Democratic Party

One of their key functions being constituent representation. This is when each party in Congress must represent the views and values of the people of their district. The reason I bring up constituent representation is because I think the people have not been properly represented. The article mentions how most Americans are in favor…

The United States of America is having a presidential election on the 8th of November. The two candidates running for office are Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump is from the Republican Party and Hillary Clinton is from the Democratic Party. I am a little wary of who I want to vote for because Hillary has political background but she is involved in a lot of drama and Donald Trump does not have political background and he is self-sabotaging. I definitely do not want Donald Trump…

Firmly at home in New York’s White and Black leftist circles, Stokely’s early activism proved to be everything but an isolated experience. Foreshadowing his later activism in a democratic organization that highly valued group-centered leadership, Stokely participated in his first desegregation protests before moving to Washington, D.C. to study at Howard. An excellent and gifted student, Stokely had offers from several Ivy League institutions, but chose the prestigious Black university after…

It is well known that leaders and supporters of the Democratic Party highly advocate for the continuation of the ACA. Individuals such as Leonard Schaeffer, Brian Keppler, Paul Markovich, and many more have made the point that they will stand with the ACA, but it will be a long battle to get through with it. Schaeffer…

After the lengthy and painful election process that the United States had to witness, the word refugee may still be ringing in our heads. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the major party candidates, threw around the word with seemingly opposite connotations. The online Webster’s dictionary even goes so far as declaring it one of the top 20% of words in public use. Though it defines refugee as: “someone who has been forced to leave a country because of war or for religious or political reasons,”…

politics, they genuinely feel as if they are correct. When talking about politics we usually feel as if a similar question always comes up, which is: are you a democrat or a republican? Many would answer this question by simply stating the political party that they…

On May 17th, 2015, the Islamic State seized the Iraqi city of Ramadi. The loss of city and regional control will be a major setback to the United States’ effort to stop the spread of ISIS. With control over Ramadi, which is approximately 110 kilometers from Baghdad, ISIS is poised to continue its spread into the Iraqi heartland. In the eyes of the American public, responsibility will almost solely fall upon the President and his administration for failing to keep the city out of the control…

The primaries are drawing closer and closer, and it is time to think about who you will be voting for. The country is mixed on who they think our next president should be. For the Democratic Party, it is looking like Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders will make it to the presidential election, and for the Republican Party it is looking like Donald Trump or Ted Cruz might have what it takes to get that far. The country is mixed on whether or not Trump should be our next president, but we should…

uses words like “compel”, he is truly using scare tactics against the Hispanic people (Make America Great Again). Donald Trump’s whole campaign is based out of fear and discrimination, He has alienated almost every minority group, and even his own party does not support his bid to run in the primary election. It can be said that represents the worst parts of the United States. A president’s place is not to separate the people, but to join everyone together in unity. A president like Donald…

newly emancipated African Americans left their plantations in search for freedom and a new life. Life after the Civil War in the South for African Americans was challenging, as any new found freedoms were stringently regulated by the Southern Democratic Party. Although the Civil War was over, and measures were taken through the ratification of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendment to expand the rights of newly emancipated African Americans, Southerners sought to maintain former…