For many years both parties have had a conservative and a liberal wing, which has damaged the unity of each party as they have not been ideologically distinct. An example being the Blue Dog democrats, who are the more fiscally conservative wing of the Democrats. Some argue that the two parties are very ideologically distinct. The Republicans are the more conservative party of the two and have traditional family values and morals with strong ties to Christianity supporting many of its beliefs. They’re also mainly based in southern states away from the heavily and densely populated cities, this links to why they are pro-gun ownership and back the argument that the 2nd amendment gives all Americans the right to own a gun.
Martin Guardado 05/10/2012 Political Science Topic: Compare and contrast modern conservatism and modern liberalism. Since The United States of America first became a country and started its Democracy, its political ideologies have changed in some ways. Conservatism and Liberalism are the two centrist ideologies that for the majority dominate the way Americans think and make their political decisions today. Although these are seen as very different ideologies they both share some of the same philosophical roots. Their views and points of the government’s role in a democratic society have changed over the years, but the basic ideas and most of their principles have remained the same.
The U.S. Constitution states the promotion of the “general welfare”. Both governments are democracies and support a widespread of the population instead of a handful. They also both support “equal opportunity” of the public. Because of these many similar views, Greece’s government is very much alike the government of the U.S. Athens of Greece was part of the Delian League, a coalition of states, each one independent and sharing a common interest with the others (4). These states created a strong military force.
Klein, Joe "Why Legalized Marijuana Makes Sense.” Time, April 02, 2009 as retrieved from: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1889021,00.html "Possible Medical benefits of Marijuana". CNN.com, June 1997. Online. CNN - Weed Wars. As retrieved from: http://www.cnn.ru/HEALTH/9702/weed.wars/facts/medicinal.users/index.html Trebach, Arnold S. Legalize It?
A Strong Central Government Abraham L. Harrison Jr Ashford University Foundation of Public Administration PPA601 Dr. Raby April 7, 2014 A Strong Central Government Federal law exists to guarantee specific welfares that are imperative to the whole country are in place. There is no realistic way one group of laws could oversee the entire nation, so each State is permitted to endorse laws that it believes fit to attend to its own requirements. On the other hand, no State can be permitted to have a regulation that undermines Federal law or disdains Federal Law. This essay will discuss the balance of power in our federal system. This paper will also discuss Washington’s power as it pertains to the State level and should Washington be allowed
The Green Party Versus the Democratic and Republican Parties The term “Politics” derives a varied response by the American People. In general, a person may term himself as either a Democrat or a Republican, but it is important to put the focus past these mainstream ideas. These two parties are not as different as many may believe, and one particular third-party comes to mind as a true democratic, “for the people” approach to domestic affairs. While looking at major issues such as universal health care, unions and wages, and global warming, one would notice that the stands taken by both the Democratic and Republican parties are very similar. The Green party stands for taking direct action.
At one end of the continuum, political actors can take constitutional forms as a given and make policy decisions under it, filling government offices and exercising government power in (constitutionally) noncontroversial ways. Policymaking seeks to exercise constitutional authority, and its implications for elaborating or altering constitutional meaning are only implicit. At the other end of the spectrum, political actors can engage in revolution and replace the existing constitutional order or document wholesale in favour of a new one. The Articles of Confederation can be displaced in favour of the U.S. Constitution. Less extreme than revolution is creation, which adds new text to a pre-existing Constitution.
Same-sex marriages are already recognised or legal in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Sweden. This is 10 nations that have legalised same-sex marriage. This makes it apparent that if many countries have passed the law, then why can’t Australia follow and give equal rights to everyone? Australians have historically prided themselves on being socially progressive, accepting and equal. [Remember Australia was the second country to give women the vote.]
This is called Physician Assisted Suicide or PAS. Washington voters passed Initiative 1000 in 2008-NOV. Supporters call it a Death with Dignity bill; opponents call it an Assisted Suicide measure. Both are accurate descriptions. Montana Supreme Court legalized PAS in a decision handed down on 2009-DEC-31.
Where the Question lies Many people in the United States ask the question, “Why marijuana should be legalized?” when the real question is, “Why is marijuana illegal?” Marijuana was once a totally banned controlled substance in all fifty states. Slowly but surely the U.S states one by one are legalizing marijuana for medical reasons and so on. California and Colorado are the two states that have gone through their government and passed the law to legally sell and buy marijuana with the proper ID’s to verify acceptance. Some states have considered it before while other states hate the thought of legalizing this substance. Alcohol is a legal substance in our country yet people die every day from it rather it be liver problems or become a