Democracy Index

When there is a need for change in the world it is our duty to fight for change by voting. Voting help us choose a person we want to lead or represent us in government. By voting we express our opinion formally are officially about issues that affect us. Voting is our way for our voices to be heard, to hold elected officials accountable for their actions, and to have a say on important issues that affect us, the community, in the world. For these reasons voting is very important. For one,…

With a hard stance for negative rights Leonard Peikoff claims that universal healthcare is not only unjust but immoral. In the article “Healthcare is Not a Right” Peikoff goes on to state that universal healthcare takes away peoples overall rights of freedom. When focusing on the Declaration of Independence Peikoff argues that the only negative rights people have as Americans is the right to have life, property and the pursuit of happiness. This means that the right people are obligated to have…

1) In Ch. 1 three major theories that have been introduced: Pluralism, Elitism and Hyperpluralism. Pluralism is the major concept that average citizens consider democracy. The ability to participate in conferment. Within Pluralism individuals can ban together with issues and push them through the necessary government actions. Since the interests of Americans are diver, many interest groups form. In Hyperpluralism has the same format as pluralism except the interest groups have become…

is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was formed by Members of Parliament who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative Party and Liberal Party. BQ founder Lucien Bouchard was a cabinet minister in the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. The BQ seeks to create the conditions necessary for the political secession of Quebec from…

An independent regulatory agency is simply defined as a federal bureau or organization that impose and enforce regulations free of political influence. These agencies are created by an act of Congress that are independent of the executive department (foreffectivegov.org). Independent regulatory agencies supervise these rules and regulations to help benefit the majority of the public population. Independent regulatory agencies have proven to be beneficial, especially to the executive branch,…

The Romantic Era is commonly known as the time period between 1825-1900. The romantic area can be classified by a turn in music towards individualism, when looking back on the previous era, the classical era, it is noticed that the romantic era contains much more reflection on the composers emotions. This essay will discuss the political power, economics, society and science in regards to music in this era of musical brilliance. The political power during the romantic era became influenced by…

democratic principles is the peaceful transfer of power, and without this democracy cannot succeed. In the past candidates have supported this system and conceded to their opponent even in murky circumstances. In 2000 when Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the election, he offered his concession and support of president Bush “for the sake of our unity as a people and the strength of our democracy”. This is the foundation of Democracy in the free world. When asked if he would honor the…

The topic chosen for this discussion post was the religious aspect of Ancient Greece, the Pantheon of Gods. Ancient Greece, as in so many other ancient societies, was polytheistic and each god or goddess corresponded to some natural phenomena. There were twelve “main” gods each representing some element of society that the Greeks deemed important. The King of the gods was Zeus, who ruled over the sky, and controlled the weather. Next there was Poseidon, who ruled over the seas, and then there…

1. If you were colonist, would you be a loyalist, a Patriot or undecided? Why? Having all your aspects of your daily life control by a central faceless government seem like an easy way to avoid conflict. Do all people want to be told what to do and be stuck in an endless spiral of a broken system? That is why I side with the Patriot. The freedom to be yourself and govern yourself without the fear of silver spoon king’s army forcing the people with taxes and laws from thousands of miles away.…

There are many ideas on how to govern the people, which Hobbes, Nietzsche, and Madison wrote about. Also not just how to govern, but how it relates to nature, the morals, and methods to solve arguments or “factions” among the people. Either the minority groups or majority groups, which Nietzsche consider as the “noble” and “slave.” Hobbes believed in absolute power, because if the people or subject makes their own exclusive judgement of right and wrong based on their moral sense, these will lead…