Recall election

Athens was a true democracy because the citizens have the liberty to vote on just about everything, excluding the magistrates, which were elected by a lottery. Some may argue that it wasn’t a true democracy because women, children, and metics weren’t allowed to vote, thus making Athens an oligarchy, which was proven in Wealthy Hellas by Josiah Ober, but this argument is invalid, only because at the time women were considered to be lower than men, children did not know better, and metics most…

challenge due to state officials refusal to allow African Americans to register by using voting taxes, literacy tests and violent intimidation. That was until 1964, when the 24th Amendment passed. It guarantees that the right to vote in federal elections will not be denied for failure to pay any tax. Then in 1965 Grassroots movement forces change in law Voting Rights Act passed. It forbade states from imposing discriminatory restrictions on who can vote. In 1966 Civil rights leaders such as…

The upcoming presidential election of the United States is set to occur on November 8, 2016. There are many ways to persuade voters and help determine the nations’ leader. Super PACs, Interest groups and media all play a role in US elections, but Super PACs have the greatest impact. These three things aid a candidates’ win or loss when used. A Super PAC is “a relatively modern breed of political-action committee that is allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money from corporations…

As the Presidential Election nears, a possible new candidate has come out of the wood works. His name is Michael Bloomberg and he is the former Governor of New York. Mr. Bloomberg is one of the wealthiest men in the entire world and is willing to spend his own money to fund his campaign. After months of watching the candidates bicker and fight, Mr. Bloomberg has given this opportunity great consideration. His biggest challenge could be the fact that Michael Bloomberg is part of no political…

Lou Holtz Nails It !! The Democrats are right, there are two Americas. The America that works and the America that doesn’t. The America that contributes and the America that doesn’t. It’s not the haves and the have nots, it’s the dos and the don’ts. Some people do their duty as Americans, obey the law, support themselves, contribute to society and others don’t. That’s the divide in America . It’s not about income inequality, it’s about civic irresponsibility. It’s about a political party that…

Now that we have discussed what Super PAC and the disproportionate Nature of their financial contribution we must say cui bono “for what profit?” why do these people donate millions of dollars to a presidential campaign and logic dictates that they must be benefiting somehow. Otherwise why would they spend so much. The obvious answer is increased political influence why else would they spend so much money they’re rich they have pretty much anything else they could want. A notable example that…

In the year 600 BCE to 600 CE a new civilization emerged. This new civilization was Ancient Greece which is present day Peloponnese Peninsula. Ancient Greece was made up of city-states, a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories. These city-states developed governments and organized their citizens according to a constitution, a set of laws. Around the fifth century BC Athens developed democracy, a system of government ruled by the population. Ancient Athens wasn't…

What is truthfully the best way to choose the President of the United States? The Electoral College is the United States’ current method of choosing the . This method consists of choosing representatives to pick who a state votes for. However, the elected representatives for a state are usually not required to vote for the popular vote of that state, which can result in the outcome of a candidate being chosen president and not having the popular vote of the country. This method is causing…

party became a prominent opposition for the Democrats. The Whigs would create political cartoons, like this one of Jackson portrayed as a king, in order to display Jackson as a poor president so that people would not re elect him in the following election. This political cartoon is showing that by vetoing the bank, Jackson is abusing his power as president and going against not only the Constitution, but also the judiciary of the states. It is apparent that the Whigs wanted to portray Jackson’s…

The Aaron Burr Trial and the Ammon Bundy Trial have a few similarities and differences. Both Burr and Bundy was fighting over land which was seen as federal property. A lot of people felt like both parties broke laws that couldn’t be justified by the constitution. Burr and Bundy were also acquitted by the jury during their trial. Aaron Burr intended to start a war, dividing the union between the United States & its allies. Burr had a history of seeking revenge against his opponents. Burr actions…