Ballot access

Individuals convicted of a felony are not eligible to vote while incarcerated, on parole, or on probation. Voting rights are restored a couple years after the completion of all supervised release. Felons who have served their sentence and have followed protocol should have the right to vote in less than two years. Voting is vital aspect of our lives. Being confined for so many years, deprived of freedom and a few rights taken away, an individual would love to vote in a major election like this…

The Great Depression was a worldwide economic decline that was said to have begun in the fall of 1929. This tragedy was triggered by a sudden crash of the American stock market on October 29th, which is also referred to as Black Tuesday. With numerous places around the world suffering until World War II, Newfoundland was impacted and changed drastically. Many consequences at this time were that the depression contributed to an increased debt problem for the then self-governed country, and…

Both Rupert Murdock and Alfred Harmsworth were known to be prodigious journalists in Great Britain. However, Rupert Murdoch was seen to be an immoral baron who wrecked the atmosphere of London’s journalism centre, on Fleet Street. Whereas, Alfred Harmsworth became known for his notion that popular media empires were very much reliant on expansion and evolution. He later became known as Lord Northcliffe. In the second half of the nineteenth century, there was a mass circulation of popular press.…

Investing In Planned Parenthood In 2012, Planned Parenthood gave almost 4.7 million people worldwide the means to make responsible choices with their reproductive and sexual health. For almost a century, over millions of men and women have gone to Planned Parenthood for vital health care assistance and sex education. Millions of men and women depend on Planned Parenthood. Every year, they help people get the important services they need. One of the nation 's best investments is in Planned…

Susan B Anthony, as well as many American women had conflicts with society because they were not able to access the same bundle of rights as men. The U.S government's lack of willingness to compromise and allow women to vote and achieve equality resulted in Anthony's arrest, the growth of the Suffrage movement and freedom for women and segregation. Over 100,000 women and some men who supported the National Woman's suffrage association would have many speeches and from protest to speak up for…

- Telecommuting. Through this technology, workers in service-based firms are no longer tied to a physical location, as they can work from their homes. Services that fall in this category include accounting, legal advice, education, insurance, investments, data analysis, computer programming, and consulting. Any service provider with the appropriate telecommunications systems can be located anywhere and still performs her job. Working at home has two main advantages (1) decreased costs through…

As a democratic government, voting is the foundation of the American government and in extension, the American way of life in general. Voting is considered so important that that it is mentioned in four Constitutional Amendments. These "four separate Amendments – the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th, even use the same powerful language to protect it: 'The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged ...," (Donnelly). The question is however, are new voting laws…

Introduction The Republic of Turkey is one of many states greatly affected by the current Syrian Civil War, which has also caused an immense displacement of Syrian refugees seeking safety. As a neighboring state, it is burdened by the great influx of refugees, prompting an adjustment on the refugee policy, the state of Syria and the Islamic State. Its foreign policy greatly depends on systemic variables such as geography, alliances, and relative power. According to Joseph Micallef,…

registration, however, automatic registration is more efficient than other solutions and would be easier to implement. For instance, one solution is the creation of an Election Day federal holiday. A holiday would allow more registered voters access to the ballot because they would not have to worry about taking time off work, however, total turnout would likely not increase as much because a holiday would not increase the number of citizens who are registered to vote. In addition, a federal…

If an interest group supports an extreme policy, advocacy groups can result in polarization through their influences in PACs. On the other hand, because party insiders want to win the elections, they invest in candidates who will be more appealing in general elections--that is it, candidates who will appeal to the median voter (Drutman 1, 2013). This is because most of the voters are moderate. Such an ideology is due to feeling unrelated to conservative or liberal views and, in some instances,…