Essays on Federal Government

Carson and Jason’s book Ambition, Competition, and Electoral Reform Carson and Jason’s book Ambition, Competition, and Electoral Reform examines how politics are carried out during congressional elections as well as electoral institutions between 1872 and 1944 through the lens of contemporary political science. The authors use electoral data from the early...

The ideals and rhetoric of founding documents such as independence, the bill of rights, and the constitution, as well as modern debates about the war on terror through domestic surveillance and the consequences of the Iraq war, all contribute to the ongoing evolution of democracy in the United States. With...

Repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. The new act will replace the act with Savings Accounts, allowing the state to manage Medicaid funds and allowing people to buy health insurance across state lines. It will benefit citizens by expediting the approval of life-saving pharmaceuticals and providing better coverage....

Law Enforcement Agencies and Drone Surveillance: An Ethical Dilemma Law enforcement agencies frequently use unmanned aircraft in surveillance missions. Police personnel can trace offenders using this method. Drone use in law enforcement has long been a source of contention. There has been much discussion about whether or not police officers should...

The European Union (EU) is a 28-state economic and political union in Europe. Because of Brexit, the number of states will soon be reduced to 27. The European Union lacks a constitution. In 2004, it was defeated. However, the procedures and treaties of the EU establish a constitutional framework. Furthermore,...

The Power of Eminent Domain The power of eminent domain is included in the US constitution as a means of taking private land for public use. However, when the Eminent Domain is applied, the Fifth Amendment provides for just compensation (Paul, p.84). It is unfortunate that governments at all levels have...

The Influence of John Locke on the United States Constitution The most prominent political philosopher of the modern era, John Locke (1632-1704), saw the constitution as a convincing alternative to man's natural state. Locke's contribution to the United States Constitution is difficult to overlook. The United States Constitution is a type...

The ability to ask questions that pique interest in the author s line of reasoning helps improve critical thinking. Paul and Elder (2010) assert that there are fundamental, universal intellectual norms that serve as a framework for evaluating the strength of an argument on a given circumstance or problem. The...

Ironically, women still do not have the same rights as men in the United States. At least in light of the fact that the 28th amendment to the Constitution, which ensures that everyone has the same rights regardless of gender, has not been ratified since it was first submitted in...

Since marijuana was seen to have no medical value, the US Congress wisely decided to include it in the Controlled Substances Act in 1970. But since then, 29 of the 50 states in the US have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and the federal government has not...

The terms "free speech" and "hate speech" are intertwined. For the vast majority of people, separating one from the other has proven to be a difficult process. This ambiguity results from the legislation' inability to define precise criteria that would have distinguished one from the other. For instance, in the...

Social Security and its Financial ChallengesSocial insurance has proven very beneficial to the elderly, the sick, and the survivors of sick jobs. This is because these groups of individuals depend heavily on social security for the majority of their money. The number of working and unemployed citizens has increased dramatically...