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Interviewer- Welcome to ‘Rear Vision’. I’m your host, Kellie. Today we're here to discuss the battle fought by our brave Australian soldiers in 1942 on the Kokoda Track. It is important to remember this event as many people gave their lives for us to be free. I have Ken Ferguson with me today, a veteran from Kokoda. We’re glad to have you here on the show. You were from the 2nd 31st battalion of the Australian Imperial Force, correct? Can you tell us more about that? Interviewee- Glad to be…

City-states of the ancient world were one of the first political entities with democratic governance. Part of the democratic process is authorizing individuals to make decisions, holding these individuals accountable, and for these individual to be responsive to the needs of the community (Pitkin, 1957). Today, cities have low levels of democratic participation that hold elected officials accountable and authorize them to have the power to make a decision. At the same time, a majority of the…

Written Assignment 2 Political Interactions Organizations, more than ever, are taking on a major role in the political process through financing and lobbying the government. According to Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the Unites States, “business campaign donations outdistance other identifiable interest groups.” On one hand, campaign contribution or financing refers to when organizations including nonprofits and unions and/or individuals give donations to…

Patronage can be viewed as good or bad. Political patronage frequently involves Federal Governor in Council appointments (which are typically made on the advice of cabinet), appointing campaign staff to an official’s office staff, or appointing party loyalists to the senate and judiciary (Lemieux and Noël, 2006). Many Canadians consider patronage an illegal activity that must cease. However, it is vital to the political system. In fact, patronage was essential to the building of the country…

citizens with an undeniable right to directly participate in the political process. America’s Forefathers would be profoundly disappointed, however, to learn that the unchecked influence of special interest has sullied the very fabric of United States politics. The Founding Fathers, in spite of their boundless knowledge, had not the foresight to see just how easily monetary influence would try the fortitude of their burgeoning political system. The effects of their unknowingness permeate…

capitalism, is unjust. In Rawls, Property-Owning Democracy, and Democratic Socialism by Tom Malleson, capitalism is rejected for having unequal political power, unequal opportunity, and unequal wealth distribution. Unequal wealth is the major issue as it affects both political power and opportunity. Those who have more wealth can donate more to political campaigns and therefore have a louder voice in elections. Opportunity, such as access to education, is also affected by wealth. Those from low…

The documentary the Money Lobby gets at the present day fear of money’s impact. Money has been having a huge influence on political conversations and actions. The amount of money spent isn’t necessarily what is causing the fear. More so it’s the fact that the donors with more money are overruling the everyday citizens who should have a voice to. The 2012 election cost nearly 6 billion dollars, making it the most costly congressional and presidential election America has ever scene. In the past…

John McCain the senior senator from Arizona was one of the leading proponents supporting campaign finance reform. However, not everyone else in Washington agreed with him. He began to see how murky the waters of politics were becoming with the influence of money in the process of elections. McCain got together with Ross Feingold and drafted the McCain-Feingold Act to try to curb the corruption that was beginning to turn Washington into a free for all. Prior to this act politics and the influx of…

through six steps, that are influenced mostly by education, lobbying, campaigning and campaign contributions. The six steps are: identifying a problem, agenda setting, policy formulation, policy adoption, policy implementation, and policy evaluation (Lenz, Timothy O., and Mirya Holman, 2013). As the issues are processed through the different stages, agendas are formed and pushed by lobbyist and legislative staff. Lobbyist are hired to negotiate with all three branches of government to press…

The group BUGA UP is an example of the first type of group (Hawker 2015: 2-6), who were very noticeable and arguably influential for a while, but whom have now disappeared. While The Greens political party is perhaps an example of the latter type of group, starting as a protest movement and now a growing political party of some influence in Australian governments (The Greens 2016). Generally focussing on only a single issue, such groups are generally expressive in nature (Hawker 2015: 12-14) and…