Participatory democracy

Should the united states continue to elect its president through the electoral college system? To ease some of the tension with this decision let me lay down some facts and information. In a presidential election, the popular vote simply means an aggregate of all voters from all states in America. The candidate who gets the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular vote. But the winner of the popular vote may end up losing the election, like “Al Gore did in 2000 and Hillary Clinton…

foreigners from conquered lands, from foreign lands, but lived in the Italian peninsula, or citizens of states that had a treaty with Rome( Document c by: Claudius and other sources). The Roman republic was not as open or public as the Athenian Democracy. The Senate seat in Rome was passed down and their meeting was more formal than the Athenian…

Among Americans, they have different values relating to society determines the beliefs on what is good for everybody. Americans are raise with values and protected by the United States satisfying their pride. Americans take participation on politics usually have comprehensive that sets up political process. We hold our own opinion regardless of the public opinion leading to controversy of common and differ values. A common value is how Americans are proud and have love for their country. Others…

In Federalist Paper #10, James Madison argued that the government is capable of controlling the consequences of factions. Factions are defined as groups of individuals who have banded together to protect and promote “some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community” (1). Each faction had differing perspectives than the next and their rivalries tended to end in violence or damage that infringed on…

Andrew Jackson was a man who did a lot of good things for his society. Although, many people felt that Jackson was a man not worthy of being called a king. Though there were some things that Jackson did that may not have been considered very good, the good parts of what he did outweigh the bad. After much research, Andrew Jackson should definitely have been considered a king of his time, because of his many great accomplishments. Jackson would not let any other states nullify the laws or judge…

“To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful” (Edward R. Murrow). Many tactics in writing can help persuade or make an individual believe something is a good idea. Andrew Jackson tried a few of those tactics on Congress, and succeeded. Michael Rutledge’s account, however, reflected a much stronger reality of what really happened through his writing techniques. Andrew Jackson’s message to Congress and Michael Rutledge’s…

The philosophy of the Republican Party led by Jefferson placed great emphasis on the importance of individual rights and liberties. The central value of the party stressed on making the country sovereign and strongly rejected any form of governance that was seen to be associated with those of a monarchy or aristocracy. Jefferson’s party began as an opposition to the Federalist Party which was seen to share aristocratic attitudes because their policies gave the national government excess power…

of the other two branches. Today, Separation of powers is known as the checks and balances necessary for the government while others seems to think that the separation of powers is a destruction to our American government. In the book "American Democracy in Peril" by William E. Hudson, the author makes a significant argument regarding chapter 1 separation of powers, he states that our American government is officially inefficient, unresponsive, unaccountable, indecisive, and hypocritical. He…

Purple is known to be the hue which is between crimson and violet. We have heard people associating it with royalty, power and wealth for centuries. ‘Queen Elizabeth I forbade commoners, except only a few close relatives of the royal family, to wear the colour’. So why is this elite and sophisticated status given to this colour? The reason is actually associated with the limited availability of the colour. This rarity, lead to the colour being outrageously expensive, so much so that only the…

I believe that the republican form of democracy is a better form of government than the direct form of democracy. This is because the republican democracy is more efficient and precise. The job gets done rapidly and the people receive a more relaxing life and this will make the community more joyful overall. In a direct democracy, the people would be in voting booths all day just waiting and sitting voting on every issue. This would make the people more stressed. The people are not perfect and…