When we think of the President of the United States, many people do not realize that we are actually referring to presidents elected under the U.S. Constitution. Everybody knows that the first president in that sense was George Washington. But in fact the Articles of Confederation, the predecessor to the Constitution, also called for a president- albeit one with greatly diminished powers. Eight men were appointed to serve oneyear terms as president under the Articles of Confederation. In November 1781, John Hanson became the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled, under the Articles of Confederation.
Hitler gave himself absolute powers through constitutional amendments that enabled him to do whatever he wished as the only leader.
These totalitarian powers were expressed in terms of censuring the media, control of information through propaganda tactics,use of the secret police,and detention camps. Germany under Hitler is an example of a totalitarian nation where the public would dare question those in authority.
Interest groups are groups formed by citizens in order to influence public opinion and policy. They are common in most democratic systems, including that of the United States. These groups often employ methods such as lobbying, media campaigns, polls and propaganda in order to achieve their goals.
An example of such a group is the Christian Coalition, which promotes traditional, conservative Christian values. Another example is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which fights for equal rights for African Americans. These groups are similar in that they both want to influence public policy, but they are different in their goals, their methods and their level of influence.
Enslaved Natives. Because at the time they were unaware that the natives didn't have immunity towards their diseases and were very unskilled at maintaining the crops the Spanish wanted.
