Essays on Voting

An Analysis of the Formulation of California Senate Bill 4

Chapter III: Methodology
Overview
The purpose of this research has been to focus on the decision making and agenda setting policy concerning the regulation of hydraulic fracturing to drill for petroleum products when California Senate Bill (SB) 4 was passed. Hydraulic fracturing has been used for many years in California, but this is the first time a bill has been passed to regulate the activity. The bill was passed in the assembly first and then moved to the senate where it was passed in the form of SB 4.
The factors and actors that worked together to put hydraulic Continue reading...

Group influence refers to the instance that is characterized by people behaving in a certain way because, a certain clique of people behaves in the same was as he does. In essence, group influence is a phenomenon that dictates the manner in which people relate in our daily lives. In as far as this instance, is concerned, all circles in the society are part and parcel of instances that revolve on religion, politics, academic or educational matters and other social interactions. As a matter of fact and cogency, it follows that the existence of a person in a certain Continue reading...

Introduction

A government is the organization arms these are legislature, the judiciary, or the executive. All the nations of the world always need to have a form of government that will help them to avoid having anarchy. Democratic government is that the government that allows the citizens of a nation to manage their government either directly or through the elections of representatives’ .In contrasts the authoritarian government that does not allow direct participation of citizens. There are two major types of democratic governments; these are the presidential and the legislative systems.

The presidential system

The president in this system is the head of Continue reading...

Biography on Steve Israel, a U.S. Representative for New York
Steve Israel is a member of the U.S House of Representatives from the Third Congressional District of New York since 2001. Steve is a true leader. He values education. He respects the middle class and the low-income group. Even in the worst situations, Steve always raised his voice and stood up for his people. He has sponsored and co-sponsored numerous bills and voted in favor of several reforms that benefit the public to a great extent. He has been in power since 2001 and never misled his people. He Continue reading...

In June 1950, troops from North Korea attacked South Korea, initiating the Korean War. The following three years would be ones of intense conflict for the entire world as each nation maintained support from other nations. South Korea was highly influenced by America, who was trying to maintain democracy while the North was dominated by Russians intent on advancing communism. The United Nations (UN), on the other hand, involved itself with Korea in 1947 to maintain peace and democracy in the area, particularly in regards to fair elections. In its first major test since its inception, the UN faced Continue reading...

In this paperwork I am going to handle this question about the status of women in history. What roles were women expected or not expected to perform by the community? Has gender equality been into existence in the early days? The reactions of women as far as their status are considered. These are some of the questions that I will be handling in this paperwork.
Through the research, we find the Greek society practicing laws and customs that constrained the political rights and social access of females to such an extent that Greek women were abridged to simple trustees Continue reading...

Constitutional differences between presidential and parliamentary systems are well known, however, the practical effects of these different constitutional arrangements have not received much attention. This article compares presidential and parliamentary systems. These systems are the most popular kinds of democratic governments. They have both common and different features. In both presidential and parliamentary systems, the chief executive person can be impeached from the position by the legislature only that the process is different. The most prominent difference is the way election is done and the debate style. This article gives two best examples of these democratic systems: the United Continue reading...

Introduction

The impact of ethnicity and culture in America shows that a voter inclination towards the “closest” person in the election race is based on issues related to ethnic and partisan identification. What influences voters to make a particular voting decision? From the reading, I have come to the opinion that the voter's decision is skewed depending on the candidate’s position, partisanship and evolution, which in turn are influenced by population statistics such as ethnicity, place of residence, socioeconomic factors and religion.
I have come to learn that, American politics is under the influence of ethnic and partisanship. Voters Continue reading...

America has diverse racial and ethnic communities, and this factor plays a key role in the country’s political arena. In this section, I evaluate whether the impact of ethnicity and partisanship on vote swings in a racially diverse community, and in this case Dade County is my main focus.
The elections took another twist because a runoff was declared between two Black candidates: a republican and a Democrat (Cuban American). In Dude, eighty percent of registered voters at that time were Democrats while sixty percent were affiliated to the Republican Party. This twist offered scholars the perfect opportunity Continue reading...

Literature

In order to understand the role of women in Victoria’s England, it would be of interest to study the role of women during the Roman Empire. Why this is important, is because, there is a lot of similarities in the way England was ruled in comparison to Rome. The Roman society was undoubtedly dominated by men, and this is evident by the names of great leaders such as Julius Caesar, and Augustus. The Roman Catholic Church too had a huge role to play in the social and cultural life of the people of Rome. Despite evidences drawn from Continue reading...

Identify a moral agent.

The moral agent or agency in this case is Doctor ‘X’ and I. A moral agent is any being who can act with reference to wrong or right. A moral agent is anything that is accountable for decisions and behavior. Moral agents have responsibilities and rights and have the power to choose as well as make choices. The idea of being a moral agent explains why some people blame others for things they do and others told to take responsibility of their actions. Moral agents have the freedom of making decisions and taking on the consequences.
Being a moral Continue reading...

Partisan Polarization in United States

Introduction
This paper will support the ideology, that political partisan polarization in the United States, usually causes inefficiently and uncertainty in policy making. Not only because of the unusual significant levels of ideological polarization, among lawmakers or voters that produce very large variance in policy making. Reasonably, the problem of extreme gridlock in a unique form of two presidential party democracy in which the status quo changes frequently thus, requiring defections from the opposing members of legislation (Lawrence, 2010). This study paper will evaluate the argument that it is hard to achieve these defections, not because of the increased Continue reading...

Abstract

The investigator examines ESPN first take and their coverage of black athletes. The intent is to compare the representation of black athletes opposed to their white counterparts. Research on this issue and aspire to extend and expand my findings by focusing primarily on the coverage that is done specifically by ESPN first take and how they use social media as the court of public opinion. Some of the issues that I will share will be similar, and others will be dissimilar, as the goal is to make a correlation in the treatment. Research material will be varied.
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Mayhew; Congress: The Electoral Connection. 1974

What does Mayhew assume is the number one goal of Members of Congress (MCs)?
According to Mayhew, members of the congress of the United States of America are primarily motivated by their behavior to seek reelection. The pursuit of reelection greatly affects the way the make decisions and formulate public policy. Mayhew links the motivation of members of the congress to institutional and political structure and it has widespread applicability in the legislative world. Pursuit of reelection hinders the performance of the members of the congress. They seek to influence federal spending in their areas of jurisdiction, and Continue reading...

Political Opinion and Factors Affecting Voting Process

Abstract
People share common interests, their opinion express their attitudes on a particular subject, when people share the same point of view; they have what we call consensus or simply, public opinion. In politics, things sound a bit different. The most common way to understand public opinion in democratic countries is elections. Elections can give a good indicator of who will staff the government; they give public the chance to express their political tendencies. However, elections cannot be the only basis for measuring public opinion, as they reflect only the opinion of those who participated in voting process. Other Continue reading...

The lives of women in the last one hundred and fifty years have diversified along the following instances; politically, economically, socially and along cultural grounds. It is also noteworthy that the changes and the diversifications in the same fields are classified as either positive or negative as it shall be deliberated upon in the succeeding discussion as below.
According to Smith in constructing womanhood, along political lines, the position of women one hundred years ago has been under the following manifestations. In the previous instances, the position of women along political lines was not developed as it is now. Continue reading...

2016 Presidential Election Nominees
2016 Presidential Election nominees

Introduction:

After two consecutive Democratic Party victories in the Presidential Election (2008 and 2012), the Republican Party will be looking to regain the country’s top Executive position although they face significant challenges in doing so. President Barack Obama remains relatively popular although he has taken quite a battering on the healthcare reform issue with the Republicans fighting tooth and nail to deny him any progress in this field. His final two years will also be significant, since Congressional elections in 2014 will probably see the Republicans take over the Senate, thus Continue reading...

Introduction

The end of World War II has introduced an era where human rights were not only appreciated, but also considered inherited entitled. They were addressed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, as part of the International Bill of Human Rights, in December, 1948 (United Nations). According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 9, no person should be subjected to “arbitrary arrest, detention or exile” (United Nations). However, during wartime, the Fourth Geneva Convention is used, so to define detainees. There are many contradicting viewpoints, as to whether an Continue reading...

Voting Rights Act 1965

Introduction
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a very important piece of legislation in the history of American civil rights. The voting rights act has a long history of alterations and revisions before it was consented in 1965. The effects of the legislation had, and still have far reaching implications. The Voting Rights Act of 1965was assented to law by the then president Lyndon Johnson on the sixth of August in 1965. The new legislation outlined the disenfranchisement of African Americans characterized by discriminatory voting practices that were adopted by many Southern states after the end of the Continue reading...

Question one

Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe. Has a wide land that is extremely fertile on its plains, and exclusive industrial parks in the east. The independence of Ukraine is marked by the fall of the Soviet Union that occurred in 1991 since the country became independent immediately after the fall of the union. Since then the country has been looking for exclusive amalgamation with the Western Europe, as well as resolution with Russia (Marten, 2014). Although, Ukraine shares historical origins with Ukraine, the west of the country has remained closely tied to the European neighbors, mainly Poland Continue reading...

Introduction

The debate on the adequacy and sufficiency of presidential versus parliamentary systems has been raging since the fall of the Soviet Union and its communist ideals. Academicians, scholars, and politicians from diverse parts of the world are deeply stratified by the two democratic systems, with each side professing more benefits than the other. The choice of a democratic system for a nation depends on varying factors such as their culture, history, demographic characteristics, and composition of the population (O’Neil, 2012). While each democratic system has its own merits and demerits, I personally think that the presidential system is Continue reading...

- Introduction
The report is the second part of the SIM and Statistical arbitrage assignment. This report describes the process which has been done in the first part. It includes the collecting of the necessary information and data, a determination of the stocks, analysis of this data and the obtained results.
- Stocks Analyzed

The average return of News Corporation is higher than the average return of Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The standard deviation of the first one is lower than the standard deviation of the second company. Therefore, the stock of the News Corporation is more efficient and stable Continue reading...

John G. Roberts Jr.: Chief Justice of the United States

Many Americans of this day and age are relatively uneducated about different facets of government. They know there are a president, a vice president, a secretary of state, and other cabinet members. Some can name the three branches of government. Others understand the ins and outs of the voting process or the part different government officials play in politics. However, there are some facets of the government, specifically within the judiciary branch, that are not well known. The Supreme Court is a well-known phrase, and many people know what Continue reading...

Parliamentary and presidential systems are the two major systems of governments that have been adopted by many countries across the world. While the majority of established democracies in the world have opted for a parliamentary system, the presidential system has been found to be more democratic. In the presidential system, the executive has the stability to execute their constitutional mandate unlike in a parliament system where the legislature can use their powers to upset the executive (Newton & Deth, 2010). This research paper will give a detailed definition of both systems of governments; give a comparative analysis of both systems Continue reading...

__ April 2014

Summary:

- What the Paper is about
This study was done by four students from Department of International Business at Schulich School of Business (Bae et al., nd) to test how expropritaion incentives of controlling shareholders impact firm values during a financial crisis and the recovery period.
The results of the expropriation model ran for Asian firms for their 1997 crisis and Latin American firms for the 2001 Argentine economic crisis were aligned with the main hypothesis. The hypothesis called “expropriation hypothesis” posits that the value of firms with weaker corporate governance would significantly drop during a Continue reading...

Introduction

The enactment of PC1001 was seen as a milestone towards the institutionalization of Canada’s labour movement. Justice Ivan Rand was appointed arbitrator to bring to an end the strike involving workers from Ford’s Windsor plant in Canada. He gave the unions the right to use a check off system that would help in the collection of the unions’ dues. This, Justice Ivan saw as a means to give the union financial stability before they could grow themselves into single entities. The Rand Ruling has been used as a template for Canada’s labour relations.
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Introduction

Contemporary studies view parties as alliances of politicians whose ultimate objective is to win electoral office. Parties make promises on behalf of their candidates about what they will do if elected, and help improve chances of reelection for incumbents through their records of implementing their programs (Bawn et al. 571). It is plain to see how these parties might serve democracy. Citizens can give more effective direction to government by voting for a party instead of an individual. They create an incentive for responsible governance by holding an entire party rather than a single politician accountable for government actions ( Continue reading...

Does the Gender and Race of a Victim Influence Perception of the Jurors

Abstract
The study examines the influence of gender and race to juror perception when it comes to case decisions. In the experiment, a mock proceeding was conducted with the subjects sitting as jurors to judged the male and a female white, Black and Hispanic victim of sexual harassment. The objective of the experiment is to determine whether the decisions of the jurors are influenced by gender and race. The jurors in relation to the victim’s gander and race structured the proposed experiment to illustrate the varying responses in an actual Court proceeding. The study will be supported by Continue reading...

The Economy and Work

According to the conservative ministers, the government does not believe that Election Canada has any significant role for boosting and encouraging voting. Further, they have argued that the decreasing turnover in the recent years is representation of the fact that Elections Canada was not having a good deal of success.
In my opinion, there are ulterior motives for passing this law that the Conservative government is not disclosing. They want to win the majority by using illegal robocalls to the voters, which are identified as the non-supporters in the complied list of the confidential part and directed them to Continue reading...

Introduction

This research will use the coverage that the televisions and other audiovisual devices had to analyze the 2012 presidential elections. In essence, the United States of America’s election in the year 2012 was the 57th presidential elections in the history of the nation. The contestants included the Democrat’s Barack Obama, with Joe Biden as his running mate and Republican’s Mitt Romney, with Paul Ryan being his running mate. The election was closely contested and for the first time, it became difficult to predict the course of the results. Both candidates seemed strong and were backed by Continue reading...

Immigration in America

Immigration in America began in 16th century with Spanish settlers, later English and French settlers joined in the 17th century. However, despite continuous immigration in American history, 1880 to 1924 proved to be the epochal period. Between the year 1877 and 1900 immigration took a different perspective as the number increased, increasing concern within the native-born white Americans as compared to the Indian people or black people living in America. During that period, approximately 7,348,000 immigrants entered United States. This led to increase in population from 49 million within 1880’s to 76 Million in the year, Continue reading...

Today, many countries of the world are governed in different political systems. The main determiner of what system a country follows in exercising authority is in connection to historical factors. For instance, a former colonial of a certain country adopts a political system from her colonial masters. However, this is not always the same. Many countries’ political structures have evolved from their initial colonial adaptations to accommodate the interests of the local people to which they serve (Andersen et al., 37). This essay will explore the aspects of power and authority across four countries. They include the United States Continue reading...

California Government: Section Readings Key Points

Federalism as a System of Government
The government of the United States of America is a federalist system which is composed of the federal governments, state governments, and local, county, city and township governments. The smaller governments are the creation of state government (See Greenberg, p. 44). “Federalism is a system under which significant government powers are divided between the central government and smaller units, such as states. A federal system can be contrasted with two other common types of government: a confederation and a unitary government. In a confederation, the constituent states get together for certain common purposes Continue reading...

You must identify each person who compensates or reimburses you (or a person acting as your agent) for your services, including political consulting services, from a political contribution, from interest received from a political contribution, or from an asset purchased with a political contribution. (LOBBYING IN TEXAS: A Guide to the Texas Law)
Notice that this disclosure obligation relates to any amenity for which you are recompensed or repaid with political coffers, regardless of whether the amenity is connected to your action as lobbyists. This material has to be revealed for return or repayment obtained on or after September Continue reading...

Violation of the Russians right to free and fair elections (article 21 of the UDHR)

Human rights are evidently postulated in the entire body of international human rights decree and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They form the heart of many national constitutions because they are renowned and endorsed by many countries. Human beings are entitled to a free and fair election (United for Human Rights, 01). However, the real situation in the world is far distant from the standards projected in the Declaration. Many countries still believe that the attainment of human rights is a remote goal that cannot be attained. One such country is Russia where article 21 of the UDHR Continue reading...

In trying to identify how race affects the political landscape and ideologies in America, it is imperative that one considers the organization of the people into different ethnicities. In such a scenario, the color of the skin often precedes any other categorization. Indeed, the tone and color of the skin is highly emphasized when it comes to determining an individual’s chances in politics and their ultimate identities in life. There exists a major link between an individual’s race or perception of it and political inclination. As evidence shows, an individual’s life has and still is affected Continue reading...

3. Can authoritarian rule be legitimate? Why or why not? Should all people be under democracy? What are the possible benefits and potential dangers that result from promoting this goal?
Authoritarian is a government characterized by constrain to political organizations and constrains to anti-regime demonstrations by the public. The concept of political legitimacy lies within the framework of Political Science. Political legitimacy is an indistinct term since some theorist claim that legitimacy is a process of superior framework while others argue that a legitimate system must have defenses such as liberty, equality, equity, and collective bargaining for all people.
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Prisoners' Right to Vote in the UK and the Need for the Current law Reforms

Voting is the most common way of choosing leaders in the continents. Voting rights are the privileges given to those who have acquired the requirements to vote, for example, attaining the required age of eighteen years. However, restrictions are placed on some people as prisoners and ex-members of parliament. A case in point is observed in the UK where prisoners are denied the right to vote. This may be a major setback to the social life of those citizens behind bars, but may also act as a control measure for security reasons in the state of UK. Issuing the Continue reading...

Introduction

Russia’s wishes to have political control of Crimea are not a recent phenomenon but one that has been present for a long time. However, over the last one month, Crimea and Russia have been embroiled in controversy. This has resulted in the most reported-about East-West confrontation since that of the Cold War. This comes after President Viktor Yanukovic was overthrown in the wake of protests in Kiev, which escalated to widespread violence. The situation worsened when the Crimea Parliament, comprising of ethnic Russians gave a majority vote to join Russia. Consequently, the region of Crimea set a referendum Continue reading...

Compulsory voting is that system of voting in elections where voters are forced to attend to a polling place or obliged to vote in elections. In the event that an eligible voter does not vote on the elections day or does not attend the police place, he/she may be subjected to punitive measures like community services or fines or even imprisonment. The main logic behind compulsory voting is to ensure that there is large voter turnout during elections. This will be an indication that the winning candidates during the population should clearly represent a majority of the population and Continue reading...