Political system

The political and legal system in Australia has provided both advances and setbacks for the Indigenous Australians. There have been many setbacks for Aboriginal people in their fight for equal legal and political rights like the legislation 's, constitution, voting rights and parliamentary laws. They have also had some gradual advances from the amendments to the electoral act, the 1967 referendum and Prime Minister Whitlams actions to give land back. Early on in Australia 's history Indigenous…

Criminal Justice System here in the United States was created around the 17th century and composed of the police forces, courts, and the corrections. Although America’s Criminal Justice System has been around for centuries, it changes with laws and customs we put forth in our society. In order for our society to run peacefully, we have to establish new laws and regulations to keep people safe and living happily. This leaves Americans wondering: what is the point of our criminal justice system…

How does our current political system affect the way in which health care policies are implemented? Health policy is a set course of action or inaction undertaken by government or health care organizations to obtain a desired health outcome (Abood, S.). The health care policy making process shapes both the public and private sectors, the overall healthcare system and the political forces that affect that system (Abood, S.). Policies which are related to public health come from local,…

Different political systems exist all over the world but the most common is either a Democracy or Communism/Socialist. The United States has a form of Democracy political system called a Representative Democracy. Since the Revolutionary War, the United States has become one of the world’s greatest superpowers. That’s why when the Red Scare swept through America, the citizens were thrown into a state of panic that communism would break into the free country. The reason Communism was so feared and…

After the first election of George Washington, the political views of the American people began to divide. Two strong views emerged during this divide beginning the First Party System. Alexander Hamilton led the Federalists. The Federalists strongly supported the constitution believing a strong federal government and president would lead a powerful country. Led by Thomas Jefferson, the Democrat-Republicans were the Federalists counterpart. The Democrat-Republicans believed that a relaxed…

The two most famous City-States of Ancient Greece, Sparta and Athens, have more differences than similarities with each other. These differences were more evident in the educational and political systems. While both cities used popular vote to elect at least part of its representatives, some organizational differences can be easily identified. Basically, the overall priority of these two City-States were different; Sparta was focused in producing warriors, while Athens was a cultural and…

British and American political system The British and American political systems have both similarities and differences. Most notably, the British political system is a democratic constitutional monarchy, consisting of a monarch and a prime minister. The United States of America however, is a federal republic with a separation of power between three branches. Beyond these two key differences, the two countries have political similarities such as a dual-chamber, two dominating political parties…

The United States revolves around the American political system. Within this system there are three key elements, the Congress, presidency, and executive branch. There are also very important elements that go into these institutions. To be specific there are five elements in particular that go into these institutions. One element of the institutions is the institutionalized presidency. The second element would be the President and foreign policy. The third element of would be power and…

Race in the American Political System: The Jacksonian Paradox When the Declaration of Independence was drafted, the statement ‘all men are created equal’ was not a blanket statement that supported the equality of all mankind; rather it was a proclamation referring to the natural rights and freedoms of franchised voters, in other words, white property-owning males. Written about a decade later, the Constitution operated under the same basic assumption. Initially, this left other white males,…

The American Political System is based upon the constitution and four main principles. These principles are as following: republic, federalism, separation of powers and the system of checks and balances. (Llewelyn, Paul, 2016). The United States is a republic which means that it is the people who have the power, but give it it the elected representatives. However, “In modern times, the definition of a republic is commonly limited to a government which excludes a monarch.” (Republic, 2016) US has…