In spite of a scorched-earth campaign by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Neil Gorsuch has been confirmed to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia’s untimely death last year. Gorsuch’s nomination was one of the most significant actions of the Trump presidency so far, and his confirmation will now have profound implications for our nation over the next several decades. Here are four reasons why American citizens—especially Evangelical conservatives—should consider Gorsuch’s confirmation a great victory and why he might be better even than Scalia, whose place on the bench he would take. 1.
What is DACA? DACA is a program created by Barak Obama to aid undocumented immigrants, specifically children who were brought in by their parents illegally. How does DACA help immigrants? They are helped by being allowed to work, have a driver license, and potentially own a home. How are these opportunities granted?
Betsy DeVos’ name is starting to get attention. She is, after all, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the next United States Education Secretary. But Betsy DeVos may be getting negative attention instead of a positive one. In Florida, teachers are already planning to protest against Trump’s pick.
The United States just elected a new president recently. This is a major event, because this is a country that values the citizens right to vote above many other rights and privileges. The months and weeks leading up to the election were very divisive and showed how humans have a long way to go before reaching a peaceful resolution of
Trinisha Sullivan ELA 8B presidential essay 12/17/2015 Essay #2 Why shouldn 't Donald Trump be president? I believe that Donald Trump should not be president because, Trump has a degree in finance rather than Law, Trumps Ban against muslims and He thinks he can fix the world 's problems.
After nearly fifty days in the White House, President Trump has done an excellent job. On his second day in office he vowed to destroy the Islamic State, and on his ninth day he fulfilled his promise of a 5 year-ban on officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government, and a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government, which was a promise kept. (foxnews.com) My favorite quote by my President Trump is “My policy is to learn from the past, focus on the present, and dream about the future. " I think that this quote describes him perfectly as a president.
President Clinton is about to select his first nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the next few months, Governor Schaefer will get an opportunity to fill key vacancies in Maryland 's two highest courts. It 's a good time to rethink the criteria for selecting judges. The traditional vision of the ideal judge, long embraced by both the legal establishment and the public, is one who is ' 'detached ' ' and ' 'impartial. ' '
Betsy Devos is a very controversial person who has a lot of problems. Many wonders if she is a good pick for Secretary of Education because if she doesn’t understand the difference between growth and proficiency what will keep her from failing. The other side argues that she is no different then from Obama's picks. Unlike other candidates, she has a big love for kids of all ages. It is very well known that Betsy Devos is very unqualified for the job from the article called Betsy Devos still loves Common Core.
Option 1 Bill Clinton was 46 years old when he went into office, making him the youngest President since John F. Kennedy. He was also the second U.S. President to be impeached; however, not just bad things happened during his time in office. Clinton was President from 1993 to 2001, and he accomplished many things for the United States during that time. For example, he was able to create more jobs and drop the unemployment rate significantly. He also played close attention to issues in the education system.
The Republican Party was founded in 1854, by anti-slavery activists and members of the Whig Party, and it is referred as Grand Old Party or GOP. The Republican Party is known in supporting issues, such as, socially conservative policies, free market capitalism, opposing regulation and labor unions. During the history there have been eighteen Republican U.S. Presidents, but in this essay I am going to focus on only six of them divided into two periods of time; three Republican presidents of 1920s and the first three Republican presidents elected after World War II. The first three presidents of the 1920s period of time are named Warren Harding, Calving Coolidge, and the last one Herbert Hoover. A similarity between these three Republican presidents
With a new President comes a new cabinet full of new faces and new ideas. Although some individuals bring advantageous ideas to the table, that is not the case for all cabinet members. Betsy DeVos, Education Secretary, has imposed several new educational principles in her time in office which have upset the community. Although she claims her ideas are going to be beneficial to society, the changes are making a negative impact on the schooling system. Betsy DeVos was President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, and until this past election, she has had no experience with education or making educational changes.
Donald Trump is not a fit candidate for presidential office because of his strict immigration policy, male chauvinistic views, and risky decisions-making skills.
To answer my main question, whether racism is a general tendency in the US or not, I would say yes, it is if Trump becomes President. In my opinion, he will influence the citizens into thinking in a racist way -like he does. Afro Americans already feel discriminated and - in my opinion- it will only strengthen if Trump becomes President. With Trump´s election all the achievement e.g the Civil Rights Act, for which many Afro American fought for, are insignificant.
One of the biggest controversies in the United States today is immigration. This is a huge topic in the country today because there is numerous people on both sides of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform that present great evidence about it. This reform is impacting millions of immigrants that are working and living in the Unites States today, but it also affects the people that are citizens of the United States. In this paper I am going to present arguments from both sides of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform, then come to a conclusion on which side I choose to place my opinion. There are a lot of worthy things that this reform is going to accomplish for immigrants in the United States.
At the beginning of The Good Earth the Wang family lived in a small house in China on their family’s ancestral land. The earth was vital to the Wangs, as they used it, not only to grow crops, but also to build their house, construct an oven, and make water pots, as well as other items. During the 1890s and 1930s, the Wang family experienced famines which forced them to move to the South. When the family returned, they became very prosperous. Being wealthy, they were able to own more land and move into the Great House of Hwang.
