Partisan

Is America deeply polarized along partisan lines? Is there a culture war? Is the red-America/blue-America split real? What is party polarization? Party polarization is the greater agreement on policy stand within each party and sharper policy differences between the Democrats and Republicans. Ever since the political parties in America were created, they have strived to gain power and achieve certain policy goals. Political scientist James Q. Wilson argues “that the cultural split is deep and…

sign of reverence since ancient times, when Jesus Christ knelt as a mark of his faithfulness. To take this clear message of protest and construe it into a disrespect to the United States is completely illogical, and more than likely has to do with partisan politics than anything else, even getting a brash response from President Trump. Despite my desire to stay in the middle, and my frequent inability to even know what is happening, if I ever figure out, I have no quarrel with taking a knee for…

Harry L. Carrico (September 4, 1916- January 27, 2013) Harry Lee Carrico was known for serving more than 50 years on the Supreme Court of Virginia (Slayton & Schapiro, 2013). Mr. Carrico followed his passion to relentlessly serve others by joining the Supreme Court of Virginia in 1961 (Slayton & Schapiro, 2013). Additionally, Mr. Carrico served 22 years as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia until he was mandatorily required to retire at the age of 86 on January 31, 2003 (Slayton &…

This undue imposition of corporate political interests onto individuals is a direct result of the FEC case and its improper definition of corruption. The corruption that manifests itself in today’s political arena stems from the increases in independent political expenditures by corporations with limited transparency that magnify the perception of a corrupt political system to citizens. Consequently, in today’s American political environment, perception is reality, because it has been found that…

pushes policy, while staying out of the political complications that come along with partisanship, a desire which a degree in international security is inevitably going to support. Security is an issue which is both partisan and non-partisan, but it certainly rises above strictly partisan arguments – we as Americans do desire security regardless of the party which we…

one or the other of the parties. Theoretically, these forms of psychological attachments from citizens have been argued to explicitly connect an individual to their preferred political party whilst enabling the individual to view politics from a partisan perspective. (Dalton, 2006). Partisanship is an enabler in the sense that it has oriented individuals into the complexities of politics, whilst it has provided the citizen an understanding of political issues and orientated the individual…

The population is becoming involved increasingly even in the public voting. The author argues that the growing consistency between and across issues positions as well as party identification has resulted in a polarization which he terms as being partisan-ideological (Abramowitz, 57). The American politics are driven by ideology, and it predicts partisanship better as compared to the social background. Both the candidates and voters are ideologically aligned. Abramowitz argues that those citizens…

Although the White House is perhaps the most recognized symbol of government authority in America, presidential power is actually quite conditional. A President’s ability to enact change, pressure the passage of bills, and motivate Congress, hinges on numerous factors, including the economy, circumstances, and public support. Over time, the role of the President has changed from Whig to Stewardship style. Instead of merely carrying out the will of Congress, Presidents now take a central role…

during one of the most terrifying and horrific historical events the world has ever seen, the Holocaust. He and his family managed to survive for a couple of months in the Warsaw Ghetto with a little help from family and friends. Ben had joined the partisans in hope of helping himself, his family, and other Jews. Though he lived through a horrific time he showed courage in a situation where others would have run in fear. Germany’s leader Adolf Hitler was plotting the annihilation of 9.5…

electorate of an educated voter.” (paragraph 6) At the end of the day, too many people have fought, suffered, and died for the right to vote. The movement that Cavanaugh supports implies that by not voting he is all together avoiding any political partisan, but that’s not the case. Following Cavanaugh’s logic we assume that by not voting he doesn’t have any set beliefs on politics. Whether you vote or not, you still agree with or lean towards one candidate more so than the other. America is a…