Proportional tax

I am originally from Peru located in South America, and I have been raised for 13 years there. Then, I moved to the United States; where I found that the political mind set of each country are slightly different. Yet, they have something in common which is the importance of the rights of its citizens. My personal political beliefs are based on how I raised by my parents. Both my parents thought me how to respect other people’s opinion and beliefs; know that we all are equal; and be knowledgeable

In Political Parties and Party Systems, Alan Ware summarizes the two main competing theories that attempt to explain party systems. First, the Sociological approach and then the Institutional approach. In order to comprehend his analysis it is necessary to realize that party systems are in a constant state of evolution, they do not remain stagnant. This evolution may, at times, be imperceptible and at others very noticeable, such as during a revolution; but the change is undoubtedly occurring. It

To be an American in 2016 is to be very hard working, earning money to support yourself and your family. To be an American there are many things that come with it including the amendments. American Identity is how all of us hard working Americans live by. Based on course content, research, and interviews the American Identity can best be described as free, too much political involvement, and discriminating. To start with, what most people think when they hear the word America is land of the free

system, similar to New Zealand's Mixed Member Proportional System, which provides better representation of the Canadian populace in our

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative called for an early election in 2015 and believed they would win, however, the results were not what they have expected. Their defeat was partly due the Canadian parliamentary system with single member districts and the Canadian electoral system. Unlike the United States’ presidential system that elects a president, a prime minister is considered as the head of the Canadian government. If Canada uses the American presidential system, and elects a president

Nation has 96 members who are elected through an electoral college, while 48 members are appointed by the President. They serve 6 years regardless of if they’re elected or appointed. The National People’s Assembly (APN) is filled by a closed-list proportional representation system. Members of the APN serve in 5 year terms (IFES).   Political Parties For much of its inception, the FLN maintained political dominance in Algeria. In fact, the first constitution of Algeria outlawed political competition

Discussion Previously I discussed how and why polarization is created, further, I will be discussing to what extent are we experiencing polarization currently and what effect does polarization have in the United States. John Duca introduced the idea of media fragmentation which is the concept of increasing the number of platforms that media is available on and more access to media. In, "New Media and the Polarization of American Political Discourse" Matthew Baum analyzes the use of the internet as

Harriet Tubman should replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Some people might think Jackson should stay, but I think that Harriet Tubman is the better candidate to be on the $20 bill. Harriet Tubman has done more good than Andrew Jackson throughout their lives. There also haven’t been any females on any form of currency. According to www.history.com, Harriet Tubman was, and born a slave, until one day she escaped using the underground railroad she created in 1850. And after escaping from slavery

Although Canadian electoral system has always undergone periodic reforms, new challenges always accompany electoral changes and therefore the system should be consistently reformed to meet new circumstances.The current electoral system in Canada is a product of a series of electoral changes that have always taken place since the foundation of the Canadian confederation in the mid 1880s. During the early years, the rights of individuals to vote were significantly limited as only white males had the

There is a fundamental problem with the democratic process in Canada. This problem is rooted within our electoral system. However, there is a promising solution to this issue. Canada should adopt the mixed-member proportional representation electoral system (MMP) at the federal level if we wish to see the progression of modern democracy. The failure to do so will result in a stagnant political system that is caught in the past and unable to rise to the contemporary challenges that representative