Predicting how Supreme Court justices will vote is a widely shared activity among political scientists who want to understand what major factors inspire judges to decide in important court cases (Martin, Quinn, Ruger, Tim 2004). In the past, there have been multiple approaches for anticipating the outcomes of court cases. Experts have tried to foresee […]
The United States has operated on an electoral based democratic platform for over 200 years, back as far as 1776 with the dawn of American democracy. This system of election to power has changed and evolved over the history of our country, but no change perhaps more influential than that made in 1804 with the […]
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Get startedWhat is a Democracy exactly? Democracy is rooted from the Greek, literally meaning “rule of the people.” In today’s modern usage, democracy is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body, such as a parliament. Democracy is a tender subject for […]
This essay deals with democracy and its importance to people who either live in it or not. The essay claims that democracy is not a natural human need and that people have different understandings of what it is and what it should be. To show the justification of this conclusion, I will do the following: […]
Jacksonians roared all through the city, “who rules” and they all answered, “the people shall rule”, Jackson led the Democratic Party meaning all congress legislatures, & etc, should listen to the people’s wishes and ideas. Jackson was captured by the Enlisted Revolution War at 13, and by 17 he fixed himself and started his study […]
The question of truth and reasoning with respect to good citizenship has long been the topic of philosophical debate. Ancient philosophers such as Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato pondered the question of truth and ethics. The questioning persisted as modern philosophers continued to define our role as human beings in determining truth and applying that truth […]
Dictators are not born as ruthless adults. They are born as innocent children. They are someone’s son or daughter, grandson or granddaughter. They are born like all other children, with the potential to be loved. Knowing that, it is hard to fathom just how Adolf Hitler, of Germany, and Joseph Stalin, of the Union of […]
The preamble to the Constitution of the United States begins with the recognizable phrase, “We the people,” implying that the form of government laid out in the constitution will be representative of the people’s will. The formation of the Electoral College in Article II, Section 1, leads to the conclusion that this may only indirectly […]
In 2016, during the Presidential Election, the political Blue Wall was breached in the Great Lakes, granting Trump a series of critical, razor-thin victories in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It was in the Great Lakes that Trump saw just enough of an increase in support to break the Blue Wall. Turnout increased statewide in Pennsylvania, […]
Human rights are rights given to anyone born on to this earth no matter race, religion or sex. Among these, stands the right to freedom of speech. William Hachten, an author of numerous documentaries and articles about freedom of speech and expression, defines our right of speech as “ The right of the press to […]
During the first years of the United States of America, there were numerous people that helped shape the government and politics as we know them today. Although most of the development of the American Government was slow and conservative, there were certain people who brought big changes, which turned out to be the most important […]
American Society today, faces a threat called the immigration crisis. Being able to solve this issue is crucial both for economic and security purposes. Since illegal immigration not only hurts our economy, but endangers our own security, and our future as a strong and unite community. Following the latest political news, our 45th president of […]
