Political Essay

In his guide to obtaining political power, The Prince, Machiavelli asserted that effective leadership comes only through instilling fear in one’s subjects rather than promoting a loving environment. Machiavelli appears to ignore the powerful combination that fear and love create when put together: respect. In order to become a successful leader, cultivating respect among one’s followers is far more advantageous than choosing fear or love alone. Both fear and love are relatively easy to establish…

Political parties in the United States of America has become prominent in today’s political world. They are a way to identify one’s true values and beliefs. According to The American Political System, a political party can be defined as a group of candidates and elected officials organized under a common label for the purpose of attaining positions of public authority (Kollman, 411). Many people can recall George Washington warning the U.S. of the dangers of starting political parties in…

and Society is eager to disagree with the opinions of others, resulting in shallow riots and unnecessary arguments. We can see the current “fads” in today’s world, but what are the core sources of today’s political discourse in America? The three main factors that shape today’s culture and political discourse in America are Intolerance, the Media and our now Atheistic Secular worldview. Because more and more of society is “offended” by other opinions that they do not agree with, those opinions…

Class/Professor Plato’s Republic: Justice For Everyone Except the Poet The main reason that Plato composed The Republic was to define justice and and to oppose the teachings of ancients Greek philosophers such as Socrates. In Plato’s republic political justice is very important and the structure of society is vital to its success. The way in which the social classes Plato creates (producers, auxiliaries and guardians) interact with one another is the central thesis of the book. By the end,…

Every person possesses opinions or beliefs which shape and mold his or her political ideology. In today’s American society, political ideologies have split into a rift unlike any other in 21st Century America. While most Americans still identify as politically moderate, the divide between the far left and center and the far right and center continue to expand. The groups at each end of the spectrum have developed into radical factions, much to the dismay of the Americans in the middle of the…

A political party is an organization of people which seeks to achieve goals common to its members through the acquisition and exercise of political power. In present times it’s mostly associated with the fight for votes and debates between Democrats and Republicans. Several years ago though when political parties did not exist, many were angry that they did not. Although people like George Washington fear that it would split the nation apart and weaken public support of the new constitution, .…

The statement rings true for myself and many other educated voters. In today’s there has been a large growth within the Democratic Party; however, many from this newer generation are creating a movement that is redefining our political parties. Additionally, because of “Political Extremism” the Democratic and Republican Parties are beginning to fracture. In the mid-nineties, a major shift in how children were raised swept America. Quickly children’s little league games no longer kept score,…

Examine the development of political parties in the United States during the 1790s. What were the causes and issues? What were the political philosophies of the Federalists and the Republicans? Political opinion began to show two distinct groups by George Washington’s second term as president. These groups would differ in their views of domestic and foreign policy…

Political culture is a set of beliefs, values, and attitudes that define and provide a structure and foundation for a political system. Even though, all Americans don’t share the same views, the sweeping majority support the ideas of liberty, equality, democracy, individualism, unity, and all-around diversity. Liberty for Americans is the freedom for people to do what they want; however, they want, if it doesn’t impose on the freedom of others. Although, equality in America hasn’t always been…

Political party polarization is a topic of great interest to political scientists. There is a myriad of research on the subject that explores both its generalities and specifics, from explanations of how a party system can become polarized to attempts to quantify levels of polarization in particular nations. In his article “The Quality and the Quantity of Party Systems,” Russell J. Dalton defines the phenomenon as reflecting “the degree of ideological differentiation among political parties in a…