Secular state

believes that the “state should treat two or more conceptions of the good life equally” (Pattern 27). A weakness in Pattern’s argument, is his support of equal recognition of cultural groups, because it violates the foundation of liberal neutrality and creates favoritism surrounding the recolonized cultural group’s perception of the good life, hindering a person’s ability to participate in self-determination. To begin with, liberal neutrality is based on the concept that a liberal state should…

history, society has divided itself. The modern geopolitical imagination is the latest in a line of the ever-changing ways we organise the world. While it has its benefits, it also has limitations. It seems like an efficient structure of independent states but these divisions are essentially imagined by the dominant society. In some cases, the modern geopolitical imagination was thrust upon a region and is not a perfect system; international co-operation is often vital and a single nation can be…

school. The idea of common core state standards were considered in 2007 during a forum by CCSSO (Development Process). In 2009, the government started to offer financial incentives to states to sign up for the common core standards. The grant known as Race to the top got 49 states and territories to sign up for the standards sight unseen (Wood). By 2010, the final draft was done and common core began to be implemented into the schools. Now in 2014, 43 states still follow common core…

national government, or allows more freedoms and independence to the states. As we all know, the political culture in Texas is that of a vocal, cavalier one. Texas has a proud past of being a very important player in the nation’s economy, and it hopes to stay that way. Some argue that strong national government is a threat to the sovereignty of the states. Much debate is ongoing in regards to the relationship between the federal and state government. In fact, the Civil War was a culmination of…

The Government controls most of what we do here. Not that they do a good job. One aspect of our lives that they control is food. They are in control of how it is grown, processed, and eaten. Having much of an impact in our lives not many people know how they go about this, what their process is. What’s their “proper role” in all of this? Joel Salatin says in Food Inc. I think it's one of the most important battles for consumers to fight: the right to know what's in their food, and how it was…

Sure, we could argue that the state level is the best way to explain it by talking about the type of government that each side had, their historical background, or even even talk about public opinion. Or we could talk about the two strategies that the US proposed; destroy the missiles or create a blockade. Or even the systemic level of analysis by talking about the balance of power and hegemonic stability, but in all in all, it comes down to the individual running the state that sets the…

Over the last decade, Texas has seen changes in general patterns of demographics in reference to ethnicity, age, and income. This population shift has several implications on the future welfare of the Texas economy, government, and other public institutions. However, the Texas government has the ability to implement changes now to help curtail issues that lie ahead. Also, with such drastic changes in demographics, the partisan politics of Texas maybe redefined. Overall, Texas population has…

“sanctioned by or authorized by law or right.” Although dictionaries typically give the most common meaning of a word, many times people will, in a way, coin or redefine terms in order to best fit their views. This is especially seen in Edward Said’s work, “States.” In his writing, Said explores what is means to be Palestinian. The clear answer may simple be someone of the Arabic culture who has descended from Palestine. Overtime, however, Palestine has become a question of legitimacy in and of…

PLSI 373 Understanding California’s Political Landscape California is a Democratic state, and it looks blue. The U.S senators and congressional representatives are both Democrats. There is also a greater number in Democrats in state legislative houses and offices. Barack Obama won 61% of election vote in 2008. He went agains Republican Mitt Romney, 50-40% in November 2011. Differentiating a liberal and a conservative, it appears that the most Californian falls towards conservative.…

country to be given the title of state it must first meet a few criteria. The country must have defined borders and a permanent population. It must also be sovereign, or self governing. A state should also have the capacity to enter into relations with other states. Countries that meet some, but not all of these requirements are not recognized within the international system as states, but instead may be referred to as quasi-states. Kosovo would be considered a quasi-state as it is not…