On the official website of the United States Senate, the Office of the Vice President of the United States is described as “…the least understood, most ridiculed, and most often ignored constitutional office in the federal government…” With only two constitutional duties, it’s easy to see why the office is misunderstood, but the day to ...
What would be the advantages to having a single global currency? Some say that it would eliminate inflation and make international business transactions smoother. Others propose that a global currency would be impossible to implement due to political and economic differences, or that it would concentrate too much power in the hands of too few ...
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was an agreement signed between Canada, United States and Mexico in 1992 and took effect in 1994. The trade agreement’s main goal was to build the largest free trade region across the globe. Thanks to NAFTA, Canada and United States currently exchange nearly $1.5 billion in goods and ...
Hu Jintao became president of the People’s Republic of China in 2003 and has changed many aspects of China’s foreign policy. While his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, had what could be described as a U.S.-centric foreign policy, Hu has expanded the scope of the country’s foreign policy to include more diverse alliances with countries such as ...
In 1992 alone, Rock the Vote was responsible for influencing many of the two million newly registered voters. How did this influence group tear young people away from their stereotypical headphones and involve them in politics? Rock the Vote still has the answer today: “(It)…engages youth in the political process by incorporating the entertainment community ...
The ideology of Pierre Bourdieu can be summarized into three factors: habitus, field and capital. Among these, capital is said to be the primary factor. It is capital that dictates one’s participation in a field, depending on the form and amount of capital one has. However, the manner in which one makes use of his/her ...
Pros of the Legalization of Marijuana -Marijuana has many health benefits for people with diseases like cancer, AIDS, and glaucoma. It can help lessen the pain for people with the diseases and for people undergoing chemotherapy. This has led to a strong movement for the legalization of marijuana strictly for medicinal purposes. -Crime rates will ...
In 2012, 33 senate races will be contested. Some look like landslides, some look closer. Among the tightest is the Senate race in Montana, which pits Democrat Jon Tester against a Republican, presumably Denny Rehberg. Montana’s politics In elections for President, Montana has tended Republican. McCain won the state in 2008, beating Obama 49-47; in ...
Fred Thompson hasn’t won anything yet except possibly the attention of a lot of political nay sayers. Still in the last month his entry into the political campaign for the Republican Party’s nomination for the presidency in 2008 , Fred Thompson has dispatched those peddling conventional wisdom and positioned himself smack in the middle of ...
In Plato’s Republic, virtues like moderation and courage are key. They are examined through the construction of the ideal city-state to explain how the soul of a human should be composed. Courage is important in order to uphold what one believes and to fight for ideas that are just. It is also necessary to control ...