foundations of the American political system. The definition of the social contract explains that it is a theory that the government has only the authority accorded it by the consent of the governed. In other words the government only exists to serve the people‚ and they are the source of all its political power. Society can choose to give or withhold this power. Although the social contract theory attempts to validate government power‚ there have those that have shown that this power is still improperly
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A RESEARCH PAPER PORK BARREL: TO BE ABOLISHED OR NOT OUTLINE Thesis : The recent scandal of government officials allegedly channelling their pork barrel funds to fake non-governmental organizations with nothing but ghost projects to show for has yet again raised the issue of abolishing the pork barrel. I. Introduction to Pork Barrel A. Definition of Terms B. PDAF in the Philippines C. Importance of PDAF II. PDAF scam A. People involved B. Reactions
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Laura Daube Nathan Clay Current Events Paper 17 April 2013 Political Geography: Gun Control Debate In the past several months‚ gun control has been at the forefront of the media. The shootings in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ and Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ rocked Americans and many pushed for legislation to prevent such tragedies occurring again. The topic of gun control is extremely controversial‚ and many people do not even understand what the push for legislation consists of. The bill that is currently
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Marsilius was an Italian political thinker who was also a doctor and philosopher. He and another thinker created the Defensor pacis. This document explained intricate theory of government by popular sovereignty and contested the authority of the Pope and clergy over secular matters. Marsilius supported the dominance of the Empire as a government separate from the church by professing that all political power came from the people‚ and that the absolute forcible power in a community should be in control
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The Nature of Political Power and Authority Power is the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions. Authority is the right someone has to use the power they have which is the difference between power and authority. A special type of power is political power. Political power is power that someone has specifically in the government. The United State government is spread out in political power and some groups have more power than others
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PORK BARREL A blessed afternoon to everyone. So at this point‚ the topic that has given to me is about the pork barrel scam. This is an issue that is widely talked about nowadays. And now let me give you a brief information about pork barrel. What is pork barrel? Do we really need it? Pork barrel is a bill or policy that supplies funds for local projects or improvements of the country. Yes‚ we as a taxpayers really need it for the development of our country but now the misuse of the pork barrel
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understanding of political power Machiavelli argues in another major work that the purpose of politics is to promote a “common good.” How does this statement relate to the ideas Machiavelli presents in The Prince? The fact that two of Machiavelli’s greatest and most famous works on political power came into being thanks to the downfall of his own political career is quite ironic. More ironic however is the way he contradicts his statements in each book about the purpose of political power. As previously
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On its face‚ the pork barrel system appears to be a democratic way of apportioning government resources. Inherited from the United States‚ this scheme is supposed to allocate funds equally to every congressional district to be used for the residents’ most urgent needs. And who know the needs of these congressional communities better than the people they elected to represent them? Legislators’ job. True‚ the main job of legislators is to enact laws for the common good‚ not to build roads‚ school
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Andres Sandoval Thibeault English 3 14 January 2016 In Control or Out of Control There is nothing scarier and threatening than a patriotic American with a shotgun. Since the constitution was created‚ it gave Americans the right to bare arms. However‚ many gun users are misusing weapons in an inappropriate manner and taking advantage of it for something really threatening for the population. Even though the Constitution states that people should have the right to bare arms‚ the United States should
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Pork barrel started in the American era. In the book The Senate 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate‚ former US senator Robert Byrd wrote that the term “pork barrel” refers to the national treasury from “which government officials dip for pork‚ or funds for local projects.”( Robert Byrd. The Senate 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate) And also‚ defined by a Civil Society group in the Philippines‚ PDAF Watch‚ “pork barrel funds are those allocated
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