Answer: French 18th-century and 19th-century constitutions as well US constitution (18th century) are believed that constitute the basis and fundament of today´s modern democracies but in their original version they were made for white man. So one can say that "we Americans" is a hypocritical statement because excluded many people. The same can be said about the French constitution (1st French republic) that contradicts its preamble (the test speaks of "les droits universells de l´homme et du citoyen").
Explanation: what was said above perfectly demonstrates that 18th-century intellectual revolution was a revolution of white European man from which many were excluded (indians, women, poor).
The Vietnam War faced mass opposition for several reasons inlcuding:
1) Unfair draft practices- Many citizens who were affluent and had connections were able to avoid being drafted by the US military. This resulted in a majority of the soldiers being individuals from lower-middle class socioeconomic groups. Many citizens felt that this was unfair, an dubbed Vietnam a rich man's fought that happened to be fought by the poor.
2) Monetary cost- The Vietnam War cost America billions of dollars over the course of the 2 decades of their involvement in trying to keep South Vietnam out of the control of the Soviet Union/communism.
3) Casualties- The US military suffered over 50,000 deaths due to this war. Americans felt that this was unacceptable.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
thats whats my book said...
When then-President Boris Yeltsin stood on a tank in 1991, waving a fist in defiance of communist hard-liners, he heralded a new dawn for Russia.The Soviet Union collapsed months later, promising to usher in a new era of Western-style democracy. But at the end of Yeltsin's rule, eight years later, democracy had become a dirty word for most Russians.President Vladimir Putin often is praised for bringing an end to what some see as a reign of lawlessness and corruption under Yeltsin, his predecessor. But not everyone agrees. Some officials who ran the government under Yeltsin say Putin has put an end to a period of positive change.
Answer: 1. Each house makes its own Rules. 2. Two-thirds of the senators would have to agree to expel a Member.
