Federalism Throughout American history the power of the federal government in comparison with the states has been continually debated. This is because there is a principal known as the separation of powers. In the Constitution, this is reserving ce Continue Reading...
Three Strikes Law on the African-American Community Three Strikes legislation, which imposes sentencing enhancement on repeat offenders, often culminating with mandatory life sentences for third-time offenders, has gained popularity throughout the Continue Reading...
Ignorance also enables parties and politicians in power to win elections because ignorant voters are more likely to pick a familiar name than an unfamiliar name. Pollsters have the power to shape public opinion in conjunction with the media. Because Continue Reading...
Anthropology Andean Indigenous Interest and Rights regarding the Politics of the Amazon In today's society, there is a tremendous need for global initiatives to support biodiversity, conservation and the protection of nature, as well as the culture Continue Reading...
achievement of independence left the American statesmen in a serious institutional dilemma. The new state founded, what was to be its form of organization on the other hand, if decided on the federal organization, the statesmen obviously needed to d Continue Reading...
Mass Media and Politics The Advantages and Disadvantages of the "New Medias" Such as the Internet and Talk Radio for Democratic Governance in the U.S. Mass medium has always functioned as the much-need link between the people and government in a de Continue Reading...
Latin American History For the first two generations of Latin America's radicals, liberals and democrats, the legacy of the colonial past was a terrible burden that their countries had to overcome in order to achieve progress and social and economic Continue Reading...
Evolution of the Two-Party System in America Most of the founding fathers of the United States were opposed to the formation of political parties considering them as "quarreling factions" that would foster corruption and hinder the public from freel Continue Reading...
Kennedy, would be gunned down in Dallas only a few years later. Yet he insightfully points out that the president, in every historical era, has to deal with the lunatic fringes as well as the most well structured verbal and political offensive. Ross Continue Reading...
Decatur's death was unpleasant and unfortunate. Allegedly over a matter of honor, it actually was not. There was no specific issue of right and wrong, but there was the perceived issue of status and career. There is no doubt that Decatur could have Continue Reading...
Political Science The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches: Separation of Powers and Maintaining Checks and Balances in the Government The formulation, enactment, and implementation of the Constitution as the primary basis of law in the Un Continue Reading...
Edgar Hoover, makes public its continuing investigation into the activities of black nationalist organizations, singling out the Black Panther Party in particular, Hoover viewing the group as a national security threat. January 05, 1970 Blacks Mov Continue Reading...
Timeline American education has evolved considerably since the late 19th century. One of the first philosophers to influence the character of modern American education was John Dewey. Dewey was a progressive, and believed that children should not ju Continue Reading...
Unfairness in the American Judicial System The objective of this study is to examine unfairness in the American Judicial System. Toward this end, this study will conduct a review of the literature in this area of inquiry that is academic and profess Continue Reading...
slavery and citizenship in Aristotle's Politic: Aristotle believes that most people in the world can be enslaved devoid of injustice as they are born to be slaves. At the same time some are born to be free and dominate as masters. Most modern criti Continue Reading...
Partisan Politics At the time the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the new America of the 19th century saw its indigenes with varied political opinions. Those in favor of a powerful central government and therefore, a restraint of the powers the stat Continue Reading...
Though six other Justices joined in overturning Staples' conviction, it was Justice Thomas who wrote the majority opinion, and he makes it clear that anything not explicitly allowed or made illegal by the law -- either in the Government's actions or Continue Reading...
U.S. Constitution is the highest law of the land. As such, is has a significant effect on public policy not only in what is possible and what is not but also through the processes it establishes for addressing issues of public interest. For this ass Continue Reading...
Judicial Review The most important American political institution is the U.S. Constitution. Of course, this is only a document, but it is also an institution in its own way, for it is the basis of all American political institutions and practices. I Continue Reading...
United States Constitution concentrates on. It will address how it treated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the complaints in the Declaration of Independence. How the Constitution Deals with Weaknesses in the Articles of Confeder Continue Reading...
Should the US Create a Domestic Intelligence Agency?When the FBIs COINTELPRO came under fire from the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities (1976), one of the major problems to emerge from the Congr Continue Reading...
In Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution, Congress was limited from prohibiting the importation of slaves, at least until 1808. For twenty years, Congress was, by virtue of the Constitution, enjoined from any attempt to limit slave importation. F Continue Reading...
School Finance: Its Economics and Politics School financing in America Revenue sources for federal and state governments Judicial reviews of school finance policy with evolving standards of equality School-based decision making Family choice of Continue Reading...
Magna Carta and the Constitution This study will focus on three sources of concepts from the U.S. Constitution in the text of the Magna Carta. They include religious freedom, the right to a speedy trial and due process of law. The study will also ex Continue Reading...
Gun Control The Politics of Gun Control Gun control in America has been a hotly contested issue for several decades. About 80 million Americans, representing half of U.S. homes, own more than 223 million guns. According to Andrew Romano and Pat Win Continue Reading...
First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the first of ten amendments in the so-named Bill of Rights, states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The two clauses in the senten Continue Reading...
Or, as Saletan points out, those three elements "by deduction, are the due process test" (2011). But this ought to leave a bad taste in one's mouth because all three of these elements can be manipulated to violate one's due process right. "Which l Continue Reading...
The first of these is proposed by Ozawa. Ozawa proposed leaving the first two provisions as they are, and only adding a third to the effect that the second should not prevent Japan from maintaining forces to defend itself. This however appears to d Continue Reading...
..as Shinto was hijacked by the military before the War to their own political ends." (1999) Lamont-Brown states "...today members of the new religions-based spiritual regenerations tends to be both socially and politically conservative." (1999) the Continue Reading...
The Democratic Party did not win another presidential election until 1913 when Woodwork Wilson was elected due to a split vote between Republican conservative candidate, William Howard Taft and Republican progressive candidate Theodore Roosevelt. T Continue Reading...
Federalist Papers According to the Constitution of the United States, this nation was founded under the principles of individual freedom and individual voice. America was designed to be a representative government by and for the people; a direct opp Continue Reading...
James Morone's By the People: Debating American Government addresses the meaty topics of federalism and nationalism. These trends in American political discourse have shaped much of American history, and it is crucial to engage in intelligent debate Continue Reading...
Economics/Politics Portfolio on Various Economic and Political Concepts The Industrial Revolution What was Changed by the Industrial Revolution How the Revolution Changed the Economy Examples from Past and Present (1900's & today) The Indu Continue Reading...
Tomorrow On many occasions, civil liberties or civil right events have influenced the sense of social responsibility in the U.S. government. One of these was the March on Washington, which was one of many major protests in the early 1960s for civil Continue Reading...
Police History The American system of criminal justice and investigations stem from English common law and practice, which advised colonial governments and gave rise to subsequent systems in the United States. In fact, the standing police force that Continue Reading...
. . ' Their authority may only be of the order and breadth determined by the Idea of the whole; they may only 'originate from its might'. That things should be so lies in the Idea of the organism. But in that case it would be necessary to show how a Continue Reading...
Corporate Citizens Who says Corporations are citizens? Do notions of citizenship apply to organizations? If so, why and how? What are the mechanics of compliance with citizenship obligations, rights, duties, etc. Why is this even a topic of debate? Continue Reading...
Tom Dyes American Federalism: Competition Among GovernmentsTom Dye's competitive federalism model is based on three key principles of Madisonian federalism: separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism as a system of shared power. These Continue Reading...
