Political Essay

Let us take a moment to step back in time, to a time where the name of “Barak Obama,” was barely known, and let us pretend we know nothing of the future. The Clinton administration has just ended, and it seems to me, that although the political parties are undeniably in decline, it is not a serious decline, and is in fact, just part of a natural pattern. As the parties decline, it can be noted, by looking at the data reported by the Pew Center for the People and the Press, that we are likely…

The fall of the Nazi regime in 1945 spelled out the end for the old political system of Germany, (whose) dysfunction and manipulation led to untold suffering. A new Germany, established by the Allied Powers, sought to promote and maintain a democratic society. For 70 years, the new German system has succeeded, surviving economic struggles and reunification with the communist East. The country’s success lies in the structure of the government, with its checks and balances for the legislature and…

Carl Schmitt glorified Thomas Hobbes within his work The Concept of the Political, calling him “truly a systematic and powerful political thinker”. It should then come as no surprise that their theories of sovereignty bear some similarities. How a sovereign comes into power depends largely on the circumstances. Both Schmitt and Hobbes find that conflict is what will bring people to commit to a sovereign. Once a sovereign takes power the he must maintain the promises he told the people that…

Many teenagers and young adults do not know what political parties are and what these parties support in relation to certain issues and aspects. In America, there are two main political parties people would associate themselves as: Republican or Democrat. They are referred to as Conservatives and Liberals respectively. Both parties are similar, yet diverse by their opinions on economic, international, and socialism issues. For instance, both the Republican and Democratic parties have a different…

categories that people hold strong opinions about. I interviewed my mother, Sandi Lucas, to see her stance on politics. She told me about her political ideology, political party, and political efficacy. Political ideology is a person’s personal beliefs about what the government should do and how it should function. My mother identifies with conservative political ideology. She believes that the federal government needs to reform its tax system. It needs to not fund certain things such as…

Political satire has different roles in different countries and different circumstances and it is believed that it has an impact on the status of politics within a country. Various studies have been conducted to study the impact of satire and sarcasm on political situations and how governments and individuals see the new kind of media and political criticism. The literature gathered for this paper discusses the topic from many perspectives. Some studies examine satire and sarcasm in the media…

Political Parties in Texas Political parties took a longer time to develop in the state of Texas. When Texas became independent from Mexico and became a republic, they really had no political parties. Even after Texas became a state, it did hold much of an opinion on political parties. Eventually Texas began to ease itself into political parties which has led to Texas going through many different eras in which the two political parties took turns dominating Texas. Insight One: Democratic Era…

The methods of controlling a society and maintaining political order differ from person to person. Thinkers Machiavelli and Hobbes both discovered their own political theory where they discuss how to generate rules and structures towards the civil war like situation. In both Machiavelli and Hobbes’ writings, they consider the topic of political power and share agreements and disagreements in their methods and approaches. Machiavelli in The Prince demonstrates how he observed and practiced normal…

Political parties are such a key aspect to the society than the average United States citizen may think. They play an active role in our society and have been since the early days of America in the 1800’s. Looking back into history, it reveals the true functions of the political parties that play a factor into how the people of early America were impacted by them. The American government system would be nowhere if it were not due to the building of the political party groups. Many people…

today’s modern democracy, political parties and interest groups play a huge projecting role in the United States government and it is rising quickly. Political parties and interest groups are organized groups of people who work towards specific goals within the government, promoting politicians and raising money to help accomplish certain needs. While yes, both groups are working towards similar goals they often times serve different purposes within the country’s political system. The real…