Interest groups are an essential part of the US political system as they can influence the decisions of Congress, bureaucratic authorities, and the democratic processes of the state. This influence is possible due to the availability of significant financial resources and the massive support of American citizens who are often...
Introduction There is a direct interdependence between the police and residents of communities or states. If the police treat all people with respect and do their job effectively, residents will more actively engage with the police by providing information, voting for budget expansions, and obeying laws. The opposite situation hinders...
Executive Summary According to the United Nationsâ 2008 e-Government Readiness Report which ranked countries according to the state of their readiness for e-governance, Sultanate of Oman has been placed at the 84th position in the year 2008. The country was ranking at 112th position in the year 2005 and has...
South China Sea is a portion of Pacific Ocean running enclosing land area from Singapore to the canal of Taiwan. Its area is approximately 3,500,000 square kilometers. South China Sea area carries a significant role to the countries enclosing it. For instance, over 35% of the worldâs shipping transportation through...
Kim Jong-Un, the son of Kim Jong-Il, succeeded his father after his death, accepting the great responsibilities to be laid on him in ensuring the success of North Korea (Cheng 1). Regardless his age, Kim Jong-Un is obliged to maintain good relation that emanated between party veterans and military leaders...
Developing countries have a range of economic problems that hinder their possibilities to develop and prosper. One of the aims of World Trade Organization has always been nurturing the economies of different nations around the world. Therefore, developing countries fall under the scope of its activities. Presently, 164 countries are...
Common concerns are what interest groups share and what they have becomes their driving force from the very onset. The interest groups then find a way to voice their concerns and interest to the government in order to control the policies that are formulated by the government in order to...
Differences between the Neoconservative and Realists Perspective When President Bush decided to take military action against the Arab state of Iraq, there emerged a controversy on the approach to use in confronting the so-referred ‘evil nation’ which claims had suggested that it posed threat to international peace and security. In...
Introduction Water is the chief human consumption essential for life, says Meyer (2010). Humans can survive without food for up to seven days but if deprived of water they can only live for a maximum of three days; before they die of dehydration according to Meyer (2010). It has been...
Introduction Canada is an immediate neighbor of the United States. In the recent past, several media have referred to Canada as Americaâs little cousin. Something that has left many wondering what factors has shaped the history of Canada. A deeper understanding of this interpretation is dependant on the historical events...
Introduction Affirmative action has a long history as far as its origin is concerned. The concept derives its evolution from the need to address rampant discrimination that existed in society. In the United States, affirmative action can be traced back to the 1960s when President Kennedy employed the term to...
Introduction Public administration is the broad collection of activities that include the development; execution and study of the divisions of government policy. Public administration holds the role of ensuring that public service is run effectively, fairly, and with justice. It also seeks to promote the good of the public by...
Introduction Humanitarian and military interventions have been applied the world over to forestall human conflict and suffering. After the events of the 2nd world war, it came to be seen as a possible remedy for the humanitarian crisis the world over. Though seen as a threat to sovereignty, they have...
Connection between the concepts of poverty and welfare There can be no doubt as to the fact that the concepts of poverty and welfare (social assistance programs) are innately interconnected; however, the question âDoesnât welfare cause poverty?â appears as being improperly formatted. Giving away money to unemployed or incapacitated citizens cannot...
Introduction The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization which was believed to have been formed on 16th April 1948 with its first name as Organization for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC) which was led by Robert Marjolin of France, to help in administering the Marshall Plan....
Introduction The United States foreign policy is how the United States relates with other countries in the world. It has been subject to many changes since the foes and friends of the country have been changing from time to time. However, it is important to note that the country has...
Thesis The so-called affirmative action is the policy, pursued by the government of the United States, which is primarily aimed at providing equal chances to the representatives of all ethnic, racial, or cultural groups, living in the country (Horne, 1992). The word equal is crucial in this case, one should...
The United States foreign and defense policy enables the nation to interact with other foreign nations. The United States being the only remaining powerful nation after the cold war has a highly influential foreign policy in international affairs. The major goals of the United States foreign policy are to ensure...
Introduction The Electoral College system is a crucial part of American elections. It is basically made up of a group of representatives from every federal state that is given the responsibility for selecting the countryâs vice president and president. Selection processes, functions, and responsibilities of the Electoral College are all...
Neo-conservatism is a relatively recent categorization of a political ideology that has infiltrated the culture and been embraced by the current Bush administration. Commonly thought to be synonymous with the far right-wing of the Republican Party or ultra-conservatism, the expression neo-conservatism, or ‘neo-cons,’ describes a new type of conservatism, one...
Opponents of the death penalty argue that the penalty is unjust but proponents disagree with this position because they believe what is truly unjust is the deliberate act of taking another life, murder. Further, an injustice society should not condone is allowing murderers to keep their lives after imposing the...
One of the main issues in the events preceding the Iraq war was whether the world community and general and Security Council, in particular, would allow military assault on Iraq. When it became obvious that U.N authorization would call for further inspections, the invasion leaders determined to attack the country...
The article, “The Kennedy Crises: The Press, the Presidency and Foreign Policy” uses the four main crises that took place during Kennedy’s presidency as empirical evidence to analyze the role of the press in the formulation of a country’s policies, particularly those concerning foreign affairs. The main argument that the...
Introduction China and Iran have since time immemorial continued to enjoy close relationships (Calabrese, 2006). The cooperation between the two countries is until today unmatched (Chinas daily , 2009). Profound Evidence reveals that the two nations have cooperated in all aspects from economic facets (international trade and foreign direct investments),...
Introduction The news of Obama’s advisor’s resignation was surprise news, although the fact of the loans was already known. That fact brought media coverage that interested politicians along with ordinary people, and during the presidential campaign such facts can not pass unnoticed. This essay is an analysis of the article...
Does American Democracy Still Work? Alan Wolfe classifies the current political situations that jeopardize the excellence of the American democratic system. He depicts how political views have modified, and claims for a democracy defense movement created to conserve US political traditions not different the ecological protection associations’ attempts to preserve...
The power of the purse is the ability of a certain group to control or stage-manage the actions of another group by putting their funds in custody or giving stipulations on how to use the funds (Oscar, 1970). To fund an entity either public or private is to provide aid...
The first article was published in USA Today and begins with the reference to Lt. Halfaker, a woman who lost her arm in the Iraq war, who was featured on the cover of a recent USA Today issue. The article examines the reasons why women have been kept from direct...
In the article “Presidential Communication: An Essential Leadership Tool” Thomas Griscom describes important issues of President Reagan’s communication with media, including the press, that helped him to be successful with opponents, the electorate, and in his foreign policy. Ronald Reagan is considered to be the most popular and respected by...
Election 2008 in American are marked by gender and race confrontations and new social demands imposed on political leaders. Each of the political leaders are unique individual thus they are perceived and understated as representatives of certain gender and race rather than unique charismatic personalities. Critics suppose that these elections...