Tagged economic freedom, economic inequality, President Ronald Reagan, Reaganomics, supply-side economics
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AXIS OF EVIL
In 2002, The Axis of Evil was a name given to Iraq, North Korea and Iran by then President Bush. At the State of the Union Address Bush alleged that these countries harbored terrorist and were a threat to the United States. He labeled these countries a threat to the United States because he insisted that they possessed weapons of mass destruction. However, according to Give Me Liberty, there existed no evidence to support his claim and more importantly Iraq and Iran had previously went to war against one another. I find this important to know because it gave the public an idea that some of his accusations were without evidence and therefore some of his actions should not have been supported.
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Posted in 2001-present, June 21 assignment
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88-352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) was a landmark in legislative attempts to improve the quality of life for African Americans and other minority groups. Although civil rights had a long history as a political and legislative issue, the 1960s marked a period of intense activity by the federal government to protect minority rights. It prohibitted racial discrimination in employment, institutions like hospitals and schools, and privately owned public accommodations such as restaurants, hotels, and theaters. It also banned discrimination on the grounds of sex- a provision added by opponents of civil rights in an effort to derail the entire bill and embraced by liberal and female members of congress as a way to broaden its scope. The Act did not resolve all problems of discrimination. But it opened the door to further progress by lessening racial restrictions on the use of public facilities, providing more job opportunities, strengthening voting laws, and limiting federal funding of discriminatory aid programs.
Posted in 1960-1968, Cultural History, June 21 assignment, Political history, Social History
Tagged civil rights, Civil Rights Act 1964, equal rights, inequality
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Bill Clinton
William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. At 46 he was the third-youngest president. He became president at the end of the Cold War, and is known as the first baby boomer president.He is a graduate from Yale Law School. He is married to Hillary Clinton and has daughter Chelsea Clinton. During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history.
President Clinton visited India in 2000 the first U.S. leader in more than two decades to set foot in the world’s
largest democracy.
largest democracy.
“Clinton’s visit was taking place at a time of warming of relations between the two countries, and reflects the common desire of both countries to move towards a new, broad-based, forwardlooking,politically constructive and economically productive partnership. The threat of terrorism faced by both countries from the same source has added a new dimension to India-US cooperation”
Posted in 1989-2000, June 21 assignment, Political history, Social History, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Clinton, Global History, US-INDO
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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, also called the mother of the modern-day civil rights movement would forever be remembered by her act of refusing to give up her seat for a white passenger. This act was a strong symbol for modern day civil rights. This event would later cause the Montgomery Bus Boycott and eventually the end of racial segregation on public bus transportations. 
Posted in 1953-1960, June 21 assignment, Midterm Exam Review, Uncategorized
Tagged Civil Rights Movement, Montgomery bus boycott, Rosa Parks
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Dick Cheney
Richard “Dick” Cheney , was born in January 30,1941, served as the vice president of the United States under George W. Bush from 2001-2009 and was considered as the most powerful and influencial vice president in the United States history.He worked his way into the white house during the Nixon and Ford administration where he served latter as a white house chief of staff. Cheney was selected to be secretary of defense during the presidency of George H.W. Bush and he oversaw the 1991 operation desert of storm. Out of office during the Clinton administration, Cheney was chairman and C.E.O. of Halliburton company from 1995 to 2000.
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