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    The Political era of policing stemmed through the 1840s to the 1930s. This particular method relied highly of political gain. Police officers were used by Politicians as way to control neighborhoods. The advantages of the political era of policing allowed community interest to be main priority; therefore, community policing was said to be an effective tool. The disadvantages of the political era were politicians had immediate control over the departments and unfortunately recruitment was…

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    In todays day and age, their are many new technologies being created everyday. one of those somewhat new , modern advancements in technology is electronic voting machines. Nowadays their is so many new forms of technology in this world. When it comes to voting, it is hard to tell which methods are best to go by. One method of voting, which has been around for a long time in our voting system, more commonly know in the United States than the newer, more technologic electronic voting machines are…

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    Ballot Design & the 2000 Election Introduction In the year 2000, the United States (U.S.) presidential election between the Republican and Democratic representative, the two dominant political parties, captivated a nation. The Republic candidate George W. Bush held the incumbent title of governor of Texas and the son of a former U.S. president while the Democratic candidate Al Gore held the incumbent position of Vice President of America. In the midst of the election process, Palm Beach, a…

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    many characteristics of democracy including, power is limited by elected representatives; central governments are prevented from gaining power by these representatives. Also, civilians who meet voting qualifications take part in unaltered, unpaid elections. Each society has their own variety of democracy. The two known varieties are direct and representative. Direct, means a qualified citizen is able to vote without a representative; this is mainly used in smaller communities. The most…

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    When discussing the topic of public service by American citizens, many people under the age of 30 are stating that this mandatory public service is unacceptable. On the contrary, a majority of Americans are in favor of a year of mandatory national service for 18-25 year olds. People are still growing and maturing at ages 18-25, so some believe that public service during that age is crucial. With that being said, if serving your community is like a job or unenjoyable to you, I wouldn’t suggest…

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    A hasty generalization is a fallacy that uses too few examples to come to a general conclusion (Lumsden, Lumsden, and Wiethoff 149). This is a dangerous fallacy that everyone is at risk for using and hearing; however, there are certain steps to prevent the hasty generalization and encourage active listening for fallacious arguments. To fully understand this fallacy, it is important to know a couple specific examples, understand active listening, and different prevention strategies. Everyone is…

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    Examples Of Pluralism

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    The Pluralist theory is the most persuasive from my perspective when it comes to power. Pluralist involves everyone and not just one person. Power is in numbers, whether the group is for or if the group is against a certain idea or law. Voting is a good example of pluralism. In order for a law to pass or a person is to be elected into an office, people must vote and the most votes rules. The power is equally distributed amongst the people because everyone get one vote. The people run America,…

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    but I will describe two. The democracy has an election to tell who is the leader and in an authoritarian they are forced into it. Also, the authoritarian government has unlimited power over their people and democracy has a certain amount of power they can have. These are just a couple of ways they are different. A democracy lets the people vote for who they want as a leader (President) and authoritarian is forced to become the leader. We had an election not to long ago and the turnout was…

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    In America, citizens are given the right to vote and elect officials into office. At the age of eighteen, young adults are allowed to register to vote and take part in elections. Not all citizens participate and decide to vote. When Americans decide to exclude themselves from voting, they initially are negatively impacting society. Thomas Patterson takes his stance on this when he wrote “The Vanishing Voter”. In “The Vanishing Voter”, he discusses the impact nonvoters have on society.…

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    An ideology is defined as a “systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture” (Ideology). These beliefs influence the way individuals think, act, and view the world. Political parties such as Republicans, Democrats, or Libertarians are examples of ideology. They embody a multitude of principles concerning environment, government, economics, education, healthcare, foreign policy, and many more. According to The Theory Toolbox, “ideology is that which allows us to say that our…

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