What does it take to get elected nowadays? To get elected nowadays it takes good policies, money, support, knowledge, pre-popularity, and media. A candidate needs money to run for office because throughout the entire campaign it costs money to advertise and flat out run for office. Having hard money and soft money is essential too because when having hard money that is a good funding source because it will be there throughout the campaign. Also soft money- funds from somewhere once- is good too because if many little corporations fund or help out then financially a candidate should be okay. To get media for candidacy, a candidate needs money, and with soft money and hard money a candidate have the press he or she wants so they can be successful in their campaign. Media is the number one way to get your name out as a candidate. If two people are running for office and one has a commercial, along with good ideas and policies, and he or she is running against a person that does not have a commercial or media advantages, it will be harder for him to gain popularity from the people. Popularity is the key to success because a very good example is Mr. Smith in the movie Mr. Smith goes to Washington. He was not as popular as the favorite to win, and sure enough because the other candidate had the popular last name, and popularity he won. He might not have had the best values to be in congress, but since he was popular he won. Media Bias is a key in popularity because if the media likes you as a candidate they will not try to bring up your weakness while running. Popularity can be shown to through PAC- the corporations that make sign and advertise for campaigns. Signs in people’s yards are a way that people show support for the candidate that they are running for. Popularity is the key to success.
Knowledge and political parties are other factor to becoming elected. If a person does not talk well in public or is not the smartest person, they probably will not get elected. Their policies and party they are in need to be supported by the voters too because if the voters do not like their policies then they will not get the vote. Voters Turnout is how many people turn out to vote. A low turnout would probably be better because if a hundred people voted in a two hundred people town and the hundred people cared the elected person would be a better choice. Having people care and voting rather than a lot of people caring is better because the right candidate would be elected and problems would be handled. All in all, good policies, money, support, knowledge, pre-popularity, and media is the key to get elected in our society nowadays.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Civil Liberties Test
Freedoms and protection collide in many different situations, and when they do, in the court system most of the time protection is more important. Freedoms only go so far as to when the protection of another person is being jeopardized.
In Texas V. Johnson a man burned an American Flag and was arrested for it, but it did not hold up in court because it is a way of free speech. He was not jeopardizing anyone else by doing so, and his actions were perfectly legal and innocent. In this situation, freedoms v protections, freedoms won because he did not endanger anyone else and was not a threat to anyone else, and he has the first amendment to back him up.
In California v Greenwood, a man’s garbage bag was looked through by officers. When they looked through the bag they found illegal substances, which they were not looking for. He was found guilty for having the substances on him, but did this violate his 4th Amendment. No it did not because it was claimed to have been found on the side of the street and any person has right to look inside of it. New Jersey v T.L.O. a girl was accused of smoking in a bathroom of a school, and then had all her things searched. Did this violate the fourth amendment? No because on school grounds, the school officials have a right to go through anything. If a car is parked on school grounds they can ask the owner to open the trunk and search through it. They have that much power so in both of these situation freedoms are deprived because they are in public places with illegal substances and left a bag unattended, or are in a public place creating distraction and endanger the learning environment. It goes back to if the protection of another person, or thing, is jeopardized then there is a right to take action.
In Duncan v Louisiana a man was accused of beating a child and was denied a fair trial. This went against the sixth amendment and he was guaranteed a trial by the fourteenth amendment. So not only did this go against one it went against two amendments. Now where freedoms v protections come into play is that, he has a right to express him anger with the child, but once he laid a hand on him he becomes responsible. He was deprived of his freedoms because he intentionally hit the child causing the child’s protection to vanish. This goes back to when freedoms and protections collide, freedoms will usually win, but when one endangers another person or jeopardizes their freedoms in any way shape or form; action is necessary for officials.
In Texas V. Johnson a man burned an American Flag and was arrested for it, but it did not hold up in court because it is a way of free speech. He was not jeopardizing anyone else by doing so, and his actions were perfectly legal and innocent. In this situation, freedoms v protections, freedoms won because he did not endanger anyone else and was not a threat to anyone else, and he has the first amendment to back him up.
In California v Greenwood, a man’s garbage bag was looked through by officers. When they looked through the bag they found illegal substances, which they were not looking for. He was found guilty for having the substances on him, but did this violate his 4th Amendment. No it did not because it was claimed to have been found on the side of the street and any person has right to look inside of it. New Jersey v T.L.O. a girl was accused of smoking in a bathroom of a school, and then had all her things searched. Did this violate the fourth amendment? No because on school grounds, the school officials have a right to go through anything. If a car is parked on school grounds they can ask the owner to open the trunk and search through it. They have that much power so in both of these situation freedoms are deprived because they are in public places with illegal substances and left a bag unattended, or are in a public place creating distraction and endanger the learning environment. It goes back to if the protection of another person, or thing, is jeopardized then there is a right to take action.
In Duncan v Louisiana a man was accused of beating a child and was denied a fair trial. This went against the sixth amendment and he was guaranteed a trial by the fourteenth amendment. So not only did this go against one it went against two amendments. Now where freedoms v protections come into play is that, he has a right to express him anger with the child, but once he laid a hand on him he becomes responsible. He was deprived of his freedoms because he intentionally hit the child causing the child’s protection to vanish. This goes back to when freedoms and protections collide, freedoms will usually win, but when one endangers another person or jeopardizes their freedoms in any way shape or form; action is necessary for officials.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)