Different political views are represented by the political spectrum. The spectrum shows that on the extreme left end is communist views and on the extreme left is dictatorship views and anywhere in between is liberal‚ conservative or a combination of both parties. In the left end views are that everyone is equal and has the right to have the same things as every other person whereas on the right side views are that the successful should be awarded. Political parties on the right and those on the
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monarchy‚ in which the Monarch is the head of stateand the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government. The UK political system is a multi-party system. Since the 1920s‚ the two largest political parties have been the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. Before the Labour Party rose in British politics‚ the Liberal Party was the other major political party along with the Conservatives. The current Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government is the first coalition since
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corruption 2) Sporadic (individual) corruption 3) Political (grand) corruption 4) Petty corruption 5) Legal and moral corruption It is necessary for us to first identify the causes of corruption. It is in its various forms such as bribery‚ nepotism‚ extortion has penetrated deep into the vitals of our social system and destroy the moral fiber of our society. It has also become an integral part of our administration‚ social and political culture. Not only law paid government and private
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Role of Family in controlling corruption “Just as it is impossible not to taste the honey or the poison that finds itself at the tip of the tongue‚ so it is impossible for a government servant not to eat up‚ at least a bit of the King’s revenue. Just as fish under water cannot possibly be found out either as drinking or not drinking water‚ so government servants employed in the government work cannot be found out taking money.” Kautilya‚ 300 B.C. The term “corruption” comes from the Latin
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People use the political spectrum to evaluate where they are politically‚ whether they are more liberal or conservative. The right‚ or conservative‚ side of the political spectrum consists of the republicans while the left‚ or liberal‚ side consists of the democrats. I tend to lean toward the left liberal side of the political spectrum‚ although sometimes I agree with conservative ideas as well. Although I agree with some of the conservative ideas‚ I am a center-left moderate social libertarian
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Political Machines Political Machines are an organized group that controls a political party in a city. They would offer services to voters and businesses in exchange for political and financial support. Political Machines arose when Europeans‚ farmers‚ and African Americans from the south moved to cities. Urbanization led to new challenges for city government‚ there were demands in city services such as a fire department‚ police‚ sewage‚ transportation and water. Political Machines had a negative
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important components of politics namely- political party‚ interest groups‚ and social movements. . An organization or group of people working together to gain political power is called political party. People which have common motive or interest ‚ get together for influencing political process is called interest group. “An informal network of activists who seek to transform the values of the society is called social movement .”(An introduction to political science edited by RAND DYCK page 337)
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Methodology of Political Science Objectives: At the end of my report my classmates should be able to: 1) Understand the current fields of study of Political Science in which most political scientists work. 2) Differentiate the Relationship of Political Science with other Disciplines‚ especially among those in the social sciences which is closely linked with one another. 3) Apply the different methods of Political Science used by political scientists for the study of institutions
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Political Corruption - Political corruption is one of the biggest problems in the United States government‚ but not just here in America‚ in other parts of the world as well. This global issue is making big headlines and it is all over the internet‚ yet people still don’t fully believe that U.S. politicians are corrupt. The people that are making all of the “under the table” deals have got the American people blinded with false promises. The national debt is growing and we‚ the people‚ are
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Political participation extends much farther than an American citizen’s right to vote. It is any activity that forms‚ affects‚ or influences the political domain. American citizens are granted civil liberties‚ which‚ according to the student textbook American Government and Politics Today‚ are those personal freedoms that are protected for all individuals (Schmidt‚ Shelley‚ Bardes 113). These civil liberties are spelled out in the Bill of Rights‚ or the first Ten Amendments. However‚ these civil
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