Essays on Government

Democracy in the United States Democracy has thrived in the United States for centuries. The right to practice democracy is expressed by the United States citizens and most countries all over the world. Democracy is upheld when free and fair elections are conducted. Elections involve preferred candidates who are affiliated with...

Introduction According to Cheryl (845), more than 50,000 children and women are trafficked into the United States every year to be sex slaves and Texas which is explained as the Lone Star State is deemed as the profound hub of sexual trafficking. Here, the undertaking of the commercial sex trafficking business...

Comparative Politics: A Comparison of Government Systems in Germany and Russia Comparative politics focuses on comparing countries with an emphasis on important patterns of similarities and differences. The research paper compares systems of government in Germany and Russia. The three major systems of government i.e. unitary, federal, and confederate systems are...

The debate between neorealism and neoliberal institutionalism has been dominating the IR debate for quite some time now. Some of the issues of contention between the two schools of thought include; international cooperation, anarchy, priority of state goals among other issues. Neorealism as a school of thought aims at separating...

A ban on assault rifles like the one Congress enacted in 1994 could be effective at minimizing mass shootings conducted with those weapons, but the same ban can fail due to various reasons. Routinely, lawmakers introduce bans on assault rifles as a response to the shootings considering that most of...

With the rise of globalization and improved transport and communication, the level of interconnection has improved between nations hence the concept of the nation-state as the best form of organizing society is not realistic. The nation state began as an idea whereby a political governing body; the state would establish...

National security is principal to the safeguarding of America as well as its citizens. It's vital, especially as the world is getting universal, that the nation's security and its systems as a whole are upheld (Bush, 2009). Today, the U.S relishes a position of superior martial power, as well as...

Minimum wage is lowest legally accepted wages that an employer can pay a worker. It was introduced in the United States in 1938 during the great depression and was initially set at $0.25 per hour but has been adjusted 22 times by United States Congress. It was recently raised by...

The United States of America is the most economically stable and the most democratic country in the world. The nation is also considered as the strongest on the globe in terms of military power. The hegemony status of the US was achieved because of its stable economy and strong military...

Migration is a crucial element for every nation. Some benefits usually arise as a result of migration. For example, the creation of social and financial benefits primarily to the migrants for their families and even their countries of origin. Sometimes workers travel overseas to look for employment which will improve...

Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian political author and commentator whose works have been relevant to the current politics. He lived between 1469 and 1527 and celebrated for one of his most renowned books featuring the acquisition, maintenance and consequent expansion of political power, The Prince of 1513 (Hoffmann, S., 1988)....

For this paper, the interest will be on the nature of lobbying influence and possible ways of measuring it. As such, the first step involves coming up with a definition of the term. Together with the different studies done on lobbying, the number of research done on the influence of...