The Roots of America Today Since its establishment over 200 years ago, America has continued to develop into one of the most powerful countries in the world. Today, the United States stands as the world’s oldest existing federation, upholding the ideals of a constitutional republic. In such a system, government officials represent the people’s interest ...
Candidates: Democratic-Republican: Thomas Jefferson (Virginia) and George Clinton (New York) Federalist: Charles C. Pinckney (South Carolina) and Rufus King (New York) Election Results: Jefferson and Clinton: 162 electoral votes. Pinckney and King: 14 electoral votes. Summary: Thomas Jefferson, as a statesman, scholar, and president, was a man of contradictions. The most overexposed of these is ...
Pikes Peak in Colorado is known as America’s Mountain. Every year, visitors from around the world marvel at its beauty and size. It is the first peak in the Rocky Mountain chain people heading West through Colorado see. Topping off at 14,110 feet above sea level, it was a rallying cry for those making their ...
With House Democrats still falling short of the votes to pass Obamacare, the House leadership is contemplating an end run called variously “the Slaughter Rule,” “the Deeming Maneuver,” and “the Self Executing Rule.” The “Slaughter Rule,” named after the Chair of the House Rules Committee Louise Slaughter, would attach a provision to the rules for ...
The Gateway Arch located in St. Louis, Missouri is a symbol of the American West. It is a symbol of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the cowboys and Indians, the mountain men, the Gold Rush, and the Louisiana Purchase. Many things have come to shape the West, and this Gateway is our looking glass to ...
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