Monthly Archives: February 2010

Political news

Political news has recently become an extremely important means for the spread of political ideas. Political news is communicated through newspapers, online new sources, and the radio. Broadcasting politic news accounts for a large majority of television news shows and political news requires a great deal of attention in newspapers and online news websites. Politic news includes, but is not limited to, discussions by political science experts regarding party candidates, current important political and economic issues, as well as, scandals and controversies taking place within the political realm. Politic news also includes broadcasting debates between candidates and well as political experts and up to date information on political policies. With it’s increase in popularity, political news has the ability to alter a candidate’s political agenda by offering support or criticism for their views on important issues. NPR, or National Political Radio, is a station dedicated solely to the spread of politic news. These news sources make vital information available to the public. It allows individuals to absorb the facts and make informed decisions about what is going on in the world. With the continual increase in technology political news can be transported in a variety of different ways that makes … Continue reading

Political systems

The political system is a system of government and politics and is generally referred to as ranging in degrees from left to right. The left side of a political system generally consists of parties with liberal viewpoints while the right side consists of parties that take conservative stances on the issues. There are many different types of political systems that exist around the globe. These political systems include, anarchism, theocracy, republics, and Islamic democracy. Perhaps the most successful and most popular political system is democracy. The term democracy refers to a political system in which governing is carried out by elected representatives of the people, or by the people themselves. In a Democracy the supreme power is invested in the people. Less popular and less successful political systems include monarchies and communism. The political system known as a monarchy is the exact opposite of a democracy. Whereas a democracy places power in the hands of the people a monarchy places supreme power in the hands of one individual. Though monarchies were most common in ancient times they do still exist today. King Abdulah II of Jordan and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark are both examples of constitutional monarchs, While Sultan … Continue reading

The Liberal Party

Liberal is often a term associated with the Democratic party, but a small majority of the American population gives credence to the less popular but equally as important Liberal party. There are a variety of different liberal parties around the globe. There is a Liberal party in the UK and in Canada the Liberal party is the oldest federally registered party. In Britain the liberal party was one of the two major political parties until it merged with the Social Democrat party to form the Liberal Democrats. The United States Liberal Party was formed in 1944 in New York City. In New York State the party is the most popular existing third party and has been around for the longest period of time out of any of the existing third parties. The Liberal party still possesses a strong influence in New York State politics and seeks to support candidates that are progressive and can effectively meet challenges. Liberal parties advocate individual and civil rights. The Liberal party has often been criticized for having too close of ties to the Democratic party, however the Liberal party states that they stand for a wider range of social and economic reforms than the … Continue reading

Political Debate

Political debates occur when political parties, individuals, and organizations with varying political positions use a given arena to discuss and argue political agendas, policy and issues. This arena can vary from internet forums between individuals to presidential debates televised and broad casted from major television stations. A political debate will focus on major issues including social and economic issues as well as foreign policy. Topics that are often discussed in political debates today are abortion, gay marriage, the economy, foreign policy and the war in Iraq, gun control, taxes and health care. Political debates can often become heated and provides the candidates with an opportunity to voice their stance on important issues. It also gives their opponents the opportunity to argue their points and use past facts to expose lies. Political debates are not a new device, they have been used throughout history as a means of arguing one’s platform and undercutting one’s opponent. Publications of the 1859 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglass can still be found today. The most famous type of political debate is the presidential debates. Some of the most important political debates in the history of the United States occurred during the 2008 … Continue reading

Faith, Politics and Liberal Democracy

Common Liberal Beliefs

Liberal beliefs are considered to be progressive. Because of this, liberal beliefs are thought of as the views of the future by many individuals. The Democratic Party has the liberal beliefs and the democrats have more registered voters than any other political party in the world. On the opposite side of liberal belief is the conservative beliefs. The Republican Party follows the conservative viewpoint. • One liberal belief is that the government should take responsibility for fixing the social injustices that many individuals in the United States face. In fact, liberal beliefs rely on the thought that the government is the only force that is strong enough to bring this fairness to the people. One liberal belief that connects with this thought is the government carrying out affirmative action within the workforce and educational system. Affirmative action was designed to give minorities and women extra help in getting a job and going to particular colleges. • Another liberal belief center on abolishing the death penalty. The liberal belief is that the death penalty is a cruel and unusual punishment for individuals to face, no matter what the circumstances of their crime. Conservatives usually believe in the death penalty, finding it … Continue reading

The Political Agenda

A political agenda is set to be a group of policies and issues that the government lays out to impact political debates and news that may occur in the future. A political agenda consists of any ideas that are up for consideration. Liberals and conservatives each have different political agendas when it comes to forming the basics for the work they want to accomplish. • Policies that are offered up for debate by liberals cover every issue that the American public faces in their day-to-day lives. These issues include economic, environmental and social problems. The liberal political agenda hopes to solve these issues with a series of new political policies. • A political agenda can sometimes be considered a bad thing, as many politicians have been know to manipulate people with political agendas. For politicians, the point of setting a political agenda is to achieve a certain level of success. Political agendas are set carefully by political parties. • The liberal political agenda is known to be a progressive one that hopes to move forward in a way that benefits the average American. Liberals are known for wanting the government to take firmer control of the issues that affect the … Continue reading

The Liberal Political Stance

There are two main political parties in the United States with drastically different political views. These political parties are the republicans and the democrats, who take an opposite political stance on a number of political issues. While republicans are considered to be conservative, democrats are considered to be liberals. A political stance is the political views that one takes. The political views of the liberal is completely opposite of the political stance of the republicans. • Since democrats are liberal, The political views are liberal and the stance they take on most issues are liberal as well. The political views of the Democrats rely on increased opportunities for the poor and middle class and protecting civil rights of individuals. The democrats’ political views are that the government is responsible for helping individuals achieve social and economic justice. • This is in direct contrast to the Republican Party, whose political stance is that the government should not be allowed to be deeply involved with peoples’ day to day lives. • The political stance of a democrat is a popular one. The Democratic Party has over 72 million registered voters, the largest in any political party in the world. Since the democrats’ … Continue reading

Liberal Political Issues

There are many current political issues that dominate the medium airwaves due to their level of importance. Currently, those political issues revolve around the economy and the war in Iraq. However, there are many other political issues politicians address during their campaigns. Democratic liberals will usually take a particular stance on a political issues while Republicans conservatives will take the opposite one. • One political issue that is always addressed during a political campaign is taxes. The constant debate of whether to raise or lower taxes for different classes of individuals is a constant battle. The conservatives do not believe in raising taxes, especially for the upper class. They claim that lowering taxes can help stimulate the economy. This is a political issue that will not be going away anytime soon. Liberals believe that raising taxes, or keeping them around the same level, will help to improve the average American’s life. Liberals also believe in raising taxes for individuals in a high income bracket. • Government involvement in the day-to-day lives of American citizens are another political issue that is argued over. Liberals believe that the government should guide people, helping to protect them by regulating rules and laws. On … Continue reading

The History of the Democratic Party

The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. Democratic parties follow a liberal viewpoint when it comes to making political decisions. The Democratic Party is one of the oldest official political parties in the world and it is the oldest official political party in the United States. As of 2004, the Democratic Party had a little over 70 million registered voters, more than any other political party in the world. Democratic parties have been responsible for putting some of the most famous United States presidents into office, including John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and most recently the first United States’ African American president, Barack Obama. The Democratic parties are represented by the color blue and a symbol of a donkey. Since the late 1800s, Democratic parties have the liberal viewpoints on many political issues. According to the Democratic Party, the founder’s wanted to represent a viewpoint that would focus on the growth of the people regardless of their wealth. The main point of the Democratic Party was to give voice to the individuals who were not wealthy, since at the time of the Democratic Party’s beginning, the only individuals who held … Continue reading