Essays on Government

The Debate Surrounding Gun Control in the U.S. The debate surrounding gun control in the U.S. has been constant over the last few years especially with cases of mass shootings hitting different parts of the country recently. Gun control can be described as the legal measure meant to restrict or prevent...

As a field in political science, comparative politics seeks to understand the political institutions, domestic politics, and conflicts in countries based on the comparative method. The study entails comparing nations with an emphasis on significant patterns of differences or similarities. Comparative politics uses a case study approach, which is a...

Since its adoption more than 200 years ago, the constitution of the United States established America’s federal government putting in place various fundamental laws that would also guarantee some of the basic rights for its citizens. The constitution opens with a preamble which in itself does not have a force...

This report will examine the United States 56th quadrennial presidential election held in 2008. The 2008 race between Democratic Barack Obama and Republican John McCain for the White House ended on Tuesday 4th of November with Obama being elected president. The election became a major historical event since it led...

Donald Trump, Judge Richard R. Clifton, Judge Michelle T. Friedland and Judge William C. Canby Jr. are the political actors in this article and their interests were to suspend global refugee immigration to the United States. This in turn barred immigrants from Muslim nations for a period of ninety days...

The Program offers nutritional help to families and individuals with low income; SNAP also empowers communities economically. The organization works with nutritionists, federal agencies, the adjacent communities and faith-based organizations. People are helped to make informed decisions on applications and benefits of the program. Those who are eligible (low income...

Cold war experiences continue to shape the way that the present age of leaders look at international issues. For instance, the Cuban Missile Crisis opened the eyes of the leaders of this era. With the constant risk of nuclear war resulting in mass sufferings and death at any moment, individuals...

In the next ten years, India and China are expected to be the biggest economies. Almost a quarter of the world's population lives in these two nations. Huge population size in India and China is likely to increase the rate of innovation, manufacturing and consumption. Increased rate of manufacturing and...

America's Introduction of the Bill of Rights America introduced the bill of rights with the mission of safeguarding particular ultimate rights of all people in the country from being manipulated by the national government. Similarly, American constitution should give the same defense to all people against malicious acts of the state...

Republicans and Democrats: A Comparison Republicans and Democrats are the largest political parties in the United States of America. Historically, they have for many decades held the largest share of seats both in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. However, the major distinction between these two political parties is...

In the United States, democracy is described as a structure of political leadership whereby all policies and resolutions are made based on the principle of majority rule. The citizens elect their political representatives in regular, free and fair elections. A principle of political fairness, freedom, and equality, where all the...

Democracy: Representation and Civil Rights Democracy is a system of a government of the people, for the people and by the people. The public elects a few leaders to represent them and make laws and policies in a manner that exhibit political equality. Political equality is the process of equal treatment...