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The 1960’s: Who had National Control?
The United States of America is a democracy; therefore it is governed, ruled, and controlled by the people. The everlasting question, however, tends to be which people? During the beginning years of this country, only white property owning men could vote. And generations later, the laws have changed and all citizens can vote. This democracy is a republican democracy, where the elected officials make the laws and enforce them, rather than the people. Most citizens are aware of who governs them and who controls the country. However, the sixties created real doubt as to whom or what was in control of the country. During one of the greatest social and political changes known to the U.S.A, there was an evident and overwhelming shift of power. What was really behind this shift? From the government and politicians to the assassins, the hippies and civil rights movement to the Vietnam War, the question of whom or what had national control in the sixties is continually debated.
The government and politicians would be the most sensible and obvious answer to the question. The lawmakers and those that carry out the laws are obviously responsible for a great deal of control over the country. As Democratic President John F. Kennedy began his journey as president, the country began its journey into the sixties and both looked promising. However this outlook was short lived. The Bay of Pigs has been described as a complete fiasco and has led many Cuban Americans to the Republican side of the spectrum. There was also the beginning of the Vietnam War, a war that was fought to keep away communism even though it was thousands of miles away.(“Vietnam War”1) The government of the sixties was not all that bad though. The long awaited Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowed for all people to have “equal access to restaurants, bars, theaters, hotels, gasoline stations, and similar establishments serving the general public”(Patterson...
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