Politics of the United States

The political beliefs of the American people in the year 2016 can be characterized as reform liberalism. Although the American political culture contains numerous core ideals and values as all American share different views, the vast majority of people support general ideas including equality, liberty, and order. America allows each individual to have their own personal beliefs within the political sphere. Different generations live through different experiences which significantly shapes the…

adopted in 1791, was constructed so each state maintained a militia, composed of everyday citizens who served as part time soldiers which were well regulated. People feared the federal government would use its standing army to go against its will on the states, the authors of the second amendment intended to protect the states militias’ right to bear arms. Some will claim the amendment protects the general public. Among industrial nations, the United States is the leader in per-capita gun…

Gun Control Amber N. Arnold American Politics 210 Dr. Rob Mellen 12/30/15 Gun Control 1 The Second Amendment to the United States recites that citizens have the right to possess and bear arms. The constitution was signed on September 17, 1789 and federalists declared that the new government would only have a finite amount of power delegated…

With praises for an oligarchy government, a government with all power, the Greek philosopher Plato favored the withdrawal of arms from citizens and desired the holding of weapons to be enforced in his state. He was also known for his preference of imposing obligatory military training and having military operations once a month, as mentioned by Earl R. Kruschke in his book Gun Control: A Reference Handbook. The policies that Plato once respected are much like policies that are in place and are…

controversial topic in the United States; where the two main sides are the people opposed to gun control and the people in favor of gun control. It has been a major controversy since owning guns has come into question regarding the nation’s overall safety. It has become increasingly popular with the growing fear of terrorism, and how easy it is to attack the United States. “The effect of [the Second and Fourteenth Amendments] on gun politics was the subject of landmark United States Supreme…

Gun Control During recent elections the Second Amendment was at the center of many political debates. Anti-gun politicians used the horrible examples of recent school shootings and terrorist acts such as the Florida night club shooting to scare people into increasing gun control. On the other hand, pro-Second Amendment politicians used scare tactics of losing the right to bear arms and the fear to not be able to fight if need be, to try to win votes. A deeper understanding of the…

Politics has had a huge impact on who should be able to carry and buy weapons. Democrats believe that although they do recognize the right to own firearms, assault weapons should be banned to a certain extent as it continues to take away innocent lives. “Life is fragile, and our time here is limited and precious” (On The Issues, 2012 Democratic Party Platform, September 4 2012). As the political party states here, we need to keep guns out of hands of criminals and people who are using weapons in…

Gun control has been a topic of discussion for years, but lately gun control has spurred up a lot of discussion with all the shootings. Control politics have been around since America was born into a nation. The second amendment is dedicated to guns. It is the right to bear arms. With the recent controversy with guns, local and state/national have been trying to set their own laws. They both are fighting for power over power to control guns. They both have taken each other to court and have made…

generalized definition that I’ll stick with. Even though illegal gun trafficking is undoubtedly tied to juvenile gun violence and other crimes like drug dealing and gang crime, Our unalienable second amendment right states, "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (Second Amendment). Most everyone whom obtains a gun legally or illegally claim it is for self-defense, and legally…

stage for the Unites States government and the manner in which the procession of politics was conducted. His prominence in American history is matched by his willingness and dedication towards ensuring the success and stability of the fledgling nation. The issue many opponents of Thomas Jefferson hold against him was his inability or willingness to take a stance and stick with it, often acquiescing to demands of his political adversaries. Supporters of Thomas Jefferson state his actions were…