Partisan

of the 14 districts. Out of the 14 districts we have in Georgia, 10 of them are republican and 4 are Democrat. This seems to be an example partisan gerrymandering. Partisan gerrymandering is redistricting controlled by the majority party in the state’s legislature, to increase the number of districts that a party can expect to carry. I believe this is partisan gerrymandering due to the fact that the third district used to be one of the largest districts, but mostly everyone in the district would…

becomes increasingly bi-partisan and social media is a rising medium to consume political news and data, social media is increasing Americans confirmation biases. With social media, for example Twitter, you are able to consume news that solely supports your views. As I have friends on both sides of the political spectrum, I have seen confirmation bias as they refuse to follow accounts that go against their beliefs. This confirmation bias is prevalent as their arguments are so partisan and they…

The first and most important option is the social responsibility of the person. In “People Blame Facebook for Fake News and Partisan Bile. They’re Wrong”, the article describes the effect as “the dangers of complacency where democratic habits are concerned.” This quote demonstrates that when people become complacent in news or democracy drastic problems arise. It is the citizen’s…

The American system of government as established the rules and laws in the United States Constitution was deliberately designed to remediate or eradicate the potential for tyrannical governance. This key value of opposing totalitarian rule in any form became a central value which led to the development of a system of checks and balances among the three branches of U.S. government. While installing this system has undoubtedly accomplished the goal of protecting citizens from the rise of any…

senate. Smith examines and critiques the system used to appoint senators, and express specific concern as to how senators can be non-partisan if they are appointed on recommendation from the prime minister. Naturally, Smith claims, a Prime Minister will recommend people with similar political views as his or her own, therefore making it impossible to have non-partisan senators. He states,…

environment. Also, apparently, most Americans approve of how the government handles these issues. Per usual, there are wide partisan divides over how big and powerful the government should be (Republicans leaning towards a smaller government and democrats leading towards bigger). However, both sides think the government should have a major role in immigration. Going along with partisan preferences of the size of the government, Republicans think the government should not have a major role in…

In regards to the Senate, the majority and minority whip are the second ranking positions in each party. As such, their main function is to gather votes on partisan issues by aligning both Democratic and Republican interests. Cornyn’s response to Pelosi is worth noting because of how it effectively negated the accusations that were thrown at the Republican Party as well as creating a situation that encourages…

In the article, “Teens Who Fought Hitler” by Lauren Tarshis illustrates the challenges and the courageous things Ben Kamm, a Jewish young boy and other Jews had to go through during a frightful event in the years that will forever and dent the universe in such a big way. Ben Kamm had wanted to be just like many kids, and he acted like one. Running down the streets with laughter, but he lived during a scary and a frightful time in the years: the Holocaust. Ben had lived in a place called the…

The core mission for the Department of Corrections is to protect the public, with focus on prevention of any criminal activity and repeat offenders. Corrections perform safe custody and supervision of offenders under the most advanced correctional policies and procedures in order to protect citizens, enable offenders to prosper in the community, are sensitive to corrections costs and reduce crime and victimization. Policies toward corrections have been characterized by incapacitation or…

C. Calhoun was a very successful man he is career in the government. John C. Calhoun was a candidate for president in the year of, 1824, he was kicked out of the election because partisan attacks. I know this because the passage states, “A candidate for the presidency in 1824, Calhoun was the object of bitter partisan attacks from other contenders.” so Calhoun was not successful with the election of 1824, but he did not give up. He soon enough gave up and settled as vice president after he…