Government of the United States (History) The Government of the United StatesA collection of short reports all dealing with the government of the United States.William Jefferson ClintonWilliam Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19, 1946 in Hope , Arkansas. His father, William J. Blythe III, was killed in an automobile accident just two months before William was born. At the age of four, William Jefferson Blythe IV was legally adopted by his mother's second husband, Roger Clinton, thus becoming William Jefferson Clinton. At the age of 22, William earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University. Just five years later, he earned his law degree from Yale. Soon after graduating from Yale, he became a law professor at the University of Arkansas. He didn't stay in the same place for long, however, and in 1978 he became attorney general of Arkansas. From this political position he rose higher in the ranks and in 1978 won election to the Arkansas gubernatorial seat. In the 1980 election, however, William (Bill) was defeated by Republican Frank White. As the youngest governor of Arkansas in 40 years, Bill then became the youngest former governor in U.S. history. Meanwhile, Clinton was hired by the law firm Wright, Lindsey and Jennings. In the 1982 election, Clinton ran for governor with renewed vigor and defeated incumbent Republican Frank White. During the campaign, a Time magazine article stated, "If Clinton wins, it may seem less like a comeback than a sly mid-course correction in the path of a bright young political star." next two gubernatorial elections in the state of Arkansas. In 1988 he had the chance to be nominated for president by the Democratic Party, but he refused to run. Finally, in 1991, Clinton announced that he would run for president of the United States. In the 1992 election, Bill Clinton ran against incumbent Republican George Herbert Walker Bush and independent Ross H. Perot. During the campaign, Bill ran into some difficulty when the media discovered that he had evaded the Vietnam draft, had been unfaithful to his wife, and smoked marijuana while attending Oxford. Bill appeased the liberal media by saying he didn't believe in war and was "not aspiring." Opposition grew as reporters discovered that Clinton and his wife, Hillary Ro... at the center of the paper... here could be up for review, or simply be voted on again. If Congress votes and both halves get a 2/3 majority, the bill becomes law without the president being able to do anything about it. Some of the president's duties are to be the commander in chief of the military, to enforce laws, and to grant pardons to criminals. Congress sets and collects taxes, has the power to borrow money, declares war, provides an army and navy, creates lower courts, and coins money. Bibliography Blough, Glen O. The Young People's Book of Science. United States of America, McGraw-Hill, ©1968, pp. 1-436.Claiborne, Robert. Mysteries and stories of words. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, ©1986. pp. 2-308. "Congress". The new American desktop encyclopedia. Volume 1, page 302. United States of America, Penguin Books Incorporated, 1989.Markoff, John. Cyberpunk. New York, Simon & Schuster, © 1991, pp. 1-366“Webster's New World Dictionary Second College Edition”, United States of America, The World Publishing Company, ©1970. pp. 156, 224, 332, 627, 633.Wood, Leonard C. America, its people and its values. United States of America, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, ©1979