Education Policy Education Policy This paper will compare the education policy initiatives in four states seeking to show the amount of legislation going into education. The four states reviewed are Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. The states researched are different in many ways and the same in others. The policies highlighted in each state show the importance of education

Electoral College The Electoral College Controversy In the Constitution of the United States of America it states, "The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America". Now we all know that the president is the head of the executive branch of our government, but all of us do not know the exact process of how the President is elected. Our president is c

ELectoral College A major conflict concerning the electoral college lingers in America. The Constitutional Convention created the college in 1789 in hopes that it would be an adequate system (MacBride 29). The electoral college consists of senators and representatives who cast their votes for the state they represent. Those who feel that the college should remain as it is believe tha

Niccolo Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli is revered as the founder of modern political philosophy. He was considered a “realist” because he concerned himself only with the political situations that actually arose in reality, where as previous philosophers were concerned largely with the theoretical politics of an “idealist” perfect society. In Machiavellis’ The Prince, written to the ru

Embryonic Stem Cell Research Thesis This paper will explore embryonic stem cell research (E.S.C.R.) and the moral implications therein. It will discuss the science behind E.S.C.R. and the controversy surrounding it. Advocates of E.S.C.R. say that this technology must be given full attention due to the fantastic implications it could have in all fields of medicine. People who oppose it w

Energy Policy Energy Policy A national energy policy is needed to help secure new energy sources, supply lines to customers, avoid outages, encourage conservation, reduce dependence on foreign oil, insure stable prices, and prevent an energy crisis from occurring. The Bush administration, under the direction of Vice President Cheney, began formulating a policy on January 29, sho

English as the Official Language of the United States English as the Official Language of the United States Nearly half of 50 states have passed a law making English their official language. Other states have also considered passing English-only bills that brings a huge polemic in Congress and public. The history of English-only laws starts as early as 1906 when Congress had voted a

English Bill Of RIghts English Bill of Rights The English Bill of Rights set out strict limits on the Royal Family's legal privileges. It strictly prohibited the arbitrary suspension of Parliament's laws. More importantly, it limited the right to raise money through taxation to Parliament. The English elite had greatly offended the protestant Church of England when they began promoting

Establishing Business Unit in Brazil NTRODUCTION: The need to increase International Widgets, Inc. (herein referred to as IWI) overall world market share, is the determining factor for this study of the Brazilian political environment. IWI is considering possibilities of a production facility located in Brazil. Historically, the lack of Brazilian political stability presents multiple

Euthanasia Euthanasia A considerable size of society is in favor of Euthanasia mostly because they feel that as a democratic country, we as free individuals, have the right to decide for ourselves whether or not it is our right to determine when to terminate someone's life. The stronger and more widely held opinion is against Euthanasia primarily because society feels that it is god'

Facist Germany The 1930s were turbulent times in Germany's history. World War I had left the country in shambles and, as if that weren't enough, the people of Germany had been humiliated and stripped of their pride and dignity by the Allies. Germany's dream of becoming one of the strongest nations in the world no longer seemed to be a possibility and this caused resentment among the Germ

A Vicious Act of Intolerance against Humanity A Vicious Act of Intolerance and Terror On Tuesday, the 11th of September a horrible and hardly explainable act of terror took place in the United States. Casualties are hard to count but approximate numbers show that more human lives have been lost only in World War II. It is unacceptable action by inhumane people or person who completely d

Fair or Unfair Fair or Unfair : George W. Bush’s Tax Cut Plan Americans both rich and poor pay portions of their salaries to federal taxes each year. Well it’s time to change the out of date tax plan. President George W. Bush wants to provide federal income tax relief for all taxpaying Americans. President Bush believes that his plan will help jump start the economy.George W. Bush ha

Fascism Should Similar SYSTEMS of Free Enterprise Degenerate, Would Their Most Likely Outcomes, in the Short Term, Be Forms of “Fascist” Oligarchy' Free enterprise and individualist democracy is a good political system. Probably the best system mankind could come up with so far. Countries, who’s governments belong to free enterprise, have world’s leading economic structures and

A Well Balanced Personality is Best for a Politician Who can we trust with the welfare of Pennsylvania' I am not sure if it is possible to answer this question. I do not think that humans have a good sense for making these decisions. It seems to me that we allow outside emotions get to us instead of voting based on the issues at hand. Although this is inevitable, we need to have stan

Federalism The United States of America has been a prosperous and productive nation under federalism for the past 200 years. The federal system was designed by the Framers of the Constitution to ensure democracy and liberty throughout a sparsely populated and well-distributed nation. By giving certain enumerated (and implied) powers to the national government, they were resolute to reser

Federalism is the Best Policy Like Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, I undoubtedly believe that a strong central government is the only means of a correctly functioning democratic government. The United States government is constructed of many systems and ideas which, when bound together, create the Democratic government utilized by our country. All of the different thin

Free Speech Summary Shouting Fire A parody in Hustler magazine owned by Larry Flint made for a disgruntled Reverend Jerry Falwell. Claiming the excerpt caused emotional distress, Mr. Falwell sought 200,000$ in punitive damages. After establishing the magazine's content was protected under the Constitution 1st Amendment, the Supreme Court reversed the decision leaving the reverend e

Freedom of Expression Freedom of Expression: All people in the United States are guaranteed this right by the Constitution. Students, however, do not have this right to the same extent as adults. This is because public schools are required to protect all students at the school. The major aspects of this right are speech and dress. Both the right to speech and dress are not absolute in

Gallup Poles In 1935 a man named George Gallup of Jefferson, Iowa founded and became director of the American Institute for Public Opinion. He is best know for his Gallup Poles which till this day serve as the most respected public opinion surveys on politics. Before all major elections in this country Gallup Poles are conducted to get a firm sense of who is voting for which candidat

Gender and International Relations In which ways might gender be relevant to the contemporary relationship between the First and Third Worlds' Since the birth of contemporary International Relations as we know it, likely to have been simultaneous with the existence of the First World War or thereabouts, the presence of gender in the progression and relationships of and between nati

General Agreement on Trade and Tarrifs Is GATT good for our economy' If you go to Maine, you will find a small town named Wilton. If you know anything about Wilton, you know it is where Bass shoes have been produced for 122 years. However, there is more you need to know about Wilton. Some 350 workers were laid off in April of 1998. This is a tragic thing to happen to a community t

Genocide in Rwanda Since the 1994 genocide’s the country of Rwanda has drastically changed. Rwanda is in desperate need of guidance and security in the aspect of reconciliation. Rwanda faces two major problems. One is its population and the other being its political ecology. Rwanda’s population is rising rapidly. At the rate that it’s going it is predicted that the population will doub

George Bush Forty-third president of the United States; former governor of Texas (1994-2000). Born July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut. Bush—often referred to as simply W.—is the eldest son of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush. He grew up in Midland, Texas, where his father worked in the oil business. His siblings include Jeb (now governor of Florida

Germany The German system of government is often referred to as a "Chancellor democracy" owing to the powers and responsibilities of the Federal Chancellor, head of federal government. The Chancellor is directly elected by the bundestag, Germany's parliament, upon the proposal of a candidate from the Federal President, currently Prof. Dr. Roman Herzog. The Chancellor is the only memb

Globalization World Trade Organization Some people view the World Trade Organization or WTO as a ruthless power only being ran by hegemonic powers that have no concern but for their own interest. That they have no concern for the downfall of economies or poorer countries. However, I disagree and feel that the WTO is bringing the world closer together and the WTO is breaking down barr

Gun Violence Gun Violence in America is a not a debate over the pro-gun or anti-gun culture. Rather it entails the fundamental issues of law and government and the rights of every American citizen to enjoy life and pursue happiness. The pro-gun lobbyists and the National Rifle Association (NRA) since its conception in 1871 have sought to manipulate and twist Article II of the Bill of R

Louis Abdul Farrakhan Louis Abdul Farrakhan American religious leader, head of the Nation of Islam, a black religious organization in the United States that combines some of the practices and beliefs of Islam with a philosophy of black separatism. Farrakhan preaches the virtues of personal responsibility, especially for black men, and advocates black self-sufficiency. Farrakhan's me

Government Intervention The economic system of the United States is principally one of private ownership. Yet the government has to some extent always been involved in regulating and guiding the U.S. economy. Since the government has strong influences on both, businesses and consumers, it feels responsible for setting the proper technological starndards and promoting only the best techn

Great Depression Great Depression in the United States, worst and longest economic collapse in the history of the modern industrial world, lasting from the end of 1929 until the early 1940s. Beginning in the United States, the depression spread to most of the world’s industrial countries, which in the 20th century had become economically dependent on one another. The Great Depression saw