Electoral Process

  I would have to say i am for the Electoral Process as it is now, i think it is probably one of the most fair ways to do things. you stil have to have a majority vote to become a canidate so that implys that the person is dependable and that other people aready have some respect for them and that also means they have a decent head on their shoulders abd have some sort of an idea of what he or she is talking about. some of the pros are that they have to be alrealy well respected to be a person for comsideration. they also have to be well known a con would be that mayeb the person is just popular adn pays off the people so that they vote for him or her and that person really doesnt even deserve it. I think that they should just keep it the way it is for now.

Stocks and Bonds

  Stocks are when an investor buys shares of stock, he or she buys part ownership in a corporation. As such, the value of that corporation's stock will tend to reflect the earnings experience of the firm — up during profitable periods and down during periods of loss. Generally speaking, the higher the potential return, the higher the risk. For example, stock investors expect a fairly high rate of return because there is no schedule of repayment and no stated rate of return like that paid by fixed-income securities such as bonds. Bonds represent loans made by investors to companies and other entities, such as branches of government, that have issued the bonds to attract capital without giving up managing control. A bondholder, in effect, holds an IOU.
http://www.russell.com/us/education_planning/investing_basics/articles/stocks_and_bonds.asp

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Minor Parties

http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/PartyLink.htm
http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm
The Democrats regained control of the US House and US Senate in the 2006 elections, and of the White House in the 2008 elections (plus widened their congressional advantage). An inability to cure the inherited stagnant national economy and voter discontent over health care and other successfully adopted Obama agenda items caused a significant erosion of support, costing the Democrats control of the House and several governorships in 2010.Republicans lost control of the big job in 2008: the Presidency. The party was swept out of office in response to the public's high disapproval rating of President George W. Bush. The GOP also held control of the US House from the 1994 sweep until they were ousted from power in 2006 in a backlash to the unpopular Iraq War and a culture of corruption on Capitol Hill. A weak national economy helped the GOP come back strong in 2010, recapturing control of the US House.The LP, founded in 1971, bills itself as "America's largest third party" and, along with the Greens, are definitely among the two largest third parties in the nation.

Airenson Socialist Party

Alaskan Independence Party of Alaska

America First Party

American Party

State Party: Florida, Texas, Wisconsin,

America's Independent Party

American Patriot Party

American Beer Drinker's Party

American Heritage Party of Washington

American Independent Party of California - Affiliated with the Constitution Party

• Splinter Group,

American Independent Party of Massachusetts

Political Parties

     Throughout the history of the United States, there have been two main political parties. Starting with the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, the parties have developed over the years to the current system - Democrats and Republicans. Although the freedom to create new political parties exists, no other party has been able to gain the support they need to develop. These minor parties usually focus on specific issues and lack the following to win a national election. The majority of the voters believe their vote will count only when it is used to select a candidate from one of the two major parties.
      Many of the Founding Fathers had a negative view of political parties. Despite their objections, many of these men found themselves affiliated with a political party during their careers in government. As parties came into being, one would gain and hold prominence for many years. In our history, five major party eras have emerged.
      From 1796 to 1828 the first political parties were formed. During the time when our country was in its formative years, two opposing factions arose. Each was concerned with how the new government was to be organized. The Federalists believed in a strong central government and supported the ratification of the Constitution. Additionally, they supported industrialization, a national bank, and government aid to build roads and canals. The Anti-Federalists - who were eventually called the Democratic - Republican Party, held the opposite views. The Anti-Federalists strongly supported the rights of the states. They were opposed to a national bank and favored farming over manufacturing. They were firmly against the government helping to further industrialization by building roads and canals. The Federalists won their cause for the Constitution. However, efforts by the Democratic-Republican Party to influence people to the Anti-Federalist cause eventually weakened the Federalists. By 1824, the party was virtually non-existent.
 
  I think that when it is my turn to pick what party I will be a Republican. My parents are both Republican and  I don't want to say I'm copying them but I guess i pretty much am. It was the way I was raised and i feel that It will be the Right decision for me.

Current Event!

http://situationroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/25/blitzers-blog-cains-9-9-9-plan-vs-perrys-20-20-0-plan/

Summary
Herman Cain has his 9-9-9 plan for tax reform – 9% federal income tax; 9% corporate rate; and 9% national sales tax.In contrast, Perry proposes what I’m calling his 20-20-0 plan for tax reform – 20% federal income tax; 20% corporate tax rate; and no national sales tax.Get ready for lots of fact-checking of his plan even though he’s only at 6% in the polls. He still has millions of campaign dollars and there’s still a lot of time to come back.

I think that 9 percent is way better than 20 percent even tho the 20 persent has no natioanl tax, but in the long run the 9-9-9 tax reform of 9 % will get you further and save you way more money in the long run. I also think at 20% is alot to ask for people to pay on taxesf.

Federlism

1. What does Federalism mean by definition and what does Federalism mean to you?
Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. It means that we how control over our country and there are rules that are to be followed.
2. List and describe the three powers of the National Government.
The three powers of the National Government are The Expressed Power which are delegated to the National Government in so many words spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution. Another one is Implied Powers, which are not expressly stated in the Constitution but are reasonably suggested- implies -by the expressed powers. The last National Government Power is the Inherent Power, which belongs to the National Government  because it is the government of hte sovereign state within the world community.

3. Explain the division of powers and why it is important?
The powers of government shall be divided into three distinct departments: legislative, executive and judicial. No person or persons belonging to or constituting one of these departments shall exercise any of the powers properly belonging to either of the others except in the instances expressly provided in this constitution.
4. What is the Supremacy Clause and what is its function?
The clause in United States Constitution’s Article VI, stating that all laws made furthering the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the “supreme law of the land.” Chief Justice John Marshall interpreted the clause to mean that the states may not interfere with the functioning of the federal government and that federal law prevails over an inconsistent state law.

Tax hikes and jobs

The Argument aout taxes is getting old and I'm clearly no the only one that feels that way anymore. Taxes don't need to be raisesed anymore then they already have been. people that are rich or poor will be effected by it! Along with all business owners not just to small ones. And yes the lager bussiness owners do make alot of jobs, but so do teh same business owners, granted not as many. but everyone is effected keep the taxes the same and everyone can start spending less on dumb things and save money so the nation can start paying off there debt and quit hurting others so that the nation can get easy money. they can start with bringing our troops home and start making peice, not war.

Bill of Rights

                  Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion and Petition
                           I believe that the freedom of speech is a good Bill on the Bill of Rights.
                       everyone deserves to say what they want, granted it needs to be appropriate but they
                       pretty much get to say what they want or need to say. You should also be able to believe  in something and be able to talk about it in public with other people. People should also get top lead things as well.

                  Right to keep and bear arms
                       I dont think it is neccassary to have weapons on you where ever you go. maybe at your house for your own protection. depending on the situation maybe you can have them with you. if there was mayeb alot of crime or problems happening then maybe you can carry one with you.