Essays on Government

There is indeed a noticeable difference between capitalist development and democracy especially when viewed from the perspective of two different countries practicing either of the above. Ideally, capitalist development entails an economic system that revolves around private ownership and freedom in markets, capitalism can also be compared to a great...

Liberal democracies such as Australia are struggling to establish a balance between the demand for national security and individual rights. On one hand, individuals ought to be given vital human rights that accords to the rule of law such as privacy and on the other one, the government must protect...

Imperialism refers to the action of a nation to extend its power and dominion by direct acquisition of occupied (inhabited) territory, or by gaining economic or political control of other areas through the use of power. Imperialism may also involve the exploitation of such territories in a way similar to...

Many times, people get confused on which way they should go regarding political ideologies. There have been concerns about which political ideology has the best policies between the liberals and the conservatives or libertarians. However, as individuals, our wants or needs are the same, we all want prosperity, freedom, healthy...

Contrary to a contemporary mythology which claims that defense downsizing will raise unemployment, empirical evidence indicates that "compensated" decreases in defense spending should lower aggregate unemploy ment.  Traditional budgetary analysis has obscured the causes and conse quences of trade-offs by using unsuitable measurements and methods.  Relation ships between trade-offs, unemploy...

The Bergen County, NJ The Bergen County, NJ has a population of 939,151 individuals with a 41.7 median age and $89.023 mean domestic income. The populace of the Bergen County has been growing steadily over the years, for instance, between the years 2014 and 2015, it increased with a 0.53% while...

The current American president, Donald Trump instituted an immigration ban which would help prevent seven nations, which included: Libya, Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, and Sudan from accessing America (Adam, 2017). Donald Trump argued that these countries were subject to the Arab world and thus acted as a conduit where...

A government shutdown refers to a situation whereby government operations and agencies are closed due to lack of funding when Congress fail to pass appropriations, or the Presidents fails to sign the same. Most federal employees are forced to take temporary unpaid leave for the period of the shutdown (Wolfe)....

This article presents and examines the looming immigration policy to be enacted by President Donald Trump. The President uses the word “sanctuary” with disgust to refer to cities such as New York City for welcoming; shielding and supporting immigrants of whom he believes should be deported to their countries. Furthermore,...

The formation of European Union dates back to 1945 when the countries in Europe developed the desire to have close ties and synergetic relations to protect against any risk both on security and economy. The ties boosted the economic stability of the block by improving businesses, contributions and subsidies to...

Populism is quickly gaining track with modern politics. At the very basic, populism can be described as the tendency to advocate for political policies that delineate the public against the established political entities. It creates the furor about "us the normal folks" against "them who subjugate and control us (Schuster...

Today parliaments play a key role in addressing issues of democracy. Nevertheless, governments being the central institution of democracy and the embodiment of the people's will are becoming more influential. Governments mainly depict the people's expectations in that particular democracy. They respond to the needs of the people and help...