Politics of the United States

For over two hundred years, politics has been a great part of American society. It is the ethics applied to a group of people and tells how a society should be set up and how a person should act. Politics is a wide and complicated subject. It covers issues such as diplomacy, peace and war, government, law enforcement, rights and liberty. It exists mainly to better society as a whole. Understanding the political system is important because in order to make informed decisions, one has to understand the groups with the power and how it is used. For the effectiveness of a democracy, it is important to know and be aware of how power is used and against interests so that leaders do not become too powerful or corrupted by the special interest groups…

The result of the most recent United States presidential election remains a point of contention among observers and participants of American politics. Focus on political identities continues to surge in an effort to explain the outcome of the election. In fact, for the first time in the history of the United States, a female captured the Democratic nomination to compete in the general election. Though ultimately, the male Republican nominee prevailed. Research suggests that changes in the…

What is Freedom? Freedom is a great thing, it means that there is no control or domination. Someone can feel free from Something and it feels good. There is individual Freedom, Political Freedom, and National Freedom. Freedom is one of the keys to happiness and less stress is everyone's lives, even if its not just based on your individual Freedom. Individual Freedom is a great thing, this meaning someone is absence of control in someones life. This type of Freedom means that you have your…

important that they stand for the right values. The only way we are going to know what they stand for is if we are willing to take the time to research it and find out. If we are going to vote we need to make sure we make an informed vote otherwise we should not vote at all. It is important to know about our district, state, and about how our political figures vote. The district in my area is the sixth district of Ohio. It runs through a part of Mahoning Valley and 325 miles along the Ohio…

Prior to this past April, politics had not ever peaked my interest. However, in April I turned 18, making me a legal voter in the United States. Naturally and subsequently, I made the decision to begin looking into the world of politics. With the television at my disposal, I began using it as a source of better understanding the type of political culture I am living in. Every country offers its unique set of values and part of those values is what makes up the political culture. The political…

Amanda Stevenson Profs. Kuykendall & Woodiwiss MU/PO 215 6 April 2016 Historically, music has been routinely used as a tool of resistance. Specifically in the United States, music has been present for a plethora of extreme situations, from the encouragement found in the coded songs of slaves, to the inspired anthems used as motivation in violent riots in Ferguson, Missouri. However, the results of music’s effect in these situations have varied greatly. This is due to the fact that music simply…

Before coming to the US, I used to not care that whole a lot about politics because I didn’t see the meaning or benefit behind knowing what laws are changing and how voting for something can change your life overtime. When I was living in Egypt and in Iraq, there wasn’t such thing as freedom of speech or anything of that sort that someone can talk about their opinion openly with people and not get hurt or get his/her family in danger. But when I came here and saw all of this freedom that…

Politics Politics have been a male dominant system since the beginning of the formation of our country. Gender affects political opinion. Women are more likely to support democratic candidates and ideals. Men tend to favor republican concepts and their platform. “The gender gap is the tendency for women and men to hold different opinions about certain issues and to support different candidates,” (Macionis, 306). Women tend to support policies that protect those who cannot protect themselves,…

How do Executive War Powers Impact United States Politics? In terms of US war powers, it is well known that Congress exclusively holds the power in the Constitution to declare war. However, in more recent times, the Presidents have found ways to declare military action without the input of Congress, starting in the Cold War Era and extending into today’s military campaigns (Burns, 2015; Hathaway, n.d.; Hinnebusch, 2007; Van Alstyne, 1972). In this paper, I will present current and former…

How do Exclusively Executive War Powers impact United States Politics? In terms of US war powers, it is well known that Congress exclusively holds the power in the Constitution to declare war. However, in more recent times, the Presidents have found ways to declare military action without the input of Congress, starting in the Cold War Era and extending into today’s military campaigns. In this paper, I will present current and former positions on the War Powers issue, and explain how in modern…