Strong Government

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This paper discusses the way in which a strong government can be achieved. It discusses the principals on which a government is founded and the structure of a strong government. It describes the importance of the ruling leader with a strong staff complimenting him and the necessity of a country that can be supported by outstanding infrastructure. The paper focuses on the United States when describing these aspects of strong government.

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"The ruling of leader with a strong staff compliments each other, but even in the US a strong leader can bring down the infrastructure. The Watergate scandal from 1972 to 1974 brought Richard Nixon to resignation from his Presidency. The power Nixon received from becoming President was abused and our nation was embarrassed because of it. Sometimes a strong government and staff can be self destructive. "It was obvious, too, that awareness of scandals penetrated deeply into the American electorate" (McLeod 1). The American public didn't practice their right to vote because of their little faith in our political system after this event. Even the United States public has had problems with supporting the government that has been so strong and successful. There after Gerald Ford replaced Nixon and took over during a troubling time in our nation. "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts"(Ford). Even though the US was going through hard times with inflation and a depressed economy, we bounced back and became again a strong nation. Ford was a man of integrity which people knew because he had served for many years in Congress. This illustrates that even when a leader falls in our system that he is supported by an amazing staff that can quickly bounce back after tragedy."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Gerald Ford. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gf38.html
• Paul Lalor. Middle East Report, No. 169, Crossing the Line. (Mar. - Apr., 1991), pp. 11-13+36. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0899- 2851%28199103%2F04%290%3A169%3C11%3ARFB%3E2.0.CO%3 B2-M.
• Jack M. McLeod; Jane D. Brown; Lee B. Becker The Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 2. (Summer, 1977), pp. 181- 195. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033- 362X%28197722%2941%3A2%3C181%3AWAT1CE%3E2.0.CO%3B2- 6.
• Robert Weissberg. Midwest Journal of Political Science, Vol. 16, No. 1. (Feb., 1972), pp. 147-168. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0026- 3397%28197202%2916%3A1%3C147%3AAPOPAA%3E2.0.CO%3B2 - W.

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