Partisan

In January of 1973 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Roe in the landmark case Roe v. Wade, the case of a single pregnant woman who challenged the constitutionality of the state of Texas’s criminal abortion laws. Through examination of evidence and input that led to this outcome, we seek to determine why the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Roe. Though the Supreme Court cited precedent and unconstitutionality in order to justify Roe’s victory in the case, non-institutional actors such as public…

Partisan Politics occurs when one political party does not agree with another political party and is unwilling to compromise his political beliefs. The year 1790 was the birth year of partisan politics in the United States just as Washington’s presidency was coming to a close. The two factions emerging would be the Federalists in support of Alexander Hamilton and those opposing were the Democratic-Republicans that were led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The Federalists believed in a…

at home. He presented on the many current success and trials this country is facing. He covered a wide range topics and themes including the economy, business regulations, infrastructure, military, immigration, the opioid epidemic, patriotism, bi-partisan unity, and the American dream. A speech such as this is a perfect example of communication, and the construction and delivery of messages. To begin, Trump delivered the State of the Union address in a direct in-person oration. He intended to…

In the short story Teens Who Fought Hitler by Lauren Tarshis, a young boy named Ben Kamm and his family wanted to survive with thousands of others in a small condensed area but, it was controlled by the Nazis so they couldn’t escape so Ben figures out a way to sneak out and find food with the help of his aunt for his starving family himself included then, Ben joins a fighting group that stays in the forest and breaks up that support that is coming in for the Nazis. In the article Teens Who…

believe that using advertisements for something like wars to induce civilians to support a side in a war is fine, as U.S. presidential candidates use the same principal. They use advertisements to sway readers. Some people think it as vagabond and partisan. In WWI, this type of advertising was used so I think that this is fine for modern day wars. In The Fine Art of War:WWI Propaganda Images, there is a poster that is one-sided and is negative against the Germans. This could be the same in a…

Proposed Solution to the Polarization of American Politics The political division of the people of the United States has never felt stronger than it does now. After the result of the 2016 election, it feels as though half of our country feels completely betrayed while the other half is overcome with joy. This is not how the country should be. The polarization between the two main parties, Republican and Democrat, has reached a point that is becoming concerning for the near future. According to…

The Texas constitution is the legal framework within which the government works, and it impacts on the everyday life of Texan as much as the U.S. Constitution does. It does not only want to create sets of rules but it was to limit the power of political party and save it from being abused. The Texas Constitution has gone through many historical changes and amendments. Texas was a part of Mexico before, when Mexico was ruled by the Spain. On August 21, 1821 Mexico was formally independent from…

American automotive culture, and loopholes within the policy itself pose problems when considering the effective adoption of this policy. Political partisanship Unfortunately, raising the CAFE standards for all automakers has become entangled in partisan politics, and is threatened in the face of the new administration change. Although officially adopted by the EPA, the current Trump Administration has already set its sights on dismantling this policy. President Trump said in a campaign speech…

Florida’s legislature comprises of 120 lawmakers in the lower house and 40 in the upper house, making a total of 160 legislators. The Washington House, on the other hand, is constituted of 98 lawmakers in the lower house and 49 in the upper house, making a total of 147. The two states also slightly differ in the length of their legislative bodies and the term limit for which a legislature can serve. In both states at the upper houses, the elected lawmakers have a term lasting two years; however…

cold shiver go through my body as I slumped against a tree, holding my abdomen in pain, wondering if this was it, if my life was finally over...sadly...I almost wished it was. That was the last thing I remembered of that night before waking up in a partisan camp, in a cot inside a tent. The first face to greet me was him, Ben, he’d…