Tag: US Government

• One View on the Paris Accord Pullout

  Well, President Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords and the anti-Trump pundits are in a full tizzy about him doing exactly what he said he was going to do during his campaign.  You can debate the merits of the Paris Accords all you like, and you’ll find people on both sides of the…

  sassevn

  June 2, 2017

  Current Events, politics, Uncategorized

  Obama Administration, Paris Climate Accords, partisan politics, Trump, US Government

• The U.S. Government is Not Broken. And Here’s Proof!

  Two weeks ago when the U.S. Senate voted not to pass any new gun legislation after the Orlando attacks, here are two of the social media posts which came across my news feed: “An amazing victory for the 2nd Ammendment! (sic) Thank you Senate for doing one thing right” “Our Republic works  for the lobbyiests…

  sassevn

  July 4, 2016

  History & Culture

  american government, conservatives vs. liberals, US congress, US Government, US supreme court

• A Presidential, Federal, Capitalistic, Representative Democracy

  What type of government is the United States of America? A presidential, federal, capitalistic, representative democracy! A mouthful, for sure. Can’t we just say republic?  Nope! Can’t we just say democracy? Serious lacking! Can’t we just say federal? Think again. All four of those descriptions are needed to truly understand how our government works because…

  sassevn

  August 16, 2013

  History & Culture, USA

  capitalism, democracy, federal government, forms of government, parliamentary government, republic vs. democracy, republicanism, type of government, US Government