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Gun Control 18 Years
1,149 words... e D'Amato, Schumer is a quintessential New Yorker; hes aggressive, intense, and by no means shy to take credit for his accomplishments. Important to note, is that in more than 25 years in public life and 18 in the House of Representatives, he has managed to carve out a solid and moderate record. He has been the House Democrats' leader on crime-fighting, crusading for more money for police and prisons, tougher sentencing laws, tighter gun control and capital punishment. His legislative record...
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Factors Effecting Voter Participation
1,364 wordsFactors Affecting Voter Participation One of the most important aspects of any democracy is participation by the citizens in it. Perhaps the most basic form of participation is the act of voting. For this reason many political scientists have chosen to study the factors that effect peoples willingness or unwillingness to vote. Two such articles are Relationships of Media Use and Political Disaffection to Political Efficacy and Voting Behavior and Registration, Turnout, and State Party Systems. T...
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U S House Proportional Representation
1,168 wordsWhat exactly is proportional representation (PR), how does it work, and what are its advantages over our present system? The way it works is simple proportional representation system come in several varieties, but they all share two basic characteristics. The first way is they use mullet-member districts. Instead of electing one member of the legislature in each small district, PR uses much larger districts that elect several members at one time, (about five or ten). Second, the proportion of vo...
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Electoral College System President And Vice President
1,008 wordsCritically asses the view that the Electoral College system 'serves American democracy well ' The Electoral College process is part of the original design of the U. S. constitution. The Electoral College was devised by the Founding Fathers to elect the president and vice president. In this essay I will asses whether the system is democratic. I shall do this by discussing its strengths, weaknesses and attempts to reform it. The Electoral College system has been criticised many times since its est...
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Constitutional Law High Court
1,196 wordsThe Australian constitution which came into effect on the first of January, 1901 was a significant Act which forged the Federal Commonwealth of Australia. The constitution is a set of rules which have been created to establish principles to help define and control the institutions of government and sets out rules and procedures that must be followed in order for their actions to be lawful. (Butterworth Course Materials, 2001) It has been recently stated by a writer that the Australian Constituti...
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Bill Of Rights Life Liberty And The Pursuit
1,669 wordsDid the American Constitution embody the principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence? The prima facie answer would be yes. Looking deeper and remembering that during the Age of Empires the world ran on money, force of arms and enlightened self-interest, that the answer is now it depended on who you were. Application of the occasional Machaivellian twist to some of the Founding Fathers decisions will be used to support this view point. The Declaration of Independence said that men were...
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House Of Commons Representative Democracy
1,294 wordsDescribe how the present democratic system works in the UK and suggest how it might be improved to make it more representative and more relevant to the electorate. In Britain we have a representative system of democracy that is supposed to ensure that everyone has a say in the government of the country. This essay will explore the British system of democracy and then will consider whether alternative systems of representation are more effective to the electorate. Representative democracy is pres...
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Campaign Finance Reform United States Congress
612 wordsFunding is a crucial component of every political campaign. Over the past several decades, the cost of running a campaign has vastly increased. As a result, the United States Congress has produced several proposals regarding campaign finance reform. These proposals included the elimination of soft money and the raising of limits on individual contributions. Of the various proposals discussed in Congress, one is the elimination of soft money. Soft money is donations given to political parties for...
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Economic And Social State And Local
870 wordsEven more energetic a sphere of historical controversy than that over the Populists is the historians' argument over the Progressive movement. The Progressives were a heterogeneous collection of reformers. Active chiefly in the nation's cities and the urban mass media (and in the legislatures of such states as Wisconsin and New York), the Progressives carried out efforts to reform American society and governance on all fronts. They numbered among their ranks social Progressives (such as Jane Add...
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Bill Of Rights Common Law
555 wordsIn August of 1982, Michael Hardwick was charged with violating the Georgia statute criminalizing sodomy by committing that act with another adult male in the bedroom of Hardwick's home. Hardwick then brought suit in the Federal District Court, therefore challenging the constitutionality of the statute as it criminalized sodomy. Hardwick asserted that he was a practicing homosexual, that the Georgia statute, as administered by the defendants, placed him in imminent danger of arrest and that the s...
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Plays An Important Role First World War
2,309 wordsStrategy and Tactics The concepts of tactics and strategy are very important. In order to understand the difference and relations between tactics and strategy, we need to examine these concepts more thoroughly. Tactics is generally defined as a number of near term actions used to fulfill the task and to accomplish specific goals. Strategy is often related to the art of planning. Strategy is usually defined as a long-term action plan for achieving a goal. The workable strategy should be carefully...
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British Prime Minister 20 Th Century
2,513 wordsHow did Tony Blair change the Labour Party during his time as Prime Minister? The aim of the paper is to consider and discuss the changes which Tony Blair has brought while being British prime-Minister. No one will argue that under his rule the Party has acquired considerable political success and has changed its policies and inner order. Thus, it is necessary to see both positive and negative (if any) changes for the Labour Party under Tony Blair. Introduction 'Since becoming party leader in 19...
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Presidential Elections Voter Registration
989 wordsVOTING IN THE U. S. Martin Wattenberg, in his book, Where have all the voters gone? delves into the reasons why there is a low voter turnout and what that implies on the idea of democracy. Most people need to have the electoral decisions to be simplified and spelled out for them/ This can be done through a strong party system. He suggests that the American electoral process be more user-friendly, stating that the American elections can be complex. Even the rise of candidate-centered politics has...
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Presidential Race George Bush
1,433 wordsElection Strategies The coming elections in United States are marked with unusual aggressiveness with which both candidates supporter teams pursue their goals. A variety of dirty tricks had been applied on the part of Bush and Kerry. The latest one is revelation of some army veterans, who served with Kerry in Vietnam, about his, not always honorable performance there. Although George Bush rejected any accusation of applying dirty tactics to undermine Kerry's support, it nevertheless did cost Dem...
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Political Parties Socially Constructed
1,635 wordsPolitical Parties 1 According to Benjamin Ginsberg, in modern history, political parties have been the chief points of contact between governments, on the one side, and groups and forces in society, on the other. (Ch. 9). The five main stages of development of American political parties are as follows: 1796 - 1828. Ideological contraposition between federalists and anti-federalists were clearly seen in the debates between Jefferson and Hamilton. Federalists guided by Hamilton protected the inter...
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Pre Election United Kingdom
1,125 wordsThe September 2003 study of the United Kingdom electorate performed by The Electoral Commission has shown the constantly increasing voter turnout within not only the United Kingdom but also the European Union as a whole. Nowadays, when we all are approaching the 2004 elections, the community should become more and more concerned about the ideas on how to increase the activity of the electorate, its social responsibility and eventually lower the turnout in the upcoming elections. The mentioned st...
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Person Or Group Policy Issues
592 wordsPolitics deals with power, control, influence and involves the capacity for one person or group to persuade another person or group to behave in a preferred manner. The Curtis piece illustrates the kenai as political organizations that seem to serve as intermediaries between political leaders and the public. The political function of kenai in Japanese politics plays an important role in the procurement, retention, and exercise of power for Diet candidates and Diet members. I believe the method b...
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Political Party Party System
1,560 wordsThe State as a metaphysical entity is often taken to be an unavoidable concept at the base of any study of politics. However there exists a more fundamental assumption, that of a society of human beings sharing certain values, interests and beliefs, to which a owes its legitimacy. This is the assumption with which modern political science starts. What role does the political party system play in the interactions between the State and society? One school of thought has traditionally insisted on a...
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Federalist Papers Impeachment Trial
938 wordsBecause America is a representative republic, and not a true democracy, public opinion is very important. As Representatives to their constituents, the lawmaker s need to have their finger on the pulse of the people. By reading the public opinion the lawmakers are best able to discern what the people want. They are then able to look at an issue from all sides and hopefully form an opinion that is best for the district or state that they represent. Public opinion should aid in the formulation of ...
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Scottish Parliament Popularly Elected
1,767 wordsHow would you account for the rise of nationalism in Scotland in the last thirty years? Political parties and the media increasingly invoke nationalism as a vehicle to increase support or deter voters from the attraction of another party, policy or culture. Since the 1950 s Scotland has diverged from England in its patterns of political behaviour and new nationalism has developed; replacing the old romantic nationalism. What initially began as a defensive reaction to constitutional arrangements ...
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