The Politics Of The United States

On November 8th, 2016, the United States will finally have its presidential election for the 45th President of the United States of America. This election will be a grating race between a number of political parties and their respective nominees. Two parties are more notable than the others, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Democratic Party has a well-known nominee; Hillary Clinton, who has served as secretary of state, and has been the senator of New York, she has also been the first lady of the U.S while her husband, former president Bill Clinton was in office (Hillary For America). Mrs. Hillary Clinton is mainly a candidate for president because of her experience and great attributes. Alongside Clinton is Mr. Donald J. Trump, who is the respective presidential nominee for the Republican Party. Donald Trump is a well-known billionaire real estate personnel, who rose up to his status due to his great business intellect (Donald Trump Biography). In like matter, there are other nominees for president; however, Trump and Clinton are the two that are most significant and one if not the other will eventually overtake the position as President of the United States. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are formidable

It is 2014 and since the beginning of the millennium there has been a major shift in America’s political ideology and demographics, more so than in any set period of time. America which has historically been very conservative, has started to become more liberally made evident by the results of the last two elections. Although America’s government is based on a less centralized system and free market, Americans have seemed to start embracing things like big government and a stricter market. Americans are also starting to think different on social issues such as homosexuality and drug usage. America has also experienced a change in its demographics as minorities like Asians and Hispanics continue to grow while whites are, percentage wise, starting to make up a smaller part of Americas population. Along with a shift in ideology and change in demographics, technology and communication has advanced greatly making the world a much more connected place. Because of this connectivity people are also beginning to be influenced by foreign ideas that are not familiar to most Americans such as universal healthcare. Overall, because of factors such as foreign influences due to technology and changing demographics, America has become less conservative and more liberal.

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America is currently divided. Politics from the recent elections have left this nation sore and torn apart by the conflicting political opinions of it's citizens. Politics nowadays are extremely polarized, so much so that we are at a 20 year high with the end nowhere near in sight. This has led to people firmly distrusting and even hating each other, seen by the fact that 27% of Democrats and 36% of Republicans believe that the opposing party is a threat to the nation’s well being. Political polarization must be put to the end, and there seems to be one major culprit, political parties.

After 8 years of having Obama as president it is now time to vote for the new leader of our country. We have two very strong candidates who are continuously trying to amuse the hearts of millions of Americans with the goal of obtaining their votes in this year’s presidential election. Our first candidate is a woman named Hillary Clinton who is,” a current democrat, former United States secretary of state, U.S senator from New York, and first lady.” (The 2016 Presidential Candidate’s Political Stances." ISideWith. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2016) We also have the option of voting for Donald Trump “a republican who is a real estate developer, television personnel, and author.” (The 2016 Presidential Candidate’s Political Stances." ISideWith. N.p.,

A problem that needs to be addressed is America’s ongoing political controversies since 1977 is the question of whether or not to drill for oil. Clearly, It seems that the situation is much more worrisome than most people would expect. The main and obvious argument against is the environmental impact that drilling in a fragile environment like the Arctic and how big of an impact an oil spill will be. Other impacts include conflict between countries and also key players and how they affect the potential drilling for oil. Decision It takes the focus off the real cause of the oil shortage the worlds excessive consumption.The drilling may not yield much of anything.It could take years or decades before any significant amount of oil is ready for use.The reserve can be saved as a last resort decades from now when we’ve exhausted other supplies. Critics argue that we shouldn’t drill in ANWR { Arctic National wildlife refuge) because it will take 10 years for the oil produced to become available. America’s struggling economy, dismal job growth, growing national debt, and increasing reliance on hostile countries for energy make this moment the ideal time to harness our abundant energy resources in ANWR. Even some temporary good effects, they will be more than offset by bad effects, some of which could be very bad indeed. We may be reaching the limits of a finite world. If our only problem was high oil prices, then low oil prices would seem to be a solution. Unfortunately, the problem

Republicans and Democrats historically have found it difficult to agree on many policy issues, and taxation represents another area of disagreement. Each party’s ideology partially explains why they take a different approach to taxation and furthermore alludes to the different coalitions present in each party. Democrats traditionally favor higher taxes, while Republicans feel as though raising taxes is inefficient. The past twenty years illustrate these two stances, and each party clearly has a history of rhetoric and policy preferences to confirm this. Each president or presidential candidate from each party has reflected a position consistent with the party’s overall stance, and this in turn explains why each party has had trouble coming to an agreement over tax policy. Furthermore, other policy issues play a role in taxation policy for both parties. Specifically social welfare and government programs correlate with taxation policy, and each party has an entirely different view on how such programs should be operated. With a fundamental difference in ideology and a different set of interests, Republicans gravitate towards less taxation while Democrats favor higher taxation.

Honestly I am not too involved in politics in the United States, I believe that the topic and what it stands for goes further than I truly understand. I limitedly participate in politics, as in I voted during the preliminary election, but it was the first time I ever have since I was 18 and I’m now 29 years old. I think that politics is a very edgy topic, it can be seen and interpreted in so many different ways to different individuals. Politics to me is a way to try and keep peace in a society of many different individuals. Power is a very dangerous thing and some people in politics can let it become a way of feeling superior and taking advantage of the less “powerful” and abuse their power to make their own personal lives better than the rest. I feel that politics is a topic that feels relevant to all because politics in our society of Regulated economic Capitalism is a society which puts very important roles on the Government in “industry, business and land”. Also we let the Government run our political system of Advanced industrial Democracy which is largely in charge of “ political freedom within a free-market economy(13).” I believe that all of this topic are very relevant to my everyday life. I work for a business and due to the laws and roles that governments have put together are there so that I get treated fairly by my employer. Without the government I would most likely

When it comes to the topic of political parties such as Democrats and Republicans, most of our country will readily agree that they continue to dominate the United States Government. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of which political party suits the country best. Throughout the media, internet, and the general public, there are constant debates on which party should be in control of the U.S. There is no actual answer to that question. Politics have a huge grip on the nation, even going as far as hiring journalist that are right winged or left winged in hopes of getting the reader to side with them. Democrats and Republicans are two different parties with different views on just about everything when it comes to politics and running the United States.

We have a very unprecedented election in 2016 that will redesign how to run a campaign and get elected. The Republican nominee Donald John Trump is an American business made that has been successful in his business and a known as a smart business man. The Democratic nominee Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is a career politician being the sixty seventh United States

On January 27th 2017, exactly one week after being inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States; Donald Trump signed an executive order immediately suspending America’s refugee program, and barring entry from any people from the following seven countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. This decision was immediately met with global outrage, with many people and politicians alike lambasting President Trump, labeling his order as ‘discriminatory’ and ‘un-American’. Though it is easy to be consumed by the social dogma presented in today’s media, I think it is important for people to take a step back and view situations such as this with an impartial mind, blocking out the conjecture, and simply focusing on the

The United States is currently built on an illusion of democracy where everyone supposedly has an equal opportunity and say in society. The issue arises when government fails to identify this injustice as a problem because the majority of officials tend to benefit from increased political power. Economic inequality, the uneven distribution of wealth in one direction, is the leading cause of poverty in the United States, and the number of individuals in poverty continue to grow. The government has neglected its citizens, and it has taken legislative favorability of the upper class rather than the middle and lower class. In the essay “Rent Seeking and the Making of an Unequal Society”, Joseph Stiglitz identifies rent seeking as a means of

The government in the United States supposedly revolves around American ideals such as equality and diversity; however, this is simply not the case as perpetuated by class inequalities. The meaning of democracy has been skewed in the United States to represent something entirely different than it did in 1776. Today, American democracy behaves more like an aristocracy, where the upper class exercises power within the government and state, influencing discourse and therefore the laws and resources in our country, which are purportedly “for the people”. Democracy is presumed to provide everyone with equal political power, but the government in today’s America, although seemingly following this ideal model, does not. Instead, the elite upper class has a monopoly over the political influence and are the sole benefactors from public policies due to their influence over the policy making process. The upper class has an overall benefit from class inequality, as it greatly impacts American ‘democracy’ through the significant power gained through money and status, leadership roles that impact government, and the influence in the policymaking process that creates upper class advantages.

A couple of weeks before taking this class I thought I was a person with a lot of acknowledge in politics, but after taking this class I see that I am not. In the past I thought I was very active person in politics because I would watch news about politics, but in reality I did not know the meaning of the words or expressions they would say. I always thought that politics were easy and that politicians made a lot of money without doing anything and now I see that it is not true. Even though I thought I was very involved in politics I always thought it was a waste of time trying to understand the meaning or principals of politics. Also I always thought that the president had the easiest job in the world because he travels a lot, he do not do anything, everything is given to him, but now I see the true. The fact that I never vote was because I thought voting was a waste of time and because I thought my vote did not matter to politicians and my vote did not have any impact in the country; now I see that every vote counts to politicians even though

The new political situation also contributes to this factor. Performing music in one’s home was a privilege that only aristocracy could practice, but after the Revolution, the working class was able to perform the music of their choice in their own salons. Not only did it give them a chance to imitate the aristocracy, but it was also a chance to imitate professional singers, whom they probably admired, when the average citizen became the performer at the gatherings in their own houses.