Proportional representation

Country Government Project: Greece Greece is a Parliamentary Republic, although best described as a parliamentary representative democratic republic. The leader (president) is Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The historically dominant parties have been New Democracy (ND) and the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) , in more recent elections, five parties have emerged; new or re-emerging (SYRIZA, Independent Greeks, Golden Dawn, DIMAR, and KKE) New Democracy - Its ideology is socially conservative, with…

Career History Summary of Career Theory Each theory of career development are very similar, but yet very different at the same time. Some theories rely on multiple factors including personalities and the physical state of life, while others focus on one specific category such as value. The theory that made the most sense to me is the Super’s Life Span, Life Space Theory by Donald Super (Barbara E. Hagler And Connie K. Plessman, 2015, “Developmental Theories,” para. 1). Donald’s Theory…

Do interest groups allow greater representation for citizens or do they inevitably allow small well organized groups to prosper at the expense of everyone who pays taxes? - They allow greater representation for particular causes, not for citizens. And yes, they do often work with politicians to win favors at the expense of taxpayers. 5. Name two sources of interest group power and explain how an interest group lobbyist could use those powers to gain influence over government…

still win the election even if the nation voted for the other candidate. If the popular votes counted instead of the electoral ones, the candidate we wanted would win, not the one that won because he had the votes of larger states. Problems with representation are also caused by the differing number of votes that states receive because of population. Noble said that there is one electoral vote in California for every 705,454 people. While in Wyoming, there’s one electoral vote for every 194,717…

for Athens. Pericles states that, “each individual is interested not only in his own affairs but in the affairs of the state as well’ (Pericles.pg147).This shows us that every citizen had a voice in government and that policy making had a proportional representation of its citizens. Unlike other Greek city-states, were the decision making was done by a small group of elites, kings or other authoritative figures. Through this we can see how the decision making process in Athens was different from…

A picture can say a thousand words. Frida Kahlo’s 1932 painting Self Portrait Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States is thought provoking and captivating in the stark contrast between how two cultures are seen from varying perspectives. Kahlo is a renowned painter whose art is a significant part of Mexican culture and is powerful enough to remain relevant for over 80 years, her legacy influencing 2nd wave feminism and current political movements. Appropriate to the title of this…

errors, which caused the results to be unreliable. Due to this, the raw data does not support the hypothesis. Thus, a line of best fit was drawn in order to reduce the effect of random errors, and statistically remove the outliers, to give a better representation of what the results should have been. This line of best fit suggests that the current flow through the copper electrodes increased as the electrolyte concentration increased, supporting the hypothesis, and corresponding to the research.…

Thinking About Political Reform by John R. Johannes is about making the American government operate smoother for the people and politics. Political reformers are faced with these challenging issues. They must think about what reforms are great for politics and if they will work out for the people. In the book Thinking About Political Reform Johannes discuss what reform is and list numerous reforms that can benefit American government. This essay is intended to break down each chapter of Thinking…

On the 9th of November 1918, amidst the agony of the military defeat of World War I and Social Revolution, Chancellor Prince Max von Baden declared that the Emperor of Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II, had abdicated- “The Kaiser and King has decided to renounce the throne.”. Ensuing the abdication of the Kaiser, the Social Democrats of the Reichstag assumed control of the government, proclaiming the Republic in an effort to restore Germany- “The old and rotten, the monarchy has collapsed. The new may…

First-past-the-post encourages majority governments, which vests too much power in the governing executives that do not have the popular vote – otherwise known as a false majority. White (2012) believes that transitioning to a system of proportional representation in order to ensure minority governments is the best option for avoiding these false majorities that have too much power (p. 242). Once again this argument is under the normative lens that power centralization is negative – however…