Introduction To Politics

Running head: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS
Introduction To Politics
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1. Newspaper Story
Main Issue
Focusing on domestic Canadian Politics, it is mentioned that the controversy surrounding
the Canadian Prime Minister and SNC-Lavalin had acquired international attention. Many
American readers do not seem to agree with Trudeau’ ideas. The political tension was created
due to the improper assessment of Trudeau related to the role of the members. The Canadians are
divided in their opinions.
Key Concepts
That political science studies the politics and social aspects of each nation is reflected in
this case. It is seen that the newspaper story projects the cross-cultural and international attention
on the social and political aspect in Canada. The second concept of domestic political turmoil
and conflict are seen in the story. Political turmoil refers to the conflicting situations in the
scenario. The news story projects the two concepts in a proper manner. Amalgamating the two
concepts, the article presents the functioning of these concepts in the prevalent Canadian
scenario.
Presentation
A closer reading will reveal that the newspaper story presents the bias of the author
towards the opinions of the citizens with respect to the issue. The story misses to analyze the
perspective of the Canadian Prime Minister. The article presents the opinion and argues for the
stance that the Canadian political turmoil has garnered the attention of the international audience
due to the inappropriate assessment of the Canadian Prime Minister. Though the article does not
present any theoretical concepts, it is a must-read to understand domestic politics and conflicts.

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APA Reference
Austen, I. (2019). The World Turns Its Gaze on Canada’s Political Turmoil. [online]
Nytimes.com. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/world/canada/trudeau-snc-
lavalin.html [Accessed 4 Apr. 2019].
The link to the story is available in: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/world/canada/trudeau-
snc-lavalin.html

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2. Magazine Article
Politicians in the line of fire: Incivility and the treatment of women on social media. Research &
Politics
Main Idea
It is seen that the article presents the notion of the representation and the reaction to
politically elected women in the Canadian social media scenario. The article also emphasize
upon the aspect of the uncivil messages that are directed at elected women in Canadian politics.
The main idea of the magazine article is to convey the notion of the susceptible nature of the
women in political scenario and the related social media target.
Key Concept/Ideas
A closer analysis of the article will reveal that it encompasses the key concept of
institutionalism in politics. In the article, the political institution of social media seems to exert a
negative influence upon the future prospects of the progress of women in the Canadian political
scenario. The article traces the manner in which the institution serves to undermine the
individual political behavior of women in Canadian politics. The article also emphasizes upon
the key concept of the systems theory. In the article, the stimulus or input is the reactions of the
commoners, which can be seen in the output.
Presentation
A closer analysis will present that the author is biased towards the presentation of the
rampant cases of verbal and non-verbal social media abuses directed at women. The author is
also focused on the presentation of the impacts and nature of the untoward comments. However,
the article fails to encompass the notion of the extent and the impact of the social media on other