Essays on Politics Page 13

Elections in America have been based on the two main political parties, which are the Democrats and the Republicans. There are also independent parties that run for office; however they do not get as much exposure. When it comes to voting on these parties, generally majority of the votes cast have been from Caucasian males….

The conversation of gun control has always been labeled as a controversial and sensitive topic to discuss, but with recent events that occurred this year, that statement has been emphasized. Providing people, such as students, professors and visitors the ability to carry guns on campus is a law I cannot stand behind. Allowing people to…

The Global Economic Crisis of 2008, has been regarded as one of the most serious financial crises since the Great Depression of 1930. This crisis featured the fall of the world stock markets, collapse of large financial institutions which resulted in some of them being bought out and the scrambling of some of the world’s…

One of the greatest duties for U.S. citizens is the privilege to vote for their political representatives through elections. However, very rarely do citizens research the top running candidates before actually going out to vote for the vast distinct positions. For example, while the presidential election is the most known there are various other elections…

Before answering this question, I know that a huge number of Americans would cringe at the very idea that the United States is an empire, or anything involving the concept of Imperialism. Americans, after all, in general, have a distaste for Realpolitik. However, the reality is that the word ’empire’ does not connote anything negative….

Theories of who runs U. S. cities and influences policy creation have been studied and contradicted for decades. Social scientists fall in to several different camps, but three main theories encompass most of the literature. These theories are pluralism, or the theory of fragmented power where no one group has power over others, elitism, in…

The development of an economy based on the use of slave labor to produce staple crops. Through a plantation system in the South and a more diverse economy in the North based on free labor set the stage for the development of two economies within one country. Increasingly after 1800 the needs of these two…

Since the beginning of civilization, mankind has always been somewhat concerned with the idea of equality. Although the definition of who is an equal member of society changes over time, most societies enjoy proclaiming themselves as societies that have equality for all. You can trace the evolution of equality in the United States by examining…

Robert Nozick essentially is arguing that there cannot be an ideal theory of distributive justice that is based on specific patterns of wealth distribution, and, at the same time, give people liberty over their private property. In order to have distributive justice, according to Nozick, there must be major limitations on people’s liberty to dispose…

Walking into a school, an outsider obtains a fair sense of the school’s spirit relatively quickly. The hangings on the walls, the attitudes of the students and faculty, and the condition of the building all work together to create an aura that is individual to that school alone. One particularly controversial factor in the individuality…