The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the resulting deaths of 3,000 innocent Americans instantly changed the face of the United States, its government and its people forever. Soon after the initial shock, the Bush administration took its first steps in fighting the “war on terrorism” with the signing of the USA Patriot Act. ...
The United States is a nation that was founded on the principle of freedom. Civil liberties, as outlined in the Bill of Rights to the original Constitution, were the means by which ordinary citizens could be guaranteed freedom. In today’s political climate, many of these civil liberties are under attack as supporters of the Patriot ...
The job of a politician is persuasion. By force of argument or force of personality, the politician must persuade people that something needs to be done, and that s/he is the best person to ensure that it is done. While most politicians sincerely believe they are acting for the greater good, their arguments tend to ...
While nations have been combating terrorism for decades; the global war on terrorism is considered to be a recent endeavor. After the terrorist attack on the US on September 11, 2001 President George W. Bush decided to use his position and the wave of nationalism that resulted after the attack; to start what he called ...
When the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia to develop the United States Constitution, it produced a Constitution that did not include the present day Bill of Rights. The Constitution, however, could not be ratified without it, and the inclusion of the Bill of Rights became a condition in order to gain support of many states ...
