Gerrymandering

An amendment to the Constitution requiring that seats in the House of Representatives be delegated by a party-list proportional representation system of elections, is necessary to enhance the democratic elements of the United States Government: particularly voter turnout, the creation of more political parties, and a more diverse electorate . Currently, the “Past the Post” style of elections in the United States has tainted the American democracy, and it is time that the country be required to…

The past 21 years that I have been alive, our nation has experienced both racial progression and digression. On November 8th, 2016 when Donald Trump became the president of the United States, I realized that as an African-American my ideological perspective would be a combination of a Black Nationalist and a Radical Egalitarian. Today I am going to argue that there are characteristics from both ideologies that are vital to African-Americans racial progression. I will do this by giving you…

John Holt’s “SCHOOL IS BAD FOR CHILDREN” article was nothing short of a bogus, exaggerated, and an opinionated piece of writing that’s been filled with far too many generalizations about what and how a child should “learn” in school. It’s ridiculous that John Holt viewed school as something actually detrimental. Although it’s difficult to entirely disagree about his claims in every single point in his writing because some of it is applicable to certain types of students and school.…

Electoral College: The Last Barrier to True Democracy The American government was unique at the time of its founding because it brought back the idea of democracy, which had been a form of government almost non-existent since the Roman Empire. The idea of democracy is simple: citizens participate in politics through voting. This didn’t apply to all citizens; only white male landowners were allowed to vote until the Jacksonian era, when it was expanded to almost all white males. It wasn’t until…

The sentiment of Americans nowadays is that the two party systems are doing more harm than good here in America. Democrats and Republicans are at war with each other, and the American people are cornered. America has been and is in the mist of various problems, from the growth of inequality to increasing global terrorism, but the harsh scrap between Democrats and Republicans has taken government by storm. Supporters on both sides are so hostile towards each other that they can hardly partake in…

Congress Questions A. Although Congress has far more enumerated powers in the Constitution than those of the presidency or the Supreme Court, a direct collision between the legislative branch and the other two branches can actively be seen today in the US government-- and the outcome of said collision is causing what most see as paralysis of the closest branch of government in relation to the citizens of the US. Combined with the division created by disagreements between the Republican and…

Theatre has been a long standing way to make people think about issues more than themselves. With the trying times the world is facing today Theatre for Social Change is needed now more than ever. Catherine Fillox’s Selma’65 Confronts Voting Rights Rollbacks, and Eleanor Bishop Steers Steubenvilleto Address Campus Rape are two articles with the most current issues college campuses face today. Filloux’s previous work on binge drinking, as well as her current play about youth being silenced for…

Plato defines knowledge as finding beauty itself (P., & Reeve, C. D. 2004). The right to receive a proper basic education is free in the United States. It is the right of the child to attend school everyday, however after the age sixteen they are not forced to go anymore. There’s always the agreement about how proper is the public education provided to our children. Children in the United States go to school from about the ages of five till about the age of eighteen, in which they learn basic…

of the same in his article in the New York Times. He writes that the US democracy has gotten increasingly dysfunctional in a time marked by a progressively polarized government and sweeping income inequality. He also comments on the effect of gerrymandering which makes elections seem pointless and easy to criticize as rigged. Trust needs to be earned at this point…

The island of Zoombini population being divided into three regions, this also allows for proportional representation from each region so an effective democracy can be ran. The effect the election system will have on the government may eliminate gerrymandering. It will also help, grow and support smaller parties citizen may agree with, without worrying they will put someone they do not like into office. The Island of Zoombini should utilize a federal system. There is a tendency toward federalism…