Gridlock

Senate used the nuclear option and removed the filibuster over some of the Obama appointees only to get the same treatment from the Republicans when it came to confirming Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court to replace late Justice Antonin Scalia. The gridlock in Washington was the norm for the last eight years and the American public did not like it. As a result, both parties moved away from the center, Republicans to the right through a wave of so-called tea party legislators and democrats…

Cybersecurity is a big deal in today’s world. People are scared that their personal and confidential information will be hacked and they will lost it. Companies try to prevent security breaches, but there is only so much that they can do. Even the government is trying to stop it. However, the hackers are always a step ahead of us. Is there a way to stop the hackers? Cybersecurity, as known as Computer Security, is the “method of protecting information, computer programs, and other computer…

James H. Morrison: Rights for All Louisiana Congressman James Morrison, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1967, did not fit the mold of a Deep South white politician in the 20th century. A moderate on civil rights issues, rather than a typical staunch segregationist, he supported the important Voting Rights Act of 1965, which aimed to extend a voice to voiceless southern blacks. In voting for this act, Morrison lost re-election to Congress in 1966 (“J.H…

ince 1961, the population in the Toronto CMA increased from 1.7 million to 5.5 million. With the large influx of immigrants to Canada yearly, and Toronto being the most culturally diverse city in the country, it’s no surprise that Ontario received 43% or 501,000 immigrants between 2006 and 2011 [1], with most of them settling near the largest urban centres. Since Toronto is the financial, medical, and cultural hub of Canada, immigrants provide it with a much-needed workforce to continuously grow…

the citizens in the state. When policies conflict, particularly a policy that effects a great number of people, the results typically end in neither policy achieving the outcomes that were desired by the parties responsible for the policies. Policy gridlock, when policy makers cannot agree even enough to get a policy passed to achieve any goals, is very common in American politics. To avoid these detrimental interactions between policies, policy makers can resort to compromises on their policies…

Niccolò Machiavelli held a strong belief in republicanism, a system that Americans consider effective and take pride in. In the current republican government of the United States, partisanship plays a large role in the legislature as well as the accompanying branches of government. Many people believe that this partisanship corrupts government by limiting ideas, while the counter argument is that partisanship simplifies the process and makes government more effective. The purpose of this…

Choosing an appropriate electoral system is vital for governance is a country. According to Heywood (2007:256), an electoral system is a set of rules that governs the procedure of elections. This essay will explore the two divisions of electoral systems; proportional electoral system and the majoritarian electoral system. Under the majoritarian system, the ‘First Past The Post’ system will be explored and under the proportional system, the Party List system will be explored. The essay seeks to…

existence of competing factions can lead America down the dangerous road of hyperpluralism, in which many special interests contend for influence, acting as an impediment to the efficiency of government. At its worst, this is exhibited by congressional gridlock. Opposing parties disagree so much…

gaining the presidency. Author of the article, Women actually do Govern Differently, Claire Miller, states that there is an institutional bias within the system. Women sponsored bills only get passed 1% of the time. Women dominated issues see more gridlock while still in committee. This bias has led other countries all across the world to create governmental quotas and proportional representation to ensure that women are involved in the governmental system. These actions have been very…

One Man, One Vote: An Analysis of Faithless Electors Just a quarter century ago, 71% of United States’ residents had “a great deal” of confidence in the President (Gallup). Today, that number resides at approximately 33% (Gallup). Many reasons have been proposed to explain the decreased confidence both in the Presidency and Congress, which has seen about a 20% drop since 1991, but there is still debate among scholars as to what exactly contributes to this issue (Gallup). Regardless of who the…