Gridlock

Capitol is placed in the middle shown obviously divided. The Capitol is a historical building that symbolizes the foundation of democracy through the daily struggle for compromise through debate. Today, divided government represents gridlock and polarized parties that are not likely to produce progress or compromise. It show how being “politically correct” has grown in importance in the United States. The original intent of political correctness was to encourage people to become more…

James Madison and Alexander Hamilton opposed the idea of political parties. In fact, they wrote in Federalist papers 9 and 10 about how dangerous to the United States political parties would be. Our constitution was written with the idea that there would not be political parties. Another interesting thing is that our first President, George Washington, is the only US President to date that was not a member of a political party. It is important for members of Congress, which is comprised of the…

Political Polarization “The unanswered question of American politics in this era is whether our divided political system can function in times of stress” (Ezra Klein). Our political system is comprised of two parties with opposite views on important topics. When the representatives of these parties experience more constraint to vote towards their party 's stance on issues they are less likely to compromise and therefore get less accomplished. This is called political polarization. Political…

Pivotal Politics in the 111th Senate There are two sides to every issue. Progress relies on compromise and strength—and the effects of neglecting such ideologies can be seen in the controversy of climate change in the 111th Congress. The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) was an energy bill created in hopes of reversing climate change; despite the efforts of several senators drafting climate change bills, the Senate failed to pass legislation in the 111th Congress. The…

Element A: Presentation and Justification of the Problem The Problem On July 1, 2010, the Greenville Zoo introduced a voting kiosk for a program called Quarters for Conservation, allowing guests to vote on different wildlife projects they were passionate about and wanted to support. However two years ago, the Zoo Administrator, Jeff Bullock, had to discontinue the use of the kiosk due to issues and replace it with a simpler, wooden, rectangular box. He is not satisfied with the new design and…

There are multiple causes for concern regarding voting within this country. Our electoral system has a majoritarian rule system. This basically means that “Majoritarian Rule is a winner take all system; the party that obtains more votes wins under majority rules. On the other hand, proportional representation results in a more balanced sharing of political power” (Kartal, 2015). According to CNN, only 55.4% of all eligible voters turned out to vote in the last presidential election that is still…

Like Clinton and Eisenhower, Obama has shown throughout his presidency to be chiefly a preemptive president, given his location in political time. However, Obama is unique in that during his first term, Obama declared himself to be a reconstructive president. Years leading up to his campaign, and throughout the course of his campaign, his motto has been centered on change, often times even repudiating the Bush administration. His rhetoric is oriented around unity and change especially in 2008,…

“Jenny Lazo gets to school at 7:30 a.m. to attend a 9 a.m. class. Despite her efforts, she still struggles with getting there on time.“There is never any parking. I have to circle that parking lot so many times,” said Lazo, a 21-year-old InterAmerican Campus student. “And by the time, you arrive at the gate, the guard tells you that there are no more spots, to keep going around the block. I always end up being late. “Lazo’s problem is a common theme across Miami Dade College’s eight campuses…

conflict among religious groups, which are dispersed throughout the country—not every religious group lives in its own region. Many years ago, Bostonistan was a democracy, but it suffered a coup after military leaders got fed up with legislative gridlock that had paralyzed the political system. Do you think your own country’s system of government (presidential, parliamentary, or semi-presidential), electoral system (single member districts, proportional representation, or mixed), and federal…

fresh pretzels and coffee every single morning, imagine a 7-11 mixed with Starbucks. But there were many other smells route 1 old Lincoln highway always had a ton of cars to the point where you could cross the road without looking because there was gridlock. So it always smelled... used, it is weird to think how many people there are in Philadelphia you can see a good chunk out there on their morning commute. Philadelphia was also rather flowery there were quite a few woods as well so the smell…