Category: Politics & Government 2182
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A States Right to Be Free from External Interference: Exceptions and Arguments
The external interference is the process of intervening into the states internal and external affairs by other states, usually more powerful. While in past times, larger states typically used their advantages to heavily influence other ones for their benefits, today the practice of sovereignty violation is widely debated and is usually condemned. The UN Security…
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Combatants vs. Civilians: What Are the Distinctions?
Table of Contents Introduction Distinctions between Combatants and Non- Combatants McMahans Objections on the Distinctions Legal Distinction Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The variation among combatants and civilians was first established in the St. Petersburg Proclamation, which asserted that the valid primary goal that jurisdictions should aspire for during combat is to decimate the adversarys armed…
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The US Congress and Presidency Powers
Congress is the bicameral legislature of the US, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The congress meets in the Capitol in Washington, DC. The composition and powers of congress are laid out in Article I of the Constitution. The Senate has 100 members, two from each state, while the House has 435…
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American Division and Unity: The Political Economy of Financial Regulation
In recent years, partisanship has continued to be the dividing line in United States political agendas, far exceeding differences by religious affiliations, gender, age, race, ethnicity or educational attainment. The members of Congress and the Senate have gained a popular reputation for their capability to create partisan stalemate and have become ineffective in brokering compromise…
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Toward the Preservation of Constitutional Monarchy in Canada
A constitutional monarchy is a state system in which the monarchs power does not dominate the power structure, and the monarch does not have supreme authority. A parliamentary monarchy is a variant of this type of government.. Canada belongs to a parliamentary monarchy: the two houses of parliament are the Senate and the House of…
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Senate Judiciary Committees Public Policy Meeting
Table of Contents Introduction Background Information and Committee Description Meeting Discussion Topic Key Stakeholder Positions Key Interactions Outcomes of the Meeting Conclusion References Introduction This paper will summarize a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee that concerned the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The committee consulted the director of the Justice Departments…
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Unveiling the Impact of Xi Jinpings Regime on Political Control and Dissent in China
The DV, repression rates among the Chinese, presents itself in numerous circumstances, as evidenced in this section. Firstly, suppression reveals itself through the authoritarian regime that currently rules the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Chinas labor laws do not permit civil liberties, a fundamental labor requirement. The prevalence of occupational well-being infractions is accompanied by…
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Weapons of Mass Destruction: Integrated Response
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) constitute a direct threat to national security. The specific role that Department of Defense (DOD) would have in case of the use of weapons of mass destructions (WMD) within the territory of the United States would be coordination of crisis management activities (Department of Defense, n.d.). As a government agency…
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The Tipping Point in Strategic Voting
Table of Contents Introduction Theoretical Considerations Methodology Results Conclusion Reference Introduction The article by D. Anderson The Tipping Point of a Strategic Vote: When Does an Individual Vote Strategically? aims to measure the variables that determine why people vote strategically. Hence, the exact research question is, Why do people vote strategically? (Anderson 2022, 647). The…
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The Effects of Neoliberalism as an Economic and Political Doctrine
The effects of neoliberalism as an economic and political doctrine have been addressed in many literary works, movies, and scholarly discussions. The adverse outcomes of the application of this idea to modern American life are discussed in the analyzed paper. The author of the essay argues that despite its theoretical claims to provide wealth and…