ABSTRACT Political Dynasty in the Philippines especially in Makati City is evident since the reigning time of Cory Aquino when she assigned the Binay family in that area. The study of Political Dynasty in an area is beneficial to Filipinos because the knowledge and evidence of this topic could enlighten them. In Makati City, it is evident that political dynasty is present because of the positive and negative effects of political dynasty that were agreed by the respondents. Results show that the residence
A particular Colgate discourse community that I can associate with is the Office of Undergraduate Studies (OUS), which I feel has been an advantage because I have had the ability to connect to other students even before the fall semester started, and a gift in helping me transition easier from a high school student to a college
Spartan and Athenian Political Structure The political systems of ancient Greece’s Spartan and Athenian societies stood opposite to each other. Where Sparta was ruled by the few in an Oligarchy, Athens developed the humanities’ first democracy. This paper compares and contrasts some of the differences between these two Greek powers during the Archaic and Classical periods (800-323 BCE). Historical Background On one side was Sparta, a warrior society that focused on land-based armies and agriculture
This article provides an overview of human organ trafficking in persons and a discussion on the linkages between economic globalization, political globalization, cultural globalization, industrialization, and trafficking. The authors argue “that the political globalization [is] associated with human organ trafficking.” The authors find their hypothesis strongly supported by the works of literature and arguments made by various scholars. The authors have “identified various factors that are associated
Legal scholars and political scientists have devoted themselves to the study of courts world-wide. The need to understand and explain why judges act as they do in deciding and presid-ing over cases has also become a central issue. For instance, the dynamics of judicial politics in unstable or transitional democracies has been given special attention (Ginsburg and Moustafa 2008). Moreover, the influence of judicial authority in many countries is growing and judges are making politically inclined decisions
This paper will research the life of a food lobbyist. According to The freedictionary.com, lobbying involves the advocacy of an interest that is affected, actually, or potentially, by the decisions of government leaders. Often, they are hired by companies to represent them. Lobbyists can be found at all levels of government, from the Prince George’s county council to the Maryland State Capital in Annapolis to the United States Capital and the White House. Political analyst James Thurber estimates
the Great Depression. The Nation was faced with poverty on a large scale and a government corrupted by greed and power, or lack thereof. In 1932 President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected as President and introduced to America the New Deal. In this paper I will compare FDR’s presidency and the New Deal against Williams E. Leuchtenburg’s “Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal: 1932-1940” and our text book “The American Journey.” President Roosevelt served 12 years and 42 days as President totaling
the country into even more debt, which causes an array of problems, not only for the United States, but for countries around the world. According to CBS News, “the National Debt...increased more during President Obama's three years and two months in office than it did during 8 years of the George W. Bush presidency”(Knoller, par. 1). This could partly be due to Obamacare which is Obama’s take on universal health care that cost the United States a trillion dollars. Many economists suggest the “possibility
Father’s contributed to the development of the United States government. Each of the Found Fathers had its very own contribution. The ones I will be explaining in the this paper will be John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Jay, George Mason, Roger Sherman, and James Wilson. While you read this paper you will learn how these particular Founding Fathers impacted the way our government is today. The first man I will be discussion in John Adams. Adams was one of the
and Its Effect on Crime Rates LIT. REVIEW The United States of America has been identified as a land filled with diversity, with citizens and non-citizens from different parts of the world. Like any other nation there are different political, religious and cultural views that lead to major public opinions. These public opinions somewhat tend to influence bills that are passed and major laws in and country. Purely from a layman’s perspective drugs have been generally been scorned by a