Essays on Political Unit

Question 1 California’s Political Culture

Historically, California’s state constitution was based on the amended constitution that was first adopted before California gained statehood sometime in 1850. The initiative and the referendum were used by the state to alter its constitution, and throughout its existence the state constitution of California has been altered for about 500 times. And this can be attributed to the referendums that gained a high rate of approval from the voters. For one, the state’s administration is representative of a democratic government, which allowed the voters to participate in the approval of constitutional and statute initiatives, thus ranking California ...

Question 1

Comparative politics is a science that seeks to analyze or measure the level goodness, or otherwise, of a government regime. It systematically analyzes the nature of these governing authorities through comparison with other regimes that exist in the world. This means that the science seeks to highlight the patterns, similarities and differences among various regimes. However, this field of study is not purely a science; or rather, it is difficult to classify it as science due to several reasons. First, a science requires the carrying out of experimental research to determine the authenticity of preset hypotheses. Comparative politics involves parameters that are difficult ...

Chapter 5

Demographic transition occurs in four main stages. Stage one is characterized by high birth rates and high death rates. In particular, the birth rate and the death rate as in equilibrium. The stage existed up to 18th century when the demographic changes began to occur. Diseases and famine are the main causes of death. Stage two is characterized by high birthrate with a decline in the death rates. The agricultural practice is improved with public health increasingly becoming better. The population increases. Stage three is characterized by decline in birthrate. The population tends to stabilize. Urbanization, pressure on agriculture, changing ...

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Essay topic: The Nayar of India Abstract: summary of the whole essay 1. Introduction a. Definition of who the Nayar are and location b. Brief summary of the Nayar’s political system mode of subsistence, kinship and social organization. c. Statement of thesis 2. Body 2.1 Mode of Subsistence 3.0 Political system 4.0 Kinship and social organization 5.0 Efffect of the mode of the Nayars way of life: Political system and culture. 6.0 Conclusion: Concluding statement on the impact of the subsistence mode of the Nayar of India ...