United States Senate

Hillary Rodham Clinton is the Democratic Candidate running for the position of the President of the United States. The former first lady born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago Illinois, has always been an active advocate of the party. As a young woman she campaigned for the then Republican candidate nominee Barry Goldwater in 1964 and after listening to a powerful speech by Reverend Martin Luther Ling Jr she entered into public service and became a Democrat in 1968. Hilary graduated from Yale…

The senate is one of the two parts of the bicameral legislature in place in the U.S. Basically, what the Senate does is make and pass legislation. When a Senator presents a bill, the process begins. I will discuss the process of legislation thoroughly later. There are 100 senators in the U.S. Senate. The Senate not only passes legislation, it also has power to approve or deny certain actions of the president…

population in small states. The framers of the constitution chose an electoral college over direct election of the president because the latter would connect executive…

As the 2016 election nears, Americans must vote wisely on who will be the next president of the United States of America. America is facing many problems. America owes so much in student loan debt, which is affecting the economy. There has been many job losses, and workers are demanding higher wages. Many recent Terrorist attacks and mass shootings at a club, schools, malls, airports, restaurants. Many are unsatisfied at how there is no a strict law for gun control. These problems show America…

President Obama 's additional war-related campaign agreement was to improve the United States military assurance in Afghanistan in order to maintain the extremist Taliban’s from achieving power and allowing the Al Qaeda repeatedly using the country as the foundation for terrorist operations against the United States. Obama soon after taking office, granted the military 's request, which was originally made at the end of the Bush presidency, to dispatch an additional 21,000 troops to Afghanistan,…

Judith was born on February 24th 1959. She is known as Judith Anne Collins. She’s the minister of Corrections and Police. She entered parliament on August 15th 2002. Judith was born on February 24th 1959. She is known as Judith Anne Collins. She’s the minister of Corrections and Police. She entered parliament on August 15th 2002. Judith was born on February 24th 1959. She is known as Judith Anne Collins. She’s the minister of Corrections and Police. She entered parliament on August 15th 2002.…

What is Government? Government is defined as “the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc. (Merriam Webster, 2016). There are six types of government styles. The style is defined by the style of control the government maintains and the system of beliefs that the governed body holds. Sample governments include republic, democracy, theocracy, dictatorship, fascism and monarchy. It all depends on the country’s system of beliefs. A Republic government is in effect…

The Horn of Africa, Eritrea, is home to around 6 million people and is the worlds’ most oppressive state. Isaias Afwerki has been in power for around two decades and since taking up power in 1993 has forbidden any elections from taking place. Political theorist, Robert Dahl, considers the following four aspects vital for the making of a free and fair election: 1. the ability to vote without fear of reprisal; 2. coercion is prohibited and not practiced; 3. all voters are counted as equal; 4.…

passed. The congress is made up of the House of Representatives, and the Senate. In the house, it’s majority rule. The downside of that may be that the Rules committee has the final decision of the floor and what is it they they are going to debate. This committee was formed to say what amendment can or cannot be permitted on the floor. Which, is an obstacle to try and get bills passed. Once passed by the House, it goes to the Senate…

The film Bulworth follows the campaign of a senator that is running for elections in the State of California. As soon as the film starts we are introduced to the high level of corruption that occurs in a political campaign or as politicians refer to it as simply campaign. By the end of the movie it is clear that the film portrays current American politics. The film makes interesting references to how race, gender and class matter when it comes to our political system. However it is also very…