In chapter two of Why the Electoral College is Bad for America George C. Edwards III discusses how political equality is hindered by the existence of the electoral college. Edwards very eloquently argues that the electoral college is a threat to American democracy. The author uses statistics from past elections to support his claim that the electoral college leads to political inequality. Edwards first defines why political equality is so crucial to democracy. Then he goes on to state how…
campaign platform as strong as Donald trump's hairline. You can put as much trust into Bernie as Hillary can put into bill Clinton. Bernie Sanders, voted people's magazine sexiest man of the year. Bernie Sanders son of colonel Sanders and George Washington's older brother. Bernie Sanders first came to the public light when he discovered fire. Lucky for him his competitor Hillary Clinton long ago sold her soul to Goldman Sachs. Some people question his ability to serve as commander in chief due…
Public Opinion in Healthcare Several sources such as media including social media, and news media can have an impact on health policy. The population’s views can be swayed with the opinions of the public lobbyist, and even media. The Affordable Care Act is one big initiative that some of the public is wary about. Consequently, many individuals do not know how to interpret it, and some may not be able to determine how it will affect them, or if it will affect them at all. Several news sources…
However, the social reality appears that this can’t be true. For instance, the top politician leader in the U.S., Bill Clinton gave a negative example, which involved a dramatic sex scandal with an intern in the white house when he was impeached during his second term in 1998. The bad effect widely spent all over the world, and it can 't be imagined that the Senate could…
preposterous statements. More jokes are made about Trump than all of the other presidential candidates combined. His plan for immigration and defense consist of building a wall on the Mexican border and banning all Muslims from the US. If Hillary Clinton had made these outrageous claims, she would not have made it more than a month into her campaign. Despite all of the negative feedback towards Trump, however, he somehow has become the Republican nominee and a recent survey even has him ahead of…
On July 19th 1979 Saddam Hussein began his dictatorship in Iraq and from that day on history was changed. Iraq was in the middle of a religious war between the Sunni’s and the Shi’ites. Sunni’s and Shi’ites continue to have the disagreement about something that happened 1400 years ago after the death of prophet Muhammad. Shi’ites believe that in order to rule you have to be a descendent of Muhammad. Mean while the Sunnis believe otherwise. When Saddam took control of the country their economy…
One hallmark of President Obama’s foreign policy was “smart power.” Hillary Clinton described smart power as “picking the right tool, or combination of tools, for each situation” (M&P 572). These tools might have been “diplomatic, economic, military, political, legal, and cultural” (M&P 572). Obama sought to distance himself from…
From “N Word” to “Thug”: Modern Slavery in the United States of America Or The USA: Land of the Free and the Home of the Shackled On October 7th 2016, African American female director Ava Duvernay released her new documentary “13th” on Netflix, which discusses the American Constitution’s 13th amendment and its ill-spoken caveat: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States,…
The Judicial branch in the U.S. government is an important branch because this branch interprets the Constitution. More specifically, it is the Supreme Court justices that are entrusted to interpret the Constitution. The Supreme Court justices help shape our legal system. There are usually nine Supreme Court justices. This paper will be focusing on Supreme Court justice Stephen G. Breyer in regards to his early life and his legal career before he became a Supreme Court justice. Also, this paper…
prevent the crime rates rather, to lock them up. His "three strikes" mandatory life sentence for repeated offenders kept convicts in prisons for life. In addition, the bill funded 100,000 new police officers and production to build more prisons. The policy increased tension between Blacks, Hispanics and whites if anything, because the bill today has only had moderate effects on crime. Blacks and Hispanic as people of color, face discrimination and institutional racism everyday.These issues…