Articles by JoseBacker

Debate History Today, we see presidential debates as a big part of the election process. However, the debates are really an informal thing that weren’t always a part of running for president. The first major debate between political candidates was… Read More

Our federal government consists of three branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial. They are all described in the United States Constitution. The three branches of government are all equal — they each play a unique role in lawmaking. Each branch holds… Read More

For a long time, people have believed that the major polls indicated who was going to win in an election. That’s starting to change, though, as people are doubting polls because of their unreliability, bias, and inability to predict political… Read More

The country has been trying to figure out how to hold the 2020 election in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Ideas like universal mail-in voting has been suggested by many and has received a lot of attention in the… Read More

Everyone knew it would end up this way, but now it’s official. Donald Trump is the Republican candidate for president and Joe Biden is the Democrat candidate. As each candidate gave his acceptance speech, we heard two very different visions… Read More

It’s official – Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the Republican and Democratic nominees for president in 2020. While the American people have known for months now that the two politicians would likely be going up against each other on… Read More

“I am Vice President. In this I am nothing, but I may be everything” – John Adams The role of the vice president is the second-highest position of the executive branch and the first in the presidential line of succession…. Read More

Every four years, the major political parties in the United States – the Republicans and the Democrats – hold national conventions. These happen every time a presidential election is coming up. The parties use these meetings to decide on party policy,… Read More

Like most things in this Coronavirus pandemic, school closures have become a political topic of debate. At the same time, schoolchildren have been suffering, growing older and falling further behind in their education. The Start of the Debate Preventing the… Read More

Joe Biden is expected to enter the 2020 election and challenge Donald Trump for the presidency. While Biden has been in politics for decades and is well-known among Americans, many are wondering who he will pick as his vice president…. Read More

Then and Now When Coronavirus first hit America, there was a lot of misinformation and debate regarding the use of masks in public. First, regular folks weren’t to use masks, as they were needed by medical professionals. Still, many rushed… Read More

Since private, religious schools started opening up across the nation in the 1800s, there has been an issue with government funding. Even though the separation of church and state had been well established, there have been lawsuits throughout the years…. Read More