Essays Tagged: "secretary of state"

Power To Revoke

jor question since the mid- 1800's. Haig v. Agee is a landmark Supreme Court case charging that the Secretary of State can not revoke a passport on the grounds that the power has never been granted by ... n not revoke a passport on the grounds that the power has never been granted by the Congress to the Secretary, and that revoking a passport violates the first and fifth amendments of the Constitution ...

(3 pages) 36 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

This essay discusses the second amendment right to bear arms. It also has a cited source at the end

erica.The word "state" means nation/country, such as "the state of Israel" or "the Arab states" or "Secretary of State." In other words, the nation can best form a well-regulated militia (army/navy) i ...

(2 pages) 121 1 2.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Civil War Facts

states. (36 -30)2)3) John Calhoun: (1782-1850) Political leader who was United States congressman, Secretary of war, Vice President (1825-1832) senator and secretary of state. He supported states rig ... s congressman (1813-1817, 1823-1827). United States senator (1827-1841,1845-1850) and United States secretary of State (1841-1843, 1850-1852). He urged both the North and the South to avoid extreme po ...

(3 pages) 140 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Brief History of the Cold War

d States policy to assist any regime resisting communism. Only a few months later, in June of 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall announced a plan to help in the reconstruction of Europe. The pla ... rdered a naval blockade of Cuba in lieu of the air strike proposed by his military advisors and the Secretary of State. Russia recalled its ships that were sailing to Cuba when the Americans agreed no ...

(4 pages) 183 0 4.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

US Aircraft During the Cold War

hat the Soviet Union would never be ableto produce an atomic bomb (Kirk 29).Henry Wallace, then the Secretary of Commerce, warned Truman not to act tough againstthe Soviet Union (Beschloss 35). Howeve ... rned Truman not to act tough againstthe Soviet Union (Beschloss 35). However, on February 28, 1946, Secretary of State JamesByrnes hinted in a speech to Congress about the beginning of a new harder po ...

(9 pages) 66 0 4.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Middle East-Israeli tensions

t under special circumstances and that, 'the era of one-sided giving was over.' Warren Christopher, Secretary of State for the U.S., was able to arrange a peace conference with Arafat on the Gaza bord ...

(7 pages) 140 2 3.8 Apr/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Spanish Language Films

aspects: The film gives you a glance into both tenoch's house and julio's house. Tenoch's father is secretary of state and has a very nice, high class house with a great view of the city, this is also ...

(3 pages) 35 1 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

The Dirty Player. Should US go to war with Iraq once more?

"hide and seek," Hussein can easily mislead the inspectors to their investigation. Colin Powell, US Secretary of State, has evidence proving Hussein's illicit action. Pieces of evidence have been prov ...

(2 pages) 31 0 3.9 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Biography of Colin Powell.

the 57th annual Alfred E. Smith memorial foundation dinner. Colin Powell has been the United States Secretary of State as of January 2001, and has led the nation to triumph ever since. Powell is the f ... to build a new government; it will lift the sanctions, to that end," said Powell (U.S.D.S. WEB). As Secretary of State, it is Powell's job to find an international unity and expand it. "We are working ...

(3 pages) 92 0 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Marbury vs. Madison and judicial review.

n quite a rush, being he was going to be out of office soon. All the appointments were given to his Secretary of State to be sealed and delivered. Secretary of State Marshall completed all the documen ... ocuments except for the ones for the appointments for the District of Columbia. He assumed the next Secretary of State would complete them. When Jefferson found out about this, he was mad. He ordered ...

(2 pages) 108 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

"should UN sanctions continue against Iraq".

anctions are hurting Iraq. They think that the people of Iraq are being treated unfairly. Former US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, argues on the side of sanctions continuing and Rick McDowell ...

(3 pages) 68 1 3.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Growth Of political Parties in the 1790s.

stronger in 1791, when he proposed to establish a national bank. Jefferson, who had been the first Secretary of State, was now found at the head of a party in open opposition to the administration. T ...

(2 pages) 43 0 4.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This is about the US in world affairs during the late 1800s and early 1900s

countries across the world, especially those in Asia and the Pacific.In the 1860s, William Seward, Secretary of State, wanted the US to dominate trade in the Pacific. In 1867, he succeeded in convinc ...

(8 pages) 105 1 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Thomas Jefferson By: Tan Ly

helped to create the political systems that are still present in America today. Jefferson served as Secretary of State in George Washington's cabinet, and later became the third President of the Unite ...

(5 pages) 53 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Analysis of American Foreign Policy Objectives and Goals

iven the responsibility of leading the global community through its actions and words. According to Secretary of State, Colin Powell, "the American way in the world is to promote freedom, democracy, f ...

(20 pages) 572 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Are u really allowed just to copy copyrighted text straight of another site?

Dr. Cunningham : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what research is being done or has been commissioned by his D ... tices ; and Sediment water contaminant exchange.Three Graces (Statue)Mr. Neil Hamilton : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will take enforcement action in respect of the sta ... ded in the listing of Woburn abbey. On the basis of the information before my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, and in the light of legal advice, it appears that the Three Graces should be con ...

(14 pages) 66 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

How the marshall plan helped ireland after WW2

to promote peace in the world.This is the first paragraph of a very famous speech:On June 5, 1947, Secretary of State George C. Marshall spoke at Harvard University and outlined what would become kno ...

(6 pages) 30 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The United States has a moral obligation to mitigate international conflicts.

Saddam would have never ever dreamed of doing another Halabja, right?" Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State, said this sarcastically. Halabja is an Iraqi city in which the Iraqi regime comm ...

(3 pages) 50 0 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

How the Current Times in the US Reflect Early Nazi Germany

ers were illegally disqualified in the 2000 election in the state of Florida, when Jeb Bush and his Secretary of State compiled a questionable list of felons who would not be allowed to vote. It is al ...

(3 pages) 47 1 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Lord Kitchener of Khartoum (1850 - 1916)

aring his heavily moustachioed face and pointing hand over the legend, 'Your country needs you', as secretary of state for war at the beginning of World War I Kitchener organized armies on an unpreced ... ke out, Kitchener was on leave in England and reluctantly accepted an appointment to the cabinet as secretary of state for war. Flying in the face of popular opinion, he warned that the conflict would ...

(1 pages) 37 1 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History