United States Secretary of Education

amount of money the parent will receive for these vouchers depends upon the state one is living in. There are several arguments for and against the voucher system. One of the biggest arguments for vouchers is that they allow parents to choose what school is right for their child. Parents, in taxes, pay for their children’s education, and they should be able to send their children where they want with their education dollars. These vouchers also allow for the parent to decide what school is best

began in each state as soon as federal troops controlled most of the state. The usual ending date is 1877, when the Compromise of 1877 saw the collapse of the last Republican state governments in the South Reconstruction opened many doors for its newly freed African American citizens. One the many doors, were those of political office. Though these doors opened for blacks in a variety of places, the social origins of

the United States claimed neutrality but favored Great Britain in the Jay treaty of 1796. The French retaliated by taking over United States Merchant ships. All relations with France were terminated. An unofficial war was in the mist which is now referred to as the Quasi-War. John Adams attempt at solving this problem was the XYZ Affair. The United States had to pay a very large bribe for the representatives sent to even begin to speak about negotiations with the French. When the United States

other communist countries. Prior to his election John Kennedy stated that it was important to keep a check on communist reign throughout Asia. President Kennedy’s cabinet members included Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. In his inaugural address, January 20, 1961, he states “ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.” (William, 1987). The largest adversary to America at the time that President Kennedy was elected

Alexander Hamilton as the United States first secretary of the treasury has contributed a great impact to the U.S political and economic development. This impact is still alive today. His talent, brilliance and luck brought him to America. His skills and life experiences and opportunities in networking with the rich and powerful ended him up as the first secretary of the treasury under President George Washington's presidency. During that time the United States was in a great turmoil politically

“Our Nation is at risk.” This was the very first line of the 1983 report from President Ronald Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education. The report focused on the growing concern that the American education system was in a rapid decline. With such powerful statements like "the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people" and "If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose

Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th President of the United States and a very skillful one as well. He was very successful young and that’s why he was able to become the most powerful man in the United States at one point. He achieved many great things and had significant political views, for example, the “Great Society”. He was very well prepared for legislation when he had to step up to fill John F. Kennedy’s role as president after the assassination. Since he was younger he had always shown the ability

Ulysses S. Grant the 18th president of the United States who served two consecutive terms, Andrew Jackson being the last to do so, has border lined the average presidential ranking with a 23 in 2009 and a 33 in 2000. Grant’s legacy will include the huge impact of Reconstruction after the Civil War with much repairing left on his hands. Grant was Republican and supported Civil War values that included "union, freedom and equality." Grant expanded federal law that protected African American’s civil

Dick Cheney On July 25, 2000 George W. Bush, nominee for President of the United States announced his Vice Presidential running mate, Dick Cheney. But who is Dick Cheney. What does he stand for and what qualifies him to be the next Vice President of the United States. That is what I intend to prove in this report. To truly understand a man, you must know where he comes from. Dick Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 30, 1941, but grew up in Casper, Wyoming. He attended

Thomas Jefferson is an American Founding Father and made the Declaration of Independence. He was the second Vice president and the third president of the United States He was a draftsman and was in responsibility of the Lousinana Purchase. He was also the nation's first secretary of state. Jefferson died in bed at Monticello on July 4, 1826. He was born into one of the most prominent families of Virginia's planter elite. His mother, Jane Randolph Jefferson, was a member of the proud family claiming