...John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States of America, and he was the first Vice President to assume the role of a President. He was nicknamed “his accident” His predecessor was only the Commander in Chief for a month before died. He was a democrat / republican who had 15 kids and one died before adulthood. He disagreed with the missouri compromise and a strong supporter of states rights, he always signed a treaty that allowed trade with china and a treaty with Great Britain that set the boundary with the U.S.A and Canada. Tyler believed that he deserves credit for texas being a state, days before he left office he signed the joint resolution that annexed Texas. John was a strong supporter of slavery and was a member of the confederacy...
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...The Constitution requires the president (and the vice president, whose major function is to succeed the president in the event of his death or disability) to be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least thirty-five years old, and a resident of the United States for fourteen years or longer. The Succession Act has never been used because a vice president has always been available to take over when a president died in office. To ensure this will continue to be the case, the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, in fact, became part of the Constitution in 1967 as a response to the death of President John F. Kennedy. Eight presidents have died in office from illness or assassination. William H. Harrison was the first president to die in office—he caught a cold at his inauguration in 1841 and died one month later. John Tyler thus became the first vice president to succeed to the presidency. In 1865, Abraham Lincoln became the first assassinated president. The Constitution requires the president to inform the Congress periodically of “the State of the Union” and authorizes the president to convene either one or both houses of Congress on “extraordinary Occasions.” The president’s power to make treaties with foreign nations is checked by the Constitution’s stipulation that at least two-thirds of the members of the Senate must approve all treaties. The chief executive can also “receive ambassadors,” wording that has been interpreted to allow the president to recognize the existence of other...
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...Summer 2004 GREAT Boards Published by Bader & Associates Governance Consultants, Potomac, MD BOARDROOM BRIEFING CEO selection: getting it right By Sharon O’Malley By the time board Chairman Freddie Burton convened a 12-member search committee to recruit a new chief executive officer for St. John Hospital and Medical Center two years ago, the facility had been through six CEOs in as many years. This time, he vowed, the Detroit hospital’s trustees would take their time deciding on a new CEO and would make that decision using a process agreed to up front by the facility’s 24-member board of trustees, its medical staff and its parent system, St. John Health. • Developing a profile of the ideal CEO, based on a position description, a plan for the hospital’s near-term future and the priorities for the CEO’s first 12 to 18 months. • Identifying and evaluating candidates. “We seized the opportunity to learn from our mistakes.” Freddie Burton • Making the selection. • Negotiating compensation and other terms. • Supporting the transition. “We seized the opportunity to learn from our St. John Hospital & Medical Center Some boards endeavor to manage the search mistakes,” says Burton, a Wayne County, Mich., process themselves, but more often, they select probate judge, who watched a prior search committee of five an outside search firm to facilitate the process, identify trustees and one doctor select a CEO whom the full board did candidates who fit the ideal...
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...John c Calhoun can be referred to as a “Major South Carolina political leader of the nineteenth century, was at first a part of this sense of national unity”. A seat at the South Carolina legislature was the first thing that John C. Calhoun had been elected to in 1808. However, Calhoun appointed a group of individuals that changed the South Carolina constitution. After his term at the legislature he became the representative of Abbeville district in congress from 1811-1817. While being the representative Calhoun considered himself a "war hawk". John proved that he was a nationalist in the seven years at office by supporting goals that his colleges had. Calhoun was referred to by colleagues in the U.S. House as “the young Hercules who carried...
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...John C. Calhoun In a small town called Abbeville, South Carolina the year 1782, the 7th vice president of the the United States, John C. Calhoun was born March 18th. First of all, in 1804 Calhoun graduated from Yale College, this where he then started his political career. He was known for protecting minority rights in the south, defense against slavery, and “concurrent majority”. Calhoun was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1808, four years right after college. Once, he was elected he served in the House of Representatives as a Democratic-Republican. In the House, Calhoun was known as being a "War Hawk" because, he supported President James Madison's decision to declare war on Britain in 1812. Despite, his support...
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...In fear of abuse of power the United States created three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Each branch has some authority over the other two which prevents abuse of power. This aids in nobody having too much power so American rights are not taken away. The Executive Branch consists of the president, vice president, and 15 cabinet members. They are responsible for implementing the laws created by Congress. The President can sign the legislation into law or veto bills; however, Congress may override a Presidential veto (2015). The first veto override took place on March 3, 1845 when President John Tyler vetoed the Congressional bill that would deny him the power to appropriate federal funds to build revenue-cutter ships without Congress’ approval; as it was overridden, the executive branch would be required to obtain legislative approval to commission new military craft (History.com Staff)....
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... George Washington was the first president of the United States (1789-1797). In the battlefield, Washington managed to provide motivation and guidance for the troops which led to a signed peace treaty between Great Britain and the U.S. After this, despite the fact that he intended to go back to his life as a family man, he was asked to attend the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia and head the committee that was in charge of drafting the new constitution. His leadership skills were tested in both, the battlefield and the convention, where he was able to prove his qualifications and, therefore, become the nation’s first president. He was born in February 1732 and died 67 years later in 1799. Despite the fact that he didn't belong to any party, he did not lacked popularity and his term lasted for 8 years. Back then, the United States was made up of 11 states and over four million people...
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...President | Who were they? | What years did they serve? | Political party affiliated with? | Major issues of the day | 1. George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary war. | April 30, 1789-March 3,1797 | Federalist | He was tasked with starting a new country under democratic principles. | 2. John Adams | First president to live in the white house, member of the Continental Congress. | March 4,1797-March 3,1801 | Federalist | The U.S. was about to go to war because of the XYZ Affair. | 3. Thomas Jefferson | Governor of Virginia and member of Virginia House of Burgess. Primary writer of the Decoration of Independence. | March 4, 1801-March 3, 1809 | Democratic-Republican | The Library of Congress Started, Lewis and Clark began expeditions, and the Louisiana territory was purchased from France. | 4. James Madison | Member of the Constitutional Convention and the U.S. House of Representatives, Secretary of State under Jefferson. | March 4, 1809- March 3, 1817 | Democratic-Republican | Declares war on England , had to re build Washington after it was burned when it was captured. | 5. James Monroe | Member of Continental Congress, he was a senator, Secretary of State under Madison. | March 4, 1817-March 3, 1825 | Democratic-Republican | The Missouri Compromise and the United Sates obtains Florida. | 6. John Quincy Adams | Secretary of State Under Monroe, Commissioner at Treaty of Ghent. | March 4, 1825- March 3, 1829 | Democratic-Republican...
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...History Farmers Insurance was started in 1927 by John Tyler and Thomas Leavey in Los Angeles California as Farmers Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange. According to “The Farmers Story” in March of 1928 Tyler and Leavey wrote their first auto insurance policy to Charles Brisco on his 1925 Cadillac Phaeton. When Mr. Brisco was asked years later why he had chosen a new and untested company, he stated “I just exercised sound judgment”. Tyler and Leavey saw an opportunity to serve the farming, ranching, and rural communities in California. Tyler and Leavey expanded markets of insurance throughout the decades. In 1930’s they expanded their business model to include the trucking industry. In the 1940’s Farmers Fire Exchange was added adding Home Insurance. In 1950’s they purchased New World life. Acquisitions and expansions continued throughout the decades. In 1988 Farmers was purchased by British American Tobacco Industry and Zurich Financial Services Group was created. As Farmers declares in 2007 Farmers purchased Bristol West and in 2009 purchase 21st Century Insurance and Financial Services. According to AM Best Farmers is the third largest personal lines insurer in the United States. Mission Statement Farmers has a Vision Statement Farmers will drive innovation and operational excellence to provide the best value and experience for every customer we are privileged to serve. Organizational Strengths The first organizational strength is Farmers Brand. Farmers...
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...History Farmers Insurance was started in 1927 by John Tyler and Thomas Leavey in Los Angeles California as Farmers Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange. According to “The Farmers Story” in March of 1928 Tyler and Leavey wrote their first auto insurance policy to Charles Brisco on his 1925 Cadillac Phaeton. When Mr. Brisco was asked years later why he had chosen a new and untested company, he stated “I just exercised sound judgment”. Tyler and Leavey saw an opportunity to serve the farming, ranching, and rural communities in California. Tyler and Leavey expanded markets of insurance throughout the decades. In 1930’s they expanded their business model to include the trucking industry. In the 1940’s Farmers Fire Exchange was added adding Home Insurance. In 1950’s they purchased New World life. Acquisitions and expansions continued throughout the decades. In 1988 Farmers was purchased by British American Tobacco Industry and Zurich Financial Services Group was created. As Farmers declares in 2007 Farmers purchased Bristol West and in 2009 purchase 21st Century Insurance and Financial Services. According to AM Best Farmers is the third largest personal lines insurer in the United States. Mission Statement Farmers has a Vision Statement Farmers will drive innovation and operational excellence to provide the best value and experience for every customer we are privileged to serve. Organizational Strengths The first organizational strength is Farmers Brand. Farmers...
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...controversy for the United States of America. Sectionalism, which divided the country since its founding, was growing stronger and bleeding into politics. President William H. Harrison might have been the solution if he had not died shortly after taking office. Vice President John Tyler took charge instead and without a strong party alignment he did not accomplish much. He did, however, annex Texas in 1845. Texas’s annexation revealed deep routed sectionalism between the North and South. From the election of President James Polk in 1845, the North’s and the South’s difference of opinions about westward expansion and the spread of slavery in the west were motivating factors in the start of the Civil War in 1861. The nation was ready to spread from coastline to coastline and President Polk shared this view. In his single term, he secured US authority over the Oregon territory, which included both Oregon and parts of California. As settlers moved westward they brought with them the sectionalist issue of slavery and whether or not it would be allowed in the new territories. Manifest Destiny justified such a massive migration.The North and South shared the idea of Manifest Destiny. The North wanted to spread their way of life. The South’s...
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...investigate and report the allegations on Sandusky. They quickly reported saying Sandusky was charged with more than 50 counts of child sex-abuse involving 10 boys he met through The Second Mile, a children's charity he founded. New York Times went on to report Sandusky has been accused of these charges before hand and action was never taken until now. 2 days after Sandusky’s arrest, athletic director Tim Curley and vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz stepped down from their positions, also being facing charges for not notifying the police for Sandusky’s actions. On December 16, 2011, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz were held for trial. "I don't remember any reports to me that it was sexual in nature," Mr. Curley told the grand jury, a statement prosecutors contend was a lie (Schmitz) Tim Curley allegedly said he did not report anything to the authorities because he felt a crime never occurred. This controversy led to charges for lying to the grand jury about what they knew about the actions of Sandusky. Football coach, Joe Paterno and university president, Graham Spanier were fired due to how handled the scandal of Sandusky. "The university is much larger than its athletic teams. The Penn State board of trustees tonight decided it is in the best interest of the university to have a change in...
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...Chapter 7: The Rise of Manufacturing and the Age of Jackson (1820–1845) THE GROWTH OF THE FACTORY Economic growth was a key component of Henry Clay’s American System, and in the aftermath of the War of 1812, measures were taken to expand American industry. American industries were protected by the Tariff of 1816, which raised import tariffs by 25 percent. At the same time state governments began improving road, river, and canal transportation systems. Before 1820 almost all products made in America were completed using a system borrowed from Europe called the putting-out system. Under this system merchants would buy the raw materials, recruit dozens, or in some case hundreds, of farm families to do the work, and then sell the finished product. Many shoes in New England were made in this manner; women and children would make part of the shoe, which would be finished by experienced shoemakers. Beginning in the late 1780s the textile industry started to use power-driven machines and interchangeable parts. All power in these early factories came from water, so the early factories all were located along rivers. Most were located in New England or the Middle states. In the 1790s factories like those in Lowell, Massachusetts, began to weave cotton imported from the south. With the introduction of the cotton gin in the same decade, more cotton became available, and production boomed. By 1840 the textile industry employed nearly 75,000 workers, with almost half of...
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...U.S. History U.S. History Unit One Pre-Columbian & Colonial America (Ch. 1-5) * Years- 33,000 B.C.-1763 * Presidents-none * Foreign Policies/Key Events: People migrated from Eurasia across Beringia to Alaska and spread south to the Americas. * Domestic Policies/Key Events 1) Various European settlements were established in the Americas. 2) 16th century, Europeans brougth new staples to the Americas and vice-versa. 3) Spanish exploreres were first Europeans to arrive with Christopher Columbus' second expedition to Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493. 4) First successful English colony was established in 1607, on the James River at Jamestown. 5) The Pilgrims established at Plymouth Colony. 6) Mayflower Compact was established for people to govern themselves. 7) Colonies characterized by religious diversity many congregatinalists in the Middle colonies. 8) First Great Awakening in the 1740s led by Jonathan Edwards. 9) French and Indian War (1754-1763) was a watershed event in the political development of the colonies. 10) Stamp Acts of 1765 was enforced and imposed a tax on the colonies following the Seven Years War. 11) Boston Tea Party in 1773 protest against British taxes and government. * Key Court Cases: Witchcraft trials (1480-1750) executions of innocent people that were accused of being witches or involving with any witchcraft. * Important Documents 1) Mayflower...
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...U.S. History U.S. History Unit One Pre-Columbian & Colonial America (Ch. 1-5) * Years- 33,000 B.C.-1763 * Presidents-none * Foreign Policies/Key Events: People migrated from Eurasia across Beringia to Alaska and spread south to the Americas. * Domestic Policies/Key Events 1) Various European settlements were established in the Americas. 2) 16th century, Europeans brougth new staples to the Americas and vice-versa. 3) Spanish exploreres were first Europeans to arrive with Christopher Columbus' second expedition to Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493. 4) First successful English colony was established in 1607, on the James River at Jamestown. 5) The Pilgrims established at Plymouth Colony. 6) Mayflower Compact was established for people to govern themselves. 7) Colonies characterized by religious diversity many congregatinalists in the Middle colonies. 8) First Great Awakening in the 1740s led by Jonathan Edwards. 9) French and Indian War (1754-1763) was a watershed event in the political development of the colonies. 10) Stamp Acts of 1765 was enforced and imposed a tax on the colonies following the Seven Years War. 11) Boston Tea Party in 1773 protest against British taxes and government. * Key Court Cases: Witchcraft trials (1480-1750) executions of innocent people that were accused of being witches or involving with any witchcraft. * Important Documents 1) Mayflower Compact ...
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