Explain the four types of lobbying by pressure groups.

Substantive Thesis: Does the thesis argue a position, rather than merely describe what will be discussed?It has been argued that Aristotle suffered from the “mortgage of the polis.” By this it is meant that his political theory took as the fundamental unit of study, the polis, a political form that was already obsolete and that…

Select one of the case study parliamentary examples (either “Parliamentary Government in India,” or “Parliamentary Government in Germany,”, and compare it to either the “Presidential Government in Mexico” , or use the United States as the presidential system case example. Address the following questions in your analysis of the two case study examples: Briefly describe…

400 word minimum 1. Read Sarah Binder’s “Polarization, The Politics of Legislative Stalemate” pdf 2.  “Is America More Divided Than Ever?” Now that you have completed the reading and viewed the videos, write a discussion post of 400 words. Respond to the following: 1. Define political polarization and explain how it impacts the modern law making process…

The U.S. Congress is unique among the world’s bicameral legislatures in that the upper house is more powerful than the more representative lower house. How do the U.S. House and Senate compare? Do you think it would be better for American democracy if the Senate operated more like the House of Representatives?

In the purest sense, it means the ability to vote, and to have that vote count. The voice of the people is heard through their votes, but only if those votes matter. To elaborate, there are countries where you can vote but there is only one name on the ballot—which, as you can imagine, does…

Pick your favorite political ideology. Why you prefer it? What are its strength and weakness?