Why Bernie Sanders was a good candidate

Controlling an entire country is no easy task, viewing nature and support all around makes the difficult task of a president less tense. First, Bernard Sanders the politician what makes him a possible candidate to the United States 2016 elections.   Secondly, I selected the Palace of Versailles as the new home for the possible new … Read more

Review of A ‘Lamfalussy Exit’ from the Joint-Decision Trap’

Review: ‘Financial Market Regulation: A ‘Lamfalussy Exit’ from the Joint-Decision Trap’ by Zdenek Kudrna (Chapter 5 from The EU’s Decision Traps: Comparing Policies, 2011). In ‘Financial Market Regulation: A ‘Lamfalussy Exit’ from the Joint-Decision Trap’, Zdenek Kudrna, a political economist at the University of Salzburg, assesses the success of implementing technocratic measures in EU comitology. … Read more

Why does political violence occur?

Throughout human history, a form of political authority has been in control.  This political authority is a form of monopoly where the state protects itself against external threats and defeats their enemies.  This control shifted private war to public war, meaning that civilians use the freedom that they would use on one another, and focus … Read more

Reasons to keep / get rid of the Electoral College

Congratulations, you won the popular vote by 2.5 million people, but unfortunately lost the election. Unfortunately, there have been several candidates in the history of the United States that had to deal with the fact that he or she lost an election, but won the popular vote and they can thank the Electoral College for … Read more

The Constitutional Amendment Process

The United States Constitution is a very complex document. Changing, or amending, this document is subject to a difficult process worked through by those in power. It is not always easy for leaders to come to an agreement on issues regarding the Constitution. Understanding the way this process works, as well as the ideas behind … Read more

Government and presidential powers Q & As

What is the Necessary and Proper Clause? The Necessary and Proper Clause gives flexibility to the government and their decisions. The wording used in the Constitution is brief and not necessarily direct. This clause allows Congress the ability to do what is best and necessary. What is the Commerce Clause? The Commerce Clause is a … Read more

Global politics – what is power / our conflicting world

Introduction There are so many perspectives that we could use to see the whole world within the term of global politics. Global politics in a general term is politics on a global/international level mostly referring to relations between nation-states (countries) or issues relating to all or most of them, such as environmental regulations to deal … Read more

Which theory of democracy best describes US elections?

Out of the three theories of democracy, I believe the most appropriate one to describe our elections would be pluralism. I believe our government elections are more like pluralism than majoritarian and elitism in many various ways. Pluralism is a democratic belief, a belief that can be achieved in a large society by bargaining, competing, … Read more

Actions that the mayor should take in the event of an attack

MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Muriel Bowser FROM: xxxxxx, Chief Counsel RE: Radiological Dispersal Bomb Detonation DATE: November 1, 2018 Questions Presented Due to the bioterrorist attack that has occurred this afternoon, the nation’s capital is in a state of chaos. The city’s government, along with the federal government is responding to the attack. Due to the … Read more

Federalism

Federalism is a system of government which involves the national government sharing some well-defined powers with the state governments. The state governments have their legislature branch, executive and judiciary branch. Federalism enables state governments to make their laws as long as they do not interfere with the set national laws of the land. The state … Read more

Trump’s War on Christmas / John Locke

One of President Donald Trump’s favorite topics is Christmas—he has said that he will fight the so-called “war on Christmas” since he was campaigning.  Statements like “They don’t use the word ‘Christmas’ because it’s not politically correct … we’re saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again.” (Cilliza, 2017) have been said over and over again, almost to the … Read more

Contributions of Ronald Reagan to PR

During our in class lecture, the contributions of many historical figures to the discipline of public relations were discussed. In particular, there was an emphasis on American Presidents including Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Harry Truman. However, the lecture did not dive into the contributions of Presidents who … Read more

Democracy in the United States

The birth of democracy in the United States did not come from the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. In fact, The Unites States was still not a democratic state when the Constitution was ratified in 1789. Actually, it wasn’t until the farewell address of George Washington, that the country’s status was cemented … Read more