George bush v. Gore In a democratic system every citizen has a chance to participate in politics and make a difference, or do they? Not too long after the founding fathers established the Constitution of the United States the Supreme Court was established to be the ultimate court of justice. For lon...

On November 7, 2000, American voters went to the polls to elect the 43rd president of the United States. Ritualistically, the nation watched that evening for the election returns. The tallies for Democrat Albert Gore and Republican George W. Bush teetered in the makings of a dead heat. It soon be...

More coverage than O.J. More coverage than Diana. More than Oklahoma City, and more coverage than even Monica Lewinsky. You guessed it, Election 2000, and the media loved every minute of it. Savoring the proverbial field-day, U.S. journalists greatly assisted in dividing the country, destroying the ...

An Extraordinary Moment in Our DemocracySince the beginning of politics, never has our country seen such a close presidential election. It has been almost two weeks since the election and there is still so much controversy going on in Florida, the state that will more than likely determine the winn...

Our nation is currently suffering from social, economical, as well as political injustice and its greatly impacting Americans of every social class. From the lower to the upper class and from the white to the blacks, we are all greatly affected by it. Many people can agree that injustice is unfair a...

The Election that Turned on the Lightbulb in America The election process has finally ended, and out from the dust, a new president comes forward. Like an old Western movie, the battle between two foes has prompted a new method of handling the town's affairs. As a result of the electio...

Al Gore Won FloridaNovember 7, 2000. Over a hundred million people turned out to vote for our nation's president. The election was decided by 537. Twenty-five controversial electoral votes were given to George Bush, and thus giving him the presidency. I am here to inform that there is statistic...

The Ten Most Wanted This past presidential election was one the most historic events that our young country has ever seen. There have been disputed elections before but none have been brought to the State Supreme Courts or the Federal Supreme Courts. So much controversy surrounding an el...

The Gore versus Bush post-election was infinitely more exciting and significant than the actual contest. Who would have thought that such a boring and manipulated competition would culminate in an American style, Supreme Court-certified coup d'etat. It was seriously a coup. Som...

The 2000 Presidential election between Vice-President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush was and still is a close campaign. This race has still not ended due to the closeness in the state of Florida primarily and the state of Oregon. Florida which contains 25 electoral college vote...

Why the Gore/Bush Election is such a mess Right now, America is in a time of uncertainty about this election. The race between Al Gore and George W. Bush is the closest presidential race the country has seen in its history. With an election this close, many controversial issues have also risen f...

Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michel Moore was very interesting as far as the facts that were brought up. Many things that were said about bush election that I did not know before, for example the fact that not one of the senators from the house signed a petition to recount the ballots from Florida. But even t...

Trunble low-security prison, located in a backwater of Florida, is home to a trio of former lawyers. The self-styled Brethren, comprising a Federal Judge, a Justice of the Peace and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, arbitrate on behalf of the jail's inmates. Their daily meetings in the law libra...

Campaign Strategy As you have already know, the president is not chosen by the people directly like most all other political offices are. The president is chosen by a group of 538 electors from all fifty states and the District of Columbia who cast their votes for president. The candidate who rec...

James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States (1817-1825) and the last of the so-called Virginia dynasty of U.S. presidents. Monroe was president during the Era of Good Feelings. He gave lots of good impressions on people. One lady said about him: "He is tall and well formed. His d...

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe have contributed to the establishment of a stable democratic society. First, George Washington played a significant role in history, because he was the first president of the United States. He set many precedents during his years in office...

Opinion of Election 2000"It is finally over", probably the most common statement you would hear if you asked any U.S. citizen their thoughts on the presidential election of 2000. This election was definitely the closest of any presidential election recorded in history and believe me when I tell you ...

1. How elect a US President? The rules of US Constitution specifies that a president must be elected every four years. Candidates must be at least 35 years old and a US citizen born in the USA. American politicians say the way they elect their president is one of the most open and democratic pr...

Problems With Teen Smoking in America Teen smoking is a serious problem in the United States because the tobacco industry targets teenagers with their persuasive advertising. We see often in public places, teenagers who are standing around, smoking cigarettes. Recently, there has been legislation th...

The novel, The Brethren, written by John Grisham takes place primarily in a minimum security federal prison in Florida. The time period is modern day. The prison is called Trumble. It is full of harmless criminals, crooks, lawyers, embezzlers, judges, and drug dealers. There are no barbed wire fe...

Cuba-Cuba is the largest island in the west Indies. It is south of Florida and east of Yucatan peninsula. The island of Cuba is about 760 mi. (1225 km.), from Cabo De San Antonio to Cabo Maisi. The total area is about 44,218 mi.(114,524 sq. km).GODS CREATIONLand and ResourcesAbout !/4 of Cuba is mou...

The strongest arguments for this statement are that about 10% of people own 90% of the wealth in the US, as the definition of elitism states "The view that the United States is essentially run by a tiny elite (composed of wealthy or well-connected individuals ) who control public policy through...

The Electoral College has the power to vote for whoever they see fit for the presidency position, even if they are voting for the candidate with the least amount of votes. Still, most of the Electors do vote for the popular vote. The Framers of the U.S. Constitution created the Electoral College in ...

An interest group is an organized group of individuals who share common objectives and who actively attempt to influence policymakers in all three branches of the government and at all levels. Encompassing primarily corporations, other business associations, citizen groups, unions, and professional ...

Fahrenheit 9/11 is a film that politically attacks the President of the United States. Michael Moore focused on what have been concealed based on credible reports. The film started with the 2000 U.S. Presidential Elections wherein Bush "supposedly won" against Al Gore and moved forward to ...