Part one of term paper
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” (Margaret Mead, Humanitarian) A man, who lives penniless in Southern Idaho, has the same power in government as a rich Oil mogul in Texas, right? Unfortunately, the answer is no. The future of participator ...

Part two of term paper
... who are removed from the government process. Only the people in three branches of government are involved in the running of our democracy. We need a better way of working this system if Participatory Government is to survive into the 21st century. We need to modify, or re-invent our democratic process, because the present system is ineffectual. One way this can be accomplished is by “leveling the playing field.” Campaign finance reformation is an answer to this issue. A limit of money sp ...