As a candidate, Carter himself had said he advocated "pardon" (a term he preferred to amnesty). He said, "I do advocate a pardon for draft evaders. ... Now is the time to heal our country after
the Vietnam war. ... I hope to bring about an end to the divisiveness that has occurred
in our country as a result of the Vietnam war."
On his second day in office, President Carter in fact did pardon draft dodgers. This applied only to civilians who evaded the draft. It did not apply to active duty military personnel who went absent without leave (AWOL) or deserted their units during the war.
Answer:
“During the European Enlightenment, thinkers were setting forth the idea that
governments should be structured on a foundation of law and that a contract existed
between the government and the governed. It was not too great a step from that idea to the
belief that revolution against those who abused the existing contract was justified. The
makers of the American revolution and later the founders of the American constitutional
system of government were guided in their actions and beliefs by the theory of natural
rights and the idea of representative government, as advocated by the Enlightenment
thinkers.”
Now, write a reflective paragraph on how many forces came together to create a desire for
a new type of government; a new society.
Explanation:
<span>The primary goal of the United States as stated in the joint resolution for the recognition of Cuban independence was to remove Spanish control over Cuba. The resolution called for the establishment of military bases in Cuba in order to fully impose resolution.</span><span />
The main building was burned by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812. Afterward, when the building was being restored, the smoke-stained gray stone walls were painted white. The name “White House<span>,” however, was not used officially until President Theodore Roosevelt had it engraved on his stationery in 1901</span>
Hernando de Soto<span> was born c. 1500 in Jerez </span>de<span> los Caballeros, Spain. In the early 1530s, while on Francisco Pizarro's </span>expedition<span>, </span>de Soto<span> helped conquer Peru. In 1539 he set out for North America, where he discovered the Mississippi River. </span>De Soto<span> died of fever on May 21, 1542, in Ferriday, Louisiana</span>
