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1.  My favorite time period in American History is probably the 20th century.  I especially like this time period because most things that happened during this time affect my life today.  I also like that about half of it happened during my parent’s lifetime.  It’s interesting to learn about something that is history to me, but to my parents is their life.  It all happened while they were growing up.  They remember these wars and presidents.  They even voted for some of them.  I find it fascinating.

1.  My favorite time period in American History is probably the 20th century.  I especially like this time period because most things that happened during this time affect my life today.  I also like that about half of it happened during my parent’s lifetime.  It’s interesting to learn about something that is history to me, but to my parents is their life.  It all happened while they were growing up.  They remember these wars and presidents.  They even voted for some of them.  I find it fascinating.

2.  Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were very different presidents, with very different agendas.  Reagan was an increasingly conservative republican, whereas Clinton was a liberal democrat.  Reagan cut taxes, but Clinton raised them.  Reagan campaigned on more morality, but Clinton obviously didn’t have good morals.   

2.  Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were very different presidents, with very different agendas.  Reagan was an increasingly conservative republican, whereas Clinton was a liberal democrat.  Reagan cut taxes, but Clinton raised them.  Reagan campaigned on more morality, but Clinton obviously didn’t have good morals.   

In reading extra material online, I learned that America’s economy actually did better under Clinton than it did Reagan.  I found this interesting, I guess because I’ve always thought of Reagan as a better president than Clinton, and I associate how well the economy is doing with how good the president is.

In reading extra material online, I learned that America’s economy actually did better under Clinton than it did Reagan.  I found this interesting, I guess because I’ve always thought of Reagan as a better president than Clinton, and I associate how well the economy is doing with how good the president is.

3.  I think the most important and influential trends guiding America is our increased power in the world, and our drifting away from our religious roots.  Separate, these two trends are powerful, but together they’re very dangerous.  With power comes pride, and greed.  Mix that with losing religious morals, and it’s a very deadly combination.   

3.  I think the most important and influential trends guiding America is our increased power in the world, and our drifting away from our religious roots.  Separate, these two trends are powerful, but together they’re very dangerous.  With power comes pride, and greed.  Mix that with losing religious morals, and it’s a very deadly combination.   

4.  I think the biggest threat to America’s future is our increasing power.  Every great empire in history has fallen, and fallen hard.  At the rate we’re going, we’ll follow in the footsteps of Egypt, Rome, and many others, and it’s not a pretty outcome.

4.  I think the biggest threat to America’s future is our increasing power.  Every great empire in history has fallen, and fallen hard.  At the rate we’re going, we’ll follow in the footsteps of Egypt, Rome, and many others, and it’s not a pretty outcome.

5.  Culture and the success of a nation go hand in hand.  Culture is how everyone thinks, what their beliefs are, and how they behave.  How could this not affect the government, and consequently, the success of the nation?   

5.  Culture and the success of a nation go hand in hand.  Culture is how everyone thinks, what their beliefs are, and how they behave.  How could this not affect the government, and consequently, the success of the nation?   

However, in the 70’s, the culture was not a good one.  Rebelling, drugs, and sex were what people believed in.  During this time, the government wasn’t doing so well either.  The Watergate Scandal happened then, and a hostage crisis lasted more than a year.  The world didn’t respect us, and I think that a part of that was our culture, and how we were presenting ourselves to the world.   

However, in the 70’s, the culture was not a good one.  Rebelling, drugs, and sex were what people believed in.  During this time, the government wasn’t doing so well either.  The Watergate Scandal happened then, and a hostage crisis lasted more than a year.  The world didn’t respect us, and I think that a part of that was our culture, and how we were presenting ourselves to the world.   

6.  Ronald Reagan had many great achievements as president.  I think his two most important ones was his Strategic Defense Initiative, and ending communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.   

6.  Ronald Reagan had many great achievements as president.  I think his two most important ones was his Strategic Defense Initiative, and ending communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.   

Reagan is credited for ending communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.  This is a huge accomplishment for one man.  Even if it’s not to his credit, the fact that most people think he should be credited for it is impressive.  In 1987, Reagan went to visit the Berlin Wall, and in his speech he gave he uttered the now famous phrase “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”  Within a few years, the Berlin Wall was torn down, and now Reagan is credited for it.

Reagan is credited for ending communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.  This is a huge accomplishment for one man.  Even if it’s not to his credit, the fact that most people think he should be credited for it is impressive.  In 1987, Reagan went to visit the Berlin Wall, and in his speech he gave he uttered the now famous phrase “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”  Within a few years, the Berlin Wall was torn down, and now Reagan is credited for it.

7.  This map was probably drawn in the early 1500’s.  America had been known about throughout Europe around this time, but no one had really explored it, so they didn’t know about what America really looked like compared to the rest of the world.  There are many obvious flaws with this map.  For one, America is half the size of india, and quite close to them too.  The cartographer, like most other people of the day, thought the “New World” was wilderness, and wouldn’t be successful.  But we grew and flourished pretty fast, proving them wrong.   

7.  This map was probably drawn in the early 1500’s.  America had been known about throughout Europe around this time, but no one had really explored it, so they didn’t know about what America really looked like compared to the rest of the world.  There are many obvious flaws with this map.  For one, America is half the size of india, and quite close to them too.  The cartographer, like most other people of the day, thought the “New World” was wilderness, and wouldn’t be successful.  But we grew and flourished pretty fast, proving them wrong.   

H2.  Do you think Congress should pass treaties as ordinary laws when unable to obtain the 2/3rd vote required under the Constitution to ratify a treaty?

H2.  Do you think Congress should pass treaties as ordinary laws when unable to obtain the 2/3rd vote required under the Constitution to ratify a treaty?

Although I kind of think it’s cheating, to just pass a treaty as a federal law if you can’t ratify it as a treaty, I think that if it’s okay in the constitution eye’s, then congress can do it.   

Although I kind of think it’s cheating, to just pass a treaty as a federal law if you can’t ratify it as a treaty, I think that if it’s okay in the constitution eye’s, then congress can do it.   

H3.  I think that free trade is a good thing, because they don’t have tariffs.  I think that the government has other ways to make money.  Also, I don’t really like that tariffs favor domestic companies.  Everyone should have equal opportunity to sell their products, without having to be unnecessarily expensive.  The NAFTA and the WTO tried to make free trade a continental, and then world wide, reality.  I like them.  Obviously, because I like free trade, and no tariffs, which is what NAFTA and WTO do.

H3.  I think that free trade is a good thing, because they don’t have tariffs.  I think that the government has other ways to make money.  Also, I don’t really like that tariffs favor domestic companies.  Everyone should have equal opportunity to sell their products, without having to be unnecessarily expensive.  The NAFTA and the WTO tried to make free trade a continental, and then world wide, reality.  I like them.  Obviously, because I like free trade, and no tariffs, which is what NAFTA and WTO do.

H4.  I think that the Patriot Act is a good thing, and can help us prevent internal terrorism.  As long as the government doesn’t use it to spy on anyone, or for the wrong reasons.  If someone is suspected of terrorism, then we should monitor them to make sure they aren’t planning an attack of any kind.

H4.  I think that the Patriot Act is a good thing, and can help us prevent internal terrorism.  As long as the government doesn’t use it to spy on anyone, or for the wrong reasons.  If someone is suspected of terrorism, then we should monitor them to make sure they aren’t planning an attack of any kind.

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