Deliberative democracy

one that shows how approval of the president can affect the impeachment process as well as how the nature of the scandal or events in it can skew what the public decides to pay attention to. In the Whitewater Scandal, Bill and the First Lady, Hillary Clinton. While Bill Clinton was the Attorney General of Arkansas, he made a deal with Jim McDougal and his wife, Susan. They became business partners. Their partnership was called the Whitewater Development Corporation. During this partnership, they…

In The Hunger Games, is a novel about a dystopian United States in which readers are exposed to a totalitarian government that cares little for any of its people besides the rich. In Divergent, you learn about a government that divides its people in order to control them. The government of the United States is much different than these governments. Or is it? By reading The Hunger Games and then learning about the US government, it is easier to understand government and the different types of…

of promoting democracy through means of voting has evoked centuries of debates. In the AP Government debate on the Electoral College, the affirmative side calls for a reform in this area and implies the advantage of direct democracy over representative democracy because it better preserves individual political power, and that the Electoral College the US has nowadays can pose a threat to minority rights. The negative side, on the other hand, defends the merit of representative democracy and…

Enlightened? I Think Not The Enlightenment was very interesting time period. The methods of ruling a country became drastically different. However, even though it seemed like rulers were thinking more for the people, they were actually either using the “Enlightened” methods to be selfish, or didn't know what they were doing. I personally believe that the Enlightenment was actually not all the Enlightened. There were three rulers who were known most for their “Enlightened” methods of ruling.…

Francis Schaeffer wrote "How Should We Then Live," to approach the topic of Western civilization. Throughout his book, Schaeffer points out the highs and lows of Western civilization. In Francis Schaeffer's first chapter, he focuses on ancient Rome. Schaeffer introduces his readers to the civilization of Rome, which allows readers to see what the Roman people were all about. He states that "a culture or an individual with a weak base can stand only when the pressure on it is not too great."…

In "Bowling Alone", Putnam measures different decreases in social capital. He starts with the notable lessening in voter cooperation and trust in government. Putnam asks whether recorded occasions, for example, Watergate and the Vietnam strife may, themselves, clarify decreases in civic engagement. He reacts that they may if just political markers of social capital fell. The American public life has dropped in more ways than that. Concentrating on an extensive variety of reviews about community…

Congressman Vance McAllister should have not been kissing one of his staffers since he is a married man. The correct way to kiss another woman for McAllister should have been to divorce his wife first then move into the bachelor phase. I am sure his wife was disappointed in his actions, but her marriage contains lies because she unknowingly married a dishonest politician. McAllister took an oath to uphold and protect the United States Constitution when he signed up to be a congressman. He cannot…

Hassan El Asmar Prof: Polson English 475 09/14/16 What is being American? “Thank God for immigrants. They are the only ones who have any personality left. They still allow themselves emotions, judgments, and all those qualities that we are “evolving” past. I don’t know what they’re saying, but I can tell they’re speaking honestly.” (Collin Quinn). We would be a much better, stronger and united country, because honestly, America isn’t what it used to be. During the last four decades, the…

A strong democracy is essential for a state’s freedoms, liberties, and its well being. In order to obtain these notions, a democracy must receive legitimacy from the people. Legitimacy is the concept in which the people believe and give their consent to the government for its right to rule. A democracy functions accordingly to people’s will, and legitimacy will only fortify a democracy as the people will be allowed to judge and express opinions to make final decisions regarding the status of…

have changed? Become more educated and wise like a philosopher? Or, what would Athens have changed? Increased their military training? Polybuis, a Greek historian, once said, “Monarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos.” When we look to city-states Athens and Sparta, their government and history of war, do we see where this quote offers truth? Let’s look at each trait separately to see the differences and commonalities Athens…