Political socialization

Epilogue The “Public Meetings and the Democratic Process” article gives a good idea of what public meetings are, how they are handled, and how the public can take advantage of its opportunities. The evidence uncovered to support this article only comes from a restricted sample, so public meetings across other parts of the country might stray from from what that evidence says. Some examples of this are how public comments are made, time limits for comments, agenda setting, and the formality of…

What natural rights does the Declaration mention? Answer: Declaration has mentioned following three natural rights:  Liberty  Life  Pursuit of happiness Essentially these are rights that all individuals have at birth. The government does not give these rights, and subsequently no government can take them away. These are the basic human rights in light of all inclusive characteristic law; instead of those in view of man-made positive law. In spite of the fact that there is no unanimity as to…

Comparing myself with my fellow friends, I can consider myself to be lucky enough to be able to travel to almost every prominent country and city such as Paris, Japan, Singapore and so forth. Most of them are for accompanying my father doing his business. Importantly, I learned that regardless how countries are well developed, they differ from each other when it comes to cultural context. Therefore, based on my wide experience, I prefer to live in a collectivist country for the many benefits…

In ‘A theory of Justice’ John Rawls attempts to establish a set of principles to which the institutions of society can be built upon and a method through which primary goods can be distributed equally, Rawls names these principles ‘justice as fairness’. Rawls argues that society is a shared agreement between all parties to ensure society remains equal and free. In order to determine what terms of social cooperation would ensure a free and equal society Rawls appeals to a form of ‘social…

The Revolutionary Time Know as the Enlightenment The intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment was the spread of ideas that were primarily based upon reason and human behavior. Philosophes, where enlightened thinkers spread their ideas on politics and other issues that pertained to life in the 1700s. The spread of this information was through places such as salons, being privately held by the upper class and also public spheres that were open to all of the society. This made the…

The city of Chicago, Illinois has a long standing reputation of bribery and corruption throughout elected and non-elected officials in government positions and business agreements involving said officials. The government powers and even the local police forces all took place in bribery and secret agendas and agreements, especially in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Men like Peter V. Pappas lead the corruption in the cement industry while others were involved in everything from property tax fraud and…

439). Putnam identifies three aspects of Americans’ lives that are changing; therefore, causing such a rapid decline in social capital. These three aspects are political participation, family relations, and friendships. Putnam (2003) reports that casting a ballot in national elections has fell by approximately 25% since the mid-1960s (pg. 439). This disconnect between citizen and government is one example of the…

Although there are some things women still face in America, there are many other parts of the world where women have little to no rights at all. Carole Pateman claims that the social contract is sexual as well as social, and that is because men have a political right over women, giving them orderly access over women’s bodies. This can still be seen in the world we live in today, an example being the practice of Female Genital Cutting still seen in many parts of Africa as common practice.…

The writings from a few enlightenments had drastic impacts on the United States government. The constitution was formed around the ideas of Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau. There were many similarities in the writings of these men that have been implicated into the foundation of U.S. starting government structure. Hobbes focused on having the people being protected by the government. He wanted to insure the commonwealth of the people and that the people wouldn’t betray each other. It…

but courage under fire. Who today among the political glitterati would mortgage the same? Perhaps the more telling question is how many of us realize that America is transforming into something more debauched than what the…