Essays on Politics

A democratic state is based on the electorate choosing their preferred leader within a set framework. The winner is required to receive a plurality or a majority of votes cast. The American presidential election system follows the majority vote model. However, what matters is not a popular majority but rather...

The Paris Agreement is the Treaty within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Agreement was adopted to deal with the issue of greenhouse gas emission by ensuring that there are mitigation, adaption, and finance from the year 2020. The United States has renounced the treaty but it...

Amid the increased disparities and differing opinions brought about by social classes, concepts have been developing regarding these classes on the power and political directions. In that case, international relations which profoundly impact the world politics seem to be entangled with respect to social stratifications. In that respect, therefore, essential...

Senator Kevin De León is renowned for engineering the authorship of Senate Bill 100 on the emission of green gases. The legislation targeted California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard Program. According to De León, this bill focused on having the standards of renewable energy improved by 2030. Moreover, De León projected that...

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...

Political parties around the world define themselves based on their unique worldview of social, economic, and political aspects of the society. The elaborate ideological formation then plays a key role in drawing support from the masses and ultimately defining the direction of a country. As a multiparty democracy, Canada has...

Most political parties, particularly in the developed world are guided by ideologies which reflect their outlook on how the society should be socially, economically and politically organized. These sets of beliefs are essential in drawing support from the voters that can easily identify the best policies worth supporting. Because of...

1. Party identification refers to when people develop psychological attachments to specific political affiliations. This attachment determines how a person views the interactions between the government and citizens. Party affiliation began in 1939 with the establishment of rival political ideologies. 2. The figure shows how Democrats have gradually reduced due to...

In 1960, the two major political parties, the Republican and Democratic Party had different policies in which they promised the citizens of the United States a better society. During the presidential election of 1960, held on 8th November, John F. Kennedy, a Democrat defeated Richard M. Nixon narrowly (Rorabaugh, 2009)....

The world today is experiencing a myriad of political and social issues which cut across different spheres of the society. Therefore, political scientists have tried to come up and explain the causes of such events and provide solutions through the use of tools and techniques made available by political analysis....

The hackers had a distinct behavior of engaging in online campaign activities which would influence the Americans’ presidential choices. They made use of Facebook and Twitter to undermine the popularity of Hillary Clinton amongst the population. The two social media platforms allowed the attackers to spread defaming information about Hillary’s...

I am strongly convinced that a person fit for position of a President is the one who can do everything within his or her powers to make those who he or she leads have a better life. A President should also be a selfless leader. Despite the fact that the...