Essays on Political Science

Terrorism refers to use of violence internationally to develop a terror attack on a large group of people. The aim behind the bombings usually relies on religion, politics or financial issue. Therefore, the terror attack groups typically target a given group or country for a given reason. Several terrorism cases...

In economics, the monetary policy, and the fiscal policy seek to determine the economic status of a country.  The two strategies are used to control factors such as inflation, demand, and supply.  Notably, the monetary policy seeks to control the supply of money in an economy (Cobham, 2015).  On the...

Indoctrination has become a critical and controversial issue in modern education. This form of education raises fundamental questions about the ethics of teaching. Indoctrination is a manipulative form of teaching where educators pass specific beliefs and values to their students. Over the last 100 years, the understanding of indoctrination has...

The Concept of Essentially Contested Concepts The essentially contested concept was a formulation of W.B Gallie who opined that a concept may be categorized as being contested when thoughts relating to the concept's application become the subject of debate as to how to properly define the concept (1956). Although complicated concepts...

Political Scandals and Their Impact Political scandals are adverse events and activities that politicians may engage in, creating public outrage and concerns. Such misbehavior seems to cross ethical codes, moral expectations, and legal requirements as highlighted by Tumber and Waisbord, (2004 p. 1143). Impact on Public Trust and Political Support Political leaders are...

1. Question: Looking at the states that have voter ID laws today, what evidence is there to support the belief of advocates that voter ID laws may prevent voter fraud and what evidence to support critics that these laws are designed to prevent voters from...

The concept of executive privilege can be used to define the Watergate scandal. Watergate is the name given to the scandal that involved President Richard M. Nixon and members of his administration. The name is from the Watergate apartment, located in Washington, D.C, America.  In 1972, this apartment was the...

This logic asserts that the citizens have the power to prevent the cost of war should they reckon it to be too high through the electoral influence over their sovereignty (Rosato 2003, p.587). Democracies have also established systems of “checks and balances” such as political competition, pluralism and executive selection...

On 23rd June 2016, 30 million United Kingdom citizen from England, Wales and Scotland voted on a referendum to decide whether the United Kingdom should exit the European Union (EU) in a vote known as Brexit. The EU is a political and political organization was formed after world war two...

Like the state itself, the Texas judicial system is extensive and complex. It uses the common law system, which depends on written laws as well as the judges' interpretations of those laws over time. However, for decades, the Texas judicial system has been criticized for its inability to promote judicial...

The United States Congress The United States Congress is the nation’s lawmaking agency. Congress consists of two houses which are the Senate and the House of Representatives. Congress looks like the people it represents because the members of Congress serve the interest of their constituents. Their constituents are the people who...

A federal government exists in the United States of America where there is power sharing among the presidency, Congress and the elected courts as indicated by constitution of the U.S.A. The president is guided by the bureau, comprised of the deputy president and other leaders in power, in addition to...