Politics of Quebec

An internship with a political party is an invaluable experience for a student, regardless of whether or not they want to pursue a career in politics. It gives those involved the opportunity to use new skills, create a network of similarly minded people, and get training in real-life situations. The tasks that were given on a daily basis where foreign to me prior to my time working for the Democratic Party. There was a multitude of different tasks, all varying in the type of skills required.…

monopolistic or near-monopolistic levels of market concentration and financial capital increasingly integrating corporations, a handful of very wealthy heads of large corporations began to exert increasing influence over industry, public opinion and politics after the Civil War. Money, according to contemporary progressive and journalistWalter Weyl, was "the mortar of this edifice", with ideological differences among politicians fading and the political realm becoming "a mere branch in a still…

Lobbying Lobbying has taken on the perspective as a dirty unseemly profession. When one thinks of lobbyist one often thinks of back-room deals made by powerful individuals with little or no concern for others. A formal definition of lobbying is: A group of people seeking to influence politicians or public officials on a particular issue. For administrators of special education not wanting to “lobby,” maybe a better word is issue advocacy. In order for politicians and others to help with the…

Government corruption can be defined as political power used by government leaders for private gain and to maintain their power as a government official. Most of the times these corrupt politicians say they are doing their best in order to catch criminals when, in reality, they commit just as many crimes. They are able to maintain their power because most people do not vote because they think they will not make a difference and the politicians have under the table deals so people vote for them.…

Interest groups are simply an organized group of individuals who come together to achieve a common goal, most of these individuals share similar beliefs. These particular goals cannot be achieved by the individual themselves, hence the reason for the interest groups. Political parties are simply a group that seeks to elect public officeholders under its own name. Interest groups and political parties both serve a purpose in our government, though, they both have their differences on how they…

The nineteenth century was the era of reform. From politics to religion, it seemed like every aspect of nineteenth century American society was going through a rapid change of ideas and beliefs. One aspect of society in particular, the criminal justice system, had a series of specific reforms. These reforms ranged from the separation of prisoners; to the decrease of crimes punishable by death. Yet, there was no reform to aid in the improvement of the mentally insane in prisons. Unfortunately, it…

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. These men help to define what American masculinity is in the new era and how the United States will dominate the rest of the world. They pass numerous amendments, create a better economy, and ratify the way politics are forever carried out in nation. Ultimately they are the men responsible for turning the country around and doing it by building up and the reputation of the American male and his…

The Progressive Era The early 20th Century was known as the expansion of business and progressive reform in the United States. During this time period, social activism and political reform in the United States had greatly flourished. The reformers and the federal government were very successful in bringing improvements at a national level. This revolutionary movement had the most influential reformers and worked more closely with the federal government than any other previous reform movement in…

Unions are corrupt, was one of the statements on the class assignment survey. The response to this question was given an opinion rating of number one which was equivalent to strongly disagree. Opposingly, after conducted the research, the opinion rating provided was later changed to three undecided. Furthermore, it is sad to say that there exists corruption within unions, however, all union groups are not entirely corrupted. Unfortunately, there are some individuals representatives that are…

The progressive era was a period of progressivists making an attempt to mend society by addressing the social and political difficulties caused by speedy industrial development and urban growth during the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age was a time of a corrupt government and abusive of workers including child labor. These aspects of the government continued long enough that the attempt to fix them lead to the Progressive Era. The Progressive Era was a time to fix the Gilded Age’s problems. The Gilded…