Non-partisan democracy

Really That Bad? The land of the free, the home of the brave, and the land of greater opportunity are all ways to describe the essence of the United States. While there are many factors to why this is so, a key component is the existence of democracy. In democracy, there are multiple parties that each have different views and people can choose to support the one that most fits their beliefs. Fairly elected officials do their best to instill laws and make changes on behalf of their supporters.…

Introduction “More delicate than the historians’ are the map-makers’ colors (Bishop 1).” Gerrymandering is when a district’s boundaries are redrawn to benefit particular political parties’ agendas (Ingraham 1). Gerrymandering promotes the statistical concept of Simpson’s paradox. Simpson’s paradox describes the phenomenon of having a higher percentage of votes; however not having more votes numerically (Simpson’s 1). Gerrymandering is similar because it also gives the possibility of winning the…

Hereditary Representative Democracy King Mosiah introduced an assembly of rulers sustained by the people from a cast of representative judges. The judges formed the authoritative group who vouchsafed, interpreted and enforced the laws of the nation. These judges inherited their offices through what can be called a hereditary democracy because no judge ruled over the people without the consent of the majority and could be replaced depending on the will of the people. The judgeships consisted of…

The Federalist is around 85 articles and papers written by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. (1) The papers initially had no author in New York daily papers in 1787 and 1788 to urge ratification of the U.S. Constitution. With the Constitution requiring endorsement from nine of thirteen expresses, the press was immersed with letters about the questionable record. (2) Commended statesmen Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay said something with a progression of expositions under the…

The consequence of all revolutions was the abolition of traditional social hierarchy and the establishment of democracy and republicanism. Giving birth to ethic, principle and political values which govern today’s society and form the basis of many universal governments. Evidently, the studies of the American, French and Russian revolutionary situations are also the…

He wanted the government to be a democracy, in which every civilian would have a say in the government. Also, he said that another purpose of government is to provide security for the people. Paine thought, if all people acted morally, government would not be necessary. However, since people…

In 1775, the thirteen British colonies on the east coast of North America did something very bold. They began to fight for their independence. Fighting went on for eight more years until the Americans and British signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The American Revolution caused the Americans to reassess the politics, society, and economy in their young country. Americans didn’t want a government that resembled the British monarchial rule at all, but they would soon find out that they would need…

individualism shine during the Enlightenment. While talking about governments, the English were afraid to voice their opinions for horror of those who were punished for their insolence to the king; the French, on the other hand, published many books about Democracy and individualism, and the king allowed what he believed to be “academic” dialogues. Even women published books, which had almost never occurred. The discussion of individualism evolved and included slaves and women, who were believed…

The Philadelphia Convention is commonly referred to as the “miracle at Philadelphia” because it brought 55 men together, with many different views on the problems and solutions, of America. But they were able to put aside any differences they might have and work together for the good of their country. These men were some of the brightest men in the country, and together they created some of the finest works of time. They caused a nationwide debate, of the likes that have never been seen before.…

“Everyone living under the social contract we call democracy has a duty to act responsibly, to obey the laws, and to abandon certain types of self-interested behaviors that conflict with the general good,” (Simon Mainwaring). Mainwaring explains the purpose of the social contract by mentioning the types of traits who conflict with society and prevent it from reaching its ultimate goal, or “common good.” To avoid these behaviors Mainwaring mentions everyone within society must follow the rules…