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control of the military. The President is the overall head of the military, and helps form military policy but the United States Department of Defense (DoD), a federal executive department, is the principal organ by which military policy is carried out. The DoD is headed by the Secretary of Defense, who is a civilian and a member of the Cabinet, who also serves as the President's second-in-command of the military. To coordinate military action with diplomacy, the President has an advisory National Security

Grégaire ou solitaire ? Contrastes. Le président rock star et les foules subjuguées, sourire irradiant, charisme contagieux. Avec Barack Obama à la Maison-Blanche, c'en serait fini de l'ère plan-plan et couche-tôt de George et Laura Bush. Le 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue serait une maison ouverte, accueillante, où les artistes se presseraient. La réalité quatre ans plus tard : un président solitaire, replié sur sa famille. "Le meilleur endroit de la Maison-Blanche, expliquait-il récemment au journaliste

African Americans were still discriminated. John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign was based on social reforms promises and the resolution of racial problems; he barely won the election in 1960. After his assassination in 1963, the new American President, Lyndon B. Johnson, decided to continue Kennedy’s fight against racism. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination based on "race, color, religion, or national origin" in employment practices and public accommodations. People thought that

a very different academic perspective. After the President Truman's Commission Higher Education for Democracy in 1947, the United States of America have conduct marking educational reforms. During the Eisenhower administrations, improving the educational system became a major concern as the Soviet Union's school system was able to produce outstanding engineers and scientists. The year following the lunch of Sputnik I on October 4, 1957, President Eisenhower signed the National Defense Education Act

civilization. This text is an article of newspaper extracted from the famous English newspaper The Economist. It was published January 1st, 1998 and is entitled " More neighbourly government". At that time, Bill Clinton was the president of the United States. He was president of the United States from 1993 to 2001, he belongs to the democratic party and he was just reelected in November of 1996. This text deals with the loss of power of the centralized power in the United States. Indeed, the United

avoid investing in other research less unsuccessful but also treat patients who are willing to pay millions to get better. Other countries would also be willing to pay to borrow the licenses and rights to use. The challenge is to size and as say president of the united states Barack Obama, money for this activity will be strengthened. It remains to know which countries will raise enough to find effective solutions. In my case, with the countless number of diseases in the world, this research will

Barack Obama Introduction Barack Hussein Obama, a Democrat, is the 44th president of the United States elected in 2009. He is the 1st African American to hold the office. After winning 52% of the votes against the Republican John McCain, Barack Obama took up his functions on January 10th 2009. He became President, in troubled times; there were, and still are 2 wars, with Iraq and Afghanistan, the crisis in Middle East as well as the current financial crisis and the economic recession. His

------------------------------------------------- TD4 : Le Président de la République Sujet de dissertation : « Les limites des pouvoirs du Président de la République française » Depuis 1958, c'est-à-dire depuis la naissance de la Ve République, le président de la République française est devenu la « clé de voute des institutions » comme l’affirme Michel Debré le 27 Août 1958 devant le Conseil d’Etat. Cette métaphore du Président de la République assurant sa primauté au sein de la Ve République

Le tourisme dans l’Est des Etats-Unis I/ Présentation Géographique : - Superficie : 9 363 123 km² (17 fois la France). - Population : 308 millions d'habitants. - Capitale : Washington - Grande villes : New York, Philadelphie, Chicago, La Nouvelle-Orléans - Langues : l'anglais (américain). - Monnaie : le dollar américain. - Régime : démocratie présidentielle. - Président : Barack Obama (démocrate ; depuis 2008). Au niveau du relief, la région de Boston, ressemble beaucoup aux régions

1865 à Washington est le seizième Président des États-Unis. Il est élu pour deux mandats de quatre ans, en 1860 et 1864, sans terminer ce dernier. Il est le premier président républicain de l'histoire du pays. Il a dirigé les États-Unis lors de la pire crise constitutionnelle, militaire et morale de son histoire —la Guerre de Sécession—, et réussit à préserver l'Union. C’est au cours de celle-ci qu’il fait ratifier le XIIIe amendement de la Constitution des États-Unis et abolit l’esclavage. Il sort