of America is like no other country in the world. Our democracy is confusing to everyone else in the world but makes sense to those born here. But‚ there is one thing that even confuses Americans‚ that is‚ Congress. According to Real Clear Politics‚ only 15% of Americans approve of job of Congress‚ while 75% disapprove. This is not surprising‚ but what is surprising is that even with such low approval ratings‚ 80% of Senator Incumbents and 95% of Representative Incumbents get reelected. Why? This paradox
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Although Republicans have a majority in the House of Representatives now‚ that could change depending on if the pollings margins between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump grow (in favor of Clinton). The Democrats (Clinton’s Party) have to gain at least 30 more seats in the House in order to be the majority party. Organizations taking polls haven’t seen a large democratic wave as you would expect to happen although candidates have gotten away from the norm‚ such as Trump. Trump hasn’t changed how most
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The First Continental Congress The First Continental Congress was held on September 5‚ 1774‚ at Philadelphia’s Carpenter’s Hall to protest the Intolerable Acts. Benjamin Franklin wanted to hold this meeting earlier‚ but because the Boston Port was closed from the Boston Tea Party‚ not many people supported it. When they actually got started‚ twelve out of the thirteen colonies (Georgia did not) sent some representatives. The sessions were held until late October. All the Americans who supported
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will look at are realism and liberalism. These two theories are notorious for their contrary nature in regards to their main ideologies in relation to politics‚ specifically the role of the state‚ power and human nature. Realism is a theory based on the importance of the state being the only actor in the political arena and where conflict is the dominant theme. They would argue that humans can only act according to their nature‚ which is prone to violence. Liberalism is in essence is the view that
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Classical Liberalism Classical liberalism was the dominant ideology of capitalism during the periods of eighteenth century. It view was widely accepted. It said that government should just sit back and watch business so they do not cheat the government also to enforce contracts. The classical had many creeds they were Psychological‚ economic‚ and ‚political. Each view has its own points. In this paper I will discuss those points and show you how Bob Dole is a classical liberalist
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Congress Part 1 The United States establishes a bicameral legislature‚ which is a legislature made up of two houses and they are the Senate and the House of Representative. Through the aspect of history‚ the framers of the constitution knew are familiar to the British Parliament of two-house system. And for practical‚ the framers have to create a two-chambered body in order to the issue between New Jersey plan and Virginia plan. In theoretical way‚ and they favored a bicameral Congress for two houses
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Liberalism and conservatism are two of the three main ideologies. In addition‚ liberalism is the origin of all other ideologies. (Heywood 2012) John Lock was the father of liberalism and invented it in the 17th century. He emphasized “natural”‚ the rights granted by god‚ life‚ liberty and property. (Heywood 2012) Liberals believe that individual freedom is superior to all other political principles and principles. John Lock opposed absolute attention and feudal privilege‚ advocated constitutional
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Nationalism – A clear and positive sense of national Identity Unites a nation internally Transculturation – The creative process of cultural give and take This gave rise to a multitude of differences in speech‚ in customs‚ and attitudes. Racial Mixing – Intertwined with the process of transculturation‚ 6tfca process that created a national population that is distinctive. Nationalist – Often urban‚ middle-class people‚ recent immigrants‚ racially mixed heritage. They were “too numerous”
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represented the fall of liberalism through aspects such as: tariffs‚ trade wars‚ credit‚ borrowing on the margin‚ and so much more. These characteristics of the depression represented the downfall of liberalism and challenged the liberal assumptions of the world. It made people hope to achieve relief through favoring alternatives such as socialism and fascism. One facet of The Great Depression‚ particularly in the United States‚ that deeply impacted the public’s turn against liberalism was the implementation
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NATIONALISM HIS 104 Marek McKenna September Barron August 27‚ 2012 Nationalism; One might ask‚ what is Nationalism? Nationalism is popular political ideology that developed in the 18th century and that it identifies “people” and the purposes that control an independent “state” the key to “nation” is the definition in the identification of a “nation” This definition originally came from France and Spain prior to the 18th century‚ it refers to a small‚ elite group of men
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