The presidential Cabinet has come a long way since Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson used to duke it out during the Washington administration.
As highlighted by the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as president in 2005, women play a prominent role in Liberian politics and government. Since 2000, women have held over 14% of the seats in the National Assembly. Several women have also served in the presidential cabinet and as Supreme ...
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan elevated the Veterans Administration to a U.S. Cabinet-level department. The change took effect in 1989, and the VA was renamed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.1As such, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs performs all of these functions. The d...
The Marcos era includes the final years of the Third Republic (1965–72) and the entirety of the Fourth Republic (1972–86).In 1965, Ferdinand Marcos won the Presidential election and became the 10th President of the Philippines. His first term was marked with increased industrialisation and ...
United States presidential inauguration, ceremony during which the president of the United States is sworn into office. It is held on January 20 of the year following a presidential election. Although the day is not a public holiday, many U.S. citizens a
President, the officer in whom the chief executive power of a nation is vested. In some countries the presidential office is charged with great powers, but it is relatively weak and largely ceremonial in Europe and in many countries where the prime minis
Abraham Lincoln Wins 1864 Presidential Election Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Abraham Lincoln Quotes Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer, legislator and vocal opponent of slavery, was elected 16th president of the United States in November 1860, shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. Linco...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is a cabinet-level agency responsible for enforcing federal labor standards.
"When Clay was subsequently appointed to the first place in Adams's cabinet - secretary of state - the Jackson camp raised the cry of 'corrupt bargain,' a charge that was to follow Clay thereafter and thwart his future presidential ambitions." ...
Was it President Hosni Mubarak's startling announcement that Egypt would hold its first-ever secret ballot, multiparty presidential elections? Was it the popular demonstrations in Beirut two days later that finally forced the resignation of the Syrian-backed Prime Minister and his Cabinet? Or did ...