Gridlock

There are world issues that cannot be resolved by individual states alone. Attempts of international governance were seen within the League of Nations, and now the United Nations. The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization, not a world government, but the possibility for it to transform to one is not unlikely. The United Nations has its fair share of success and failures, but whether the movement towards a world government is a good idea or not is debatable. In the case for a…

Technology is sweeping the country by storm with more advancements being created and distributed every day. Technology advancements create difficulty in deciding between technological devices, such as laptops and tablets. While attending college, technological devices are beginning to be a necessity to make it through classroom lectures and homework assignments. This necessity requires all college students to make a decision upon what technological device will best suit their needs while…

Addressing Global Warming Since the dawn of mankind, the Earth has been an everlasting landscape for the potential of future endeavors. Eventually, humanity found itself dominating over the majority of the planet and its inhabitants, which resulted in some arrogance. While humans were able to send a man to the Moon, they were unable to understand the planetary functions of their own planet until recent decades. In a sort of ironic twist, the dominating predator of the Earth now has to contend…

Altruistic Democracy looks at leadership and the influence that people perceived to be leaders or famous public officials and how they influence others. In these articles, President Donald Trump and his opinions on immigration are mentioned more than anyone else, in addition to his name in the headline. President Trump is a famous leader, a person that many are interested in and a name that will sell, therefore used in the news. If a lesser name had been used in the headlines, many would not…

Since the federalists developed the constitution at the constitutional convention in 1787, opponents have challenged the development of state v. national government. At the inception of this document, critics claimed that it gave the federal government too much power over the states, and that the country would revert back to a monarchy over time. They claimed that only evil could result from this, and expected a decline in political freedom for the masses. This claim, however, has been proved…

Melting Pot…when people hear that phrase no doubt the image of United States pops up. It is almost like “Melting Pot” is a copyrighted phrase that only the United States of America can use. Our nation was built on diversity, it was built on the oppressed, finally be able to progressed. Millions emigrated to America to create a better future for themselves and their families, their new nation. What if Andrew Carnegie never emigrated to the United States when he did? Mostly likely The United…

active or engaged enough to elect officials representatives. Even if that were to change, it alone, would not be enough to change much. This winner take all methodology is “central reason for major problems with our politics: gerrymandering, partisan gridlock...distortions in fair representation have roots in the winner take all method”. The U.S is in critical need of fair representation and it is one of the very pressing issues American democracy faces…

to stay and make it easy to affiliate ones general opinions on governmental issues. However, once political parties came to be, so did an everlasting conflict between opposing sides that results in not much getting done at times, such as the term gridlock. Political parties allow one to get a sense for another’s opinions, but create tension and conflict due to the wide variety of beliefs. Beginning with one of the two major parties in America and the first of the two to be created, is the…

Redistricting has always been a problem in this country. “Legislative redistricting is among the most intensely fought battles in American politics. Through redistricting, political parties seek to control government, incumbents seek job security, and minority groups seek representation.” (McDonald pg. 371) This all needs to change to be more representative and turn back to what the founding fathers intended of a representative government, that is one that represents and is for the people.…

understanding how each of these characteristics affected the response differently, was the goal of this research project. The rest of this section is served to look at each of the how each of the four independent variable (Democracy, GDP, Institutional Gridlock, and Corruption) influenced the dependent variable (Fast/Slow government response) for each outcome. Democracy After looking at all four cases, my hypothesis was not supported. After reviewing each of the cases, the United States…