Inter-Research And Studies (IRAS)

Even in the early 1800s Asian American started to become involved in politics. Their used their resources to lobby for equal rights and equal access to economic and occupational opportunities. From the early 1800s to the 1920s, over one thousand lawsuits were filed in state and federal courts by Asian Americans seeking to receive proper legal rights. During the same period Asian Americans tried to further their political presence. The circulated petitions, conducted letter-writing campaign, published their own newspapers and magazines promoting their political cause. They also tried to gain political gain by pairing up with non-Asian organizations. All of these cases go to show that Asian Americans are not always quiet and complacent. The Asian American community has a very clear sense of political justice, and they have demonstrated their knowledge for quite some time. And their constant fight for justice has made the American political system realize that they are very a...

The prime minister is not only the head of the government but he or she is also the leader of the party and consequently leader of the parliamentary majority. His cabinet ministers are likely to have substantial experience in party politics and parliamentary debates and they too are recognized party leaders. Indeed, they may spend an important part of their time maneuvering against one another for positions of successor to the top party leader. But the close relationship between members of the party, parliament and the executive government in the parliamentary system helps to improve the chances of government action in an age when government inaction may be tantamount to catastrophe or less dramatically widespread economic distress among the population. It is also important to note the relative openness of political conflicts in the parliamentary system. The head of the government and his ministers would sit in the legislature and must frequently undergo intensive questioning by t...

Many political analyst and scientist view the legislative branch of government as a primary institution that structures the conflict of interests and demands expressed by political parties as well as other political oriented groups in the society. From this perspective, the more important questions of politics are in terms of the organization and behavior of these groups, which find in a parliament or legislative assembly a means of formalizing their political, economic and social claims on one another. Especially from the standpoint of group theory, a bill passed by the legislature expresses simply the prevailing distribution of influence among competing groups or parties, each of them seeking to advance their own particular interests and objectives. It is appropriate to ask, then about the kinds of interests represented by these groups, the characteristics of their leadership, membership, organization, strategies and tactics for influencing public policies and the nature of their ac...