Voter Apathy

There's one big data problem with the turnout decline thesis: Michael McDonald and others have pointed out that the surge in immigration since 1965 has added many non-citizens to the denominator usually employed to determine turnout. If they're excluded from the denominator, then the turnout decline since 1960 is much more modest. Which denominator did Patterson use?
There's also a striking paradox. In the 50s, there was much less difference between the parties in Congress or the state legislatures than there is now. Not since Reconstruction have the parties differed so systematically on so many issues. Yet many voters seem to see less difference than voters used to see, not more. Is this because recent pundits sneer at all politicians and networks and newspapers don't report as much about Congress and legislatures as they did in the 30s and 40s?

Electoral Process

No I dont agree with the electoral process. The cons to the electoral process are that when you are voting for president you arent actually voting for the president your actually voting for and elector who has pleged to represent the canidinate. The electors chosen by each state are called the electoral college. They are a group of people who officially elect the president and vice president. A pro to this is that everyone gets to vote, but your vote doesnt really count towards the election really.

Minor Parties

Boston Tea Pary

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party_(political_party)

The Boston Tea Party supports reducing the size, scope and power of government at all levels and on all issues, and opposes increasing the size, scope and power of government at any level, for any purpose.The party was founded in objection to new policy changes by the Libertarian Party announced at its Oregon convention in 2006.

Modern Whig Party

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Whig_Party

The Modern Whig Party is a United States political party whose stated intention is to be a party for the rest of us. The Modern Whig Party describes itself as a mainstream, middle-of-the-road grassroots movement that caters to those voters who believe in various Republican issues but also believe in various other Democratic issues.

Political Parties

Republicans believe that the government shouldn’t intervene only on specific cases. They think every individual should be responsible for themselves. They believe that they should control their own and the governments pocketbook.Republicans believe that students should also exceed in reading and math at school.

Democrats believe that the government knows best what to do. They think the government should take care for all people. They think the government should basically control everything. That this economy is too confusing to run on its own and business decisions should be made by the government.they also believe that test are a waste of classroom time. and if you fail they should be failed until they learn the basic skill.

I can see myself being a republican now and in the future because that’s what my parents are and i also believe in those ideas that republicans have.

Federalism

1.) Federalism is a political concept in which a  group of members are bound together by covenant (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head.
Federalism gives the executive its power but it also gives states a great deal of power as has been clarified.

2.) Print money- printing americas dollars
    Declare war- saying going to war with   another country
    Establish an army and navy- make and army

3.)It assigns certain powers to the national government and others to the states. Its important so states cant over rule the government.

4.)Article VI, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution. It establishes the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Treaties, and Federal Statutes as "the supreme law of the land.

5.http://www.csupomona.edu/~jmvadi/201/federalism.html
This link gives you a definition of what federalism is and it gives you a lot of information about it.

Bill of Rights

Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion and Petition

This amdenment gives you the right to be able to say or write what you believe in, the right for everyone to have their own religion and not everyone has to believe in one religion, the government may not put prior restraints on speech nor censor the press for anything, it gives the right to hold meetings and groups, and citizens have to right to pentition the government for a redress of grievances. I agree with all theses law given because its the law thats giving us freedom in what we are able to say and express ourselves.

Right to keep and bear arms

This amendment gives people to right to keep guns and weapons in their house with a lisence. I think this is a good amendment because it gives people the security they need to be able to be safe in their own homes.