Essays on National Archives AND Records Administration

The civic virtues that are being discussed in the provided excerpts can be divided into three broad categories, namely, obtaining and maintenance of civic knowledge and putting one’s civic knowledge to use through public participation; being self-assertive when necessary, and self-restraint. Taken together, the passages suggest that to the Framers, the model citizen would be one that understands the issues of importance in the community and nation, is actively engaged in public life, and who know when to zealously advocate his point of view or concede depending upon the specific circumstances. Three examples are illustrative of this point. ...

The 2016 presidential election is shaping up to be a historic contest to decide the successor to Barack Obama. Currently, Hillary Clinton is the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party while Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party. So far, this election cycle has been eventful regarding the process of the primary system and comments made by both candidates. There is still over five months before voters will cast their ballots and there will be twists and turns to this political narrative. However, here are some hot button issues will shape the rest of the race ...

1.To what degree did abolitionists accomplish their goals? The abolitionists goals were to end slavery and to put an end to racial discrimination and segregation. They wanted to do this by making the issue a moral and ethical one rather than a political one. The abolitionists were able to achieve their goal of freeing the slaves due to the Civil War. the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments gave slaves their freedom, the right to vote (men) and citizenship. However, they were not able to put an end to segregation which continued on until the 1960’s, nor were they ...

Abstract

Shortly after WW2, Japan became a place where the Allies put on trial Japanese military criminals of different standing. Overall, the process looked methodical and well-though-out, with an ad hoc classification developed for determining the guilt of offenders. The post-war years witnessed the execution of generals and the punishment of soldiers following their brutal orders. However, several years later, a complex of factors like the deliberate destruction of evidence or the enormous number of cases halted the prosecution process expediting its termination. As unethical and immoral as it was, the USA had its reasons not to prosecute some of ...

OVERVIEW

The Electoral College is a uniquely American system of electing the President and Vice President of the United States not unlike the “Roman Catholic Church of the College of Cardinals” that selects the Pope . In this system, voters do not directly vote for the candidate on the ballot, but vote for their candidate’s group of state Electors. This slate of electors is tasked with directly voting for their candidate in the Electoral College – one vote for the President and another for the Vice-President. There is typically a slate of party electors in each state, and depending on which ...