Politics Essays

Registered citizens entitled to votes become exhausted and withdrawn from voting hence reducing their ability to vote to contribute to low voter turnout. Voters actually know the impacts of politics on their GDP, and hence they will turn in good numbers to vote in the candidate who will not jeopardize the growth of GDP of a particular state at any election period. 

Colonization hurt the economies of African countries and destroyed indigenous African culture and religious practices through cultural imperialism.  Proponents of colonization argue that Africa did not have a developed value systems worth preserving. Africa had its unique and indigenous value systems based on African culture and religious practices. 

British Columbia is no longer primarily a staple political economy. A staples economy bases on the staples thesis which sets out an economic growth model that is export-led, showing the way the endowment of a region with natural resources results in autonomous dependence on and demands for exports with their effects extended to technological changes. 

Neo-liberalism can be defined as a set of ideas and policies that are viewed as a revival or rejuvenation of Liberalism. This, therefore, suggests that liberalism has gone through an initial process of growth, decline and finally a recent revival. Neo-liberalism can also be defined as a distinct ideology that stems from liberalism but with different ideas and policies.

The countries inclusive of India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan among others, have all experienced varying forms of political violence in their history and recent decades. Some forms of violence have been contained, while others have had devastating effects on the respective countries and even across the globe.

Growing democracy in the world is also likely to cause peaceful relations between the two countries in the future. Although the two countries may face pressure from their neighbors and political forces to go into war, the process of democratization, international institutionalization and economic interdependence between the two countries will reduce the possibility of war engagement.

Almost forty years later, the country is still faced with an energy crisis. The current government has shown great efforts in trying to deal with the crisis. There are a number of statutes that have been deliberated on and passed into law by Congress, to ensure that the country is operating towards finding solutions to the energy crisis that has faced it for a very long time.

In conclusion, the rationalist synthesis approach is a useful theoretical approach in assessing foreign policy politics, due to the fact that it holds that countries act on an individualistic basis that is likely to benefit those countries through optimal gains, regardless of whether the other actors will benefit.

The historical analysis starts from the end of the Second World War. By tracing the history of the EU’s integration efforts, it would be possible to determine the extent of the EU’s political and economic integration. The analysis takes into consideration the implication of the establishment of the different instruments of the EU for the intensity of the political and economic integration of the EU.

Political thought can be traced back to the ancient Greek times and communities when the Greeks were experimenting with the various political organizations and rules. These political organizations included monarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, and democracy. Besides the term political has its original usage in the Greek polis which were the city-states.

Because of the potential of women to determine the outcome of elections, issues important to women receive more attention than men’s issues during campaigns. As a result of this favor, the gender gap in voting continues widening more and more. The main aim of this study is to determine the women voting turn out in elections and whether they play any role in US politics.

Democracy has long been held to be a pathway of enhancing security through the improvement of development and reduction of inequalities. The assumption is that democracy enhances wider participation of the society in decision making leading to the stability of communities and countries through avoidance of cases of insecurity.

Democratic elections are in cases considered to be one of the greatest milestones in the democratization process. Many peace agreements normally include the provisions for elections. The debate regarding the potential use of democratic elections to enhance the achievement of sustainable peace following violent civil conflicts has increasingly become prominent in the field of post-conflict peace-building.

The Kingdom of Morocco is a country located in North Africa. In 2011 the state was brought in the spotlight at the international level since it supported the revolutionary riots which had broken out in many regions of the Arab World (“Morocco”). After the protests on February 20, 2011, the elections to the parliament were held.

Bilateral aid is mostly tied aid and this hinders developing countries from achieving capabilities to drive their own improvements. It is a top-down approach hence unlikely to reach the grassroots people who are poor but benefit the rich. Multilateral aid is untied aid and applies bottom-up approach allocation of funds hence can reach poor and vulnerable citizens as various research indicates.

The Israel-Palestine conflict is a modern preoccupation that dates back to the nineteenth century. The conflict occurs along with historical events regarding the land of Palestine in which Israel is perceived to oppress Palestinian Arabs. The recent conflict of 2014 between Palestinian militia groups Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip is part of the continuing Israel-Palestine war.

Iraq has had two major wars with the U.S. and allies over the last two decades. The first being the Gulf War that was triggered by the Sadam's invasion of Kuwait, prompting the U.S. and allies to intervene through military action. The other was the Iraq War of 2003, which was motivated by the U.S. accusation of Sadam of manufacturing WMD.

The Bush Administration engaged in a number of constitutional violations. Some of these were, rejection of habeas corpus to persons identified as enemy combatants; endorsing severe interrogating procedures, which frequently involved torture; directing surveillance of Americans without a warrant, and disregarding laws that interfered with the President’s executive powers.

The United Kingdom House of Lords habitually known as the 2nd Chamber or Upper house has existed for over six centuries and was part of the United Kingdom Parliament. Since its emergence, it has received some reforms to improve its functions, and the significant of them is a 1958 live peerage Act and the latest 1999’s House of Lords Act.

In the state of nature, Hobbes recognized the sovereignty of states as well as leaders and argued that society could not exist without the power of the state while Locke argued that the role of the state is to safeguard people’s rights and if a leader fails in this obligation, the society has a right to remove him/her from power.

For many years in the past, nations sought their political, economic as well as all other interests according to the level of their powers using the international anarchical system. The other remaining alternative undergoing rapid transformation is the idea of adopting a more cooperative, long-term worldwide approach.  

Today many developing nations are burdened with high levels of foreign debts as a result of neoliberal globalization. These countries are dependent on foreign nations mainly from North America and the European Union for their development projects and rely on goods from these same nations. (Prempeh, p.78). 

The remote and security strategy legacy of the Democratic Party is a long way from being a solid development. One could characterize a few intelligent conventions and their agents with a noteworthy impact on the Democratic standard. President Obama has unequivocally related himself to liberal conventions in the outside arrangement. 

There have been airstrikes against terrorist targets inside Syria officially began by the US military during President Obama’s administration. It presents a more muscular policy and a different Obama taking the fight to the enemy seriously. There is, however, no evidence that Obama has turned the policy page. 

The Islamist parties are out to regain political control of the world and continue exploiting political and historical events to advance their interests. Even though democracy is widespread in the world, many parts of the Muslim world do not embrace it fully leading to conflicts causing insecurity and instability.  

The concept of democracy has not always been popular in human history. Democracy is a new phenomenon that was always characterized by "disorder" and mob rule. However, from the 20th century, democracy became a universal idea that has been espoused by many governments regardless of regime type and structure.

Overall, NATO’s role in the Bosnian War was a partial success. While it was not the abject failure that was suggested by American isolationists, it was also not the unqualified success that was hoped by those backing humanitarian interventions; although imperfect peace is better than the war witnessed by Bosnia (Harsch, 2015: p28). 

Remarkable differences are found in the worldviews of people from low-income societies and high-come societies. These differences distinguish between two primary aspects: conventional versus secular values, and survival versus individual autonomy and self-expression values (Inglehart and Welzel 35-39).  

Federalism involves dividing power between the central government and the state. The eText is the first source that explains the politics of the state of California. The eText suggests that the state is highly divided politically. The Southern Counties except for Los Angeles largely support the Republican Party while the San Francisco Bay is mainly won by Democratic Party in elections.

In the last few decades, the debates over the proper constitutional systems for Europe have rapidly grown. The accusations of democratic deficit discussed in the European Parliament’s pact for the European Union in the early 1980s, resulting in 1986’s Single European Act whose primary objective was to eliminate the democratic deficit in the EU’s structure.

To form a critical perspective of the modern-day EU, it is important to perform a succinct analysis of the two theories of intergovernmental and neo-functionalism. A critical analysis of these major theoretical streams has been postulated in the research by several scholars and corroborating the same with some of the recent historical factual information.

Nationalism forms the basis for the development of governments. Nationalism validates the various types of governments including democracies and Islamic states. In both types of government, the people feel attached to the societies thus upholding the cultural and social values that facilitate the creation of the various governments.

Extrajudicial killing in most cases is attributed to political and social atrocities. Government engages in this form of execution to safeguard personal interest. The killings were ancient tactics of intimidating individuals and groups within a given society. The impact of the killing was positive to the ruling authorities as it aided the ruling governments to attain supremacy.

This paper includes an examination of this gap with a particular focus on what has caused it. This comprises looking at certain theories, as well as research pertaining to the cause and reasons behind the widening gap between the global north and the global south. It also looks at globalization from various perspectives with a focus on factors related to economic development and trade. 

The federal bureaucracy has several characteristics. First, it shares political authority among several institutions. Second, most federal agencies share their duties with local and state government agencies. Third, the bureaucrats seek court actions in fighting for their interests, as depicted in America’s adversary culture.

This transformation has greatly affected the limited role of the presidency that had been envisioned by the framers of the constitution. The modern-day presidency is not exactly what it originally was when George Washington took office. It has gradually undergone continual change and has been able to develop several facets in these modern times.

European Union can be considered to be a global actor when it comes to the threatening issues of terrorism. The issue of terrorism is a big threat to the stability of many nations, and this is because it is a cross-border challenge. The terrorists target diverse people irrespective of their geographical settings.

This term is used to connote a state where the government fails to deliver its mandate as is expected of it. It is usually used about the imminent rise in political criticisms ascribed to regulation. Government intervention fails in most instances due to the inappropriate and unequal allocation of resources ascribed to state interventions (Trumbo 122).

The researcher will look into the demographic location, of the voters, who did vote for Mr. Liu and Mr. Avella. This is for purposes of identifying whether they managed to get many voters from people of their races. This paper will look into the personality of the two candidates, the issues they stood for, and any financial or social scandals that could affect the results of the elections.   

The women’s organizations and the women-led non-governmental organizations whose formation was influenced by Western feminism often advocates for women’s rights and equality. They participate in crusades for equal nationality rights, family law reforms, electoral quotas, the trial of all kinds of violence against women and the institution of anti-sexual harassment rules.

Only a few of the public policies involve other sectors. In the past, the health sector has taken care of health, despite the fact that the disease burden is related to the conditions in which the majority of people grew, working, living, or even age factor. In addition, these SDH goes beyond the realm of health sector 5.

The budget cuts will be very bad for the state's residents and on its workers. Most of their workers will lose about 10% and the welfare programs can be cut for about $3.2 billion.Brown says that some of these cuts for California's budget will be painful and requires the sacrifice of every sector of the state, but is for the greater good.

The destruction was also aided by diseases and famines in different regions all over Europe. It was hard to feed the masses as there was no time to cultivate hence significantly reducing the food supplies. Diseases were also hard to treat as there were no properly organized supplies of medicine and medical personnel.

America has been involved in many wars throughout the years and these wars have moulded it into the superpower it is today.  America has fought many wars throughout the years, before and since it became an independent country.  But no war had as much impact on its path towards superpower status than the Second World War.

Bangladesh received the world’s sympathy through the most tragic times it underwent when China maintained that India was backed by the Soviet Union to assist in the interference in the war of 1971. China aided Pakistan and Bangladesh was literally crushed in this wild politics. Ever since, it achieved independence, its concept of nationalism has given it a new look.

The formation of a military alliance by the representatives from the United States and a group of European nations presented well-understood intentions. The intention is to ensure that their mutual solidarity against the threat of Soviet communism, thus, a clear indicator that NATO began not with a theory or a crisis, but driven by a common interest.

Legal rights, encompassed under the Universal Bill of Rights, are essential in contemporary contexts, referring to individual rights bestowed upon an individual, by the existing legal systems. Unlike legal rights, natural rights are universal and subsequently inalienable, as they are not contingent upon any prevailing beliefs, customs and laws.

Furthermore, the essay looks into the aspects that contributed to Margaret Thatcher’s victory in the general elections and her eleven years in power. First, the paper addresses the period between 1974 and 1979 where two key British political parties were under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher for the Conservatives and Jim Callaghan for Labour.

The 20th century was probably the period in which many countries established practices that guide their foreign policy. Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia and other regions did cover considerable grounds as far as foreign policy is concerned. Many issues of foreign policy also characterized the first decade of the 21st century.

The president of the United States is the head of government and the head of state in America, the world’s largest economy and ideal democracy. The presidency is a vital position since it leads the executive branch of the federal government and is therefore mandated with the development and implementation of policies that uphold the constitutionalism upon which the country operates.