Assignment One In Miles Benson article, Political consultants tailor candidates’ message to what the voters want to hear, he has several opinions and views on how political consultants, opinion polls and negative advertising affect how politicians want us to feel, react and ultimately vote. It seems that research has discovered that if a politician talks in platitudes he has a better chance of getting himself or herself elected. Being specific seems to detrimental because too many questions are asked. Bill Hillsman, a media expert said that, “obviously, a candidate seeking votes is going to emphasize shared concerns and issues that are popular. But all too often political leadership simply means finding out what the people want and telling them you’ll give it to them” (Benson A3).
This argument shows that the leader of the Labour Party may have restrictions on his or her powers when in opposition as they are made to work with a shadow cabinet hence delegating power. Also it isn’t just the shadow cabinet ministers who have a say, but also the party leader must attend back-bench meetings which allows less prominent members of the parliamentary party to voice their opinions which may influence the party’s next manifesto. Yes the Labour Party leader may delegate some power whilst in opposition, however when in government, it may be an entirely
Even though many tried to oppose them the political parties began. The Democratic-Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson, and the Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton. There were multiple reasons that led to the two political parties, such as different views of government,
This is amplified by the fact that the larger pressure groups can leave many smaller ones in their shadow. For example, the British Stammering Association is a small pressure group with a good cause but one that many people will not have heard of due to its lack of funds and support. Many say that pressure groups holding the government to account and challenging authority is a sign of a healthy democracy. After all, a democracy is a system of government where decisions are arrived at by majoritarian principles. If a certain group of people do not feel that they are being represented then a democracy has to be able to recognise them for anything to change.
Should presidential candidates stick to positive campaigning and discuss issues or engage in negative campaigning and smear each other? The political world now and days has become very corrupted. Instead of trying to highlight where each presidential candidate stands on issues that are happening now, people are focusing on things in the past. I believe no one is perfect and candidates are no different than regular people. The political world needs to put emphasis on the issues that not only the United States is facing but that the whole world is facing as well.
While some citizens would prefer that governmental leaders implement spending cuts while others would favor an increase in revenue, as a practical matter the country’s precarious financial situation cannot be addressed exclusively by just one of these options. (Bartels). The electoral process is rather difficult due to its complex organization. It requires the parties that share it to create valid political campaigns that would be quite persuasive. Usually, the election represents the competition between two major parties – the Democratic and Republican.
However, there are also informal powers which make Prime Minister much more important than their ‘constitutional’ role suggests. The Prime Minister has three important relationships: the cabinet, individual ministers and government departments, the Prime Minister’s party and, through it with Parliament and the people often through the mass media. These relationships explain how Prime Minsters can influence the government but also explains why the influence is provisional and subject to constraints. The Prime Minister does dominate the political system in the U.K as they chair the Cabinet where they can organise and make appointments to Cabinet committees. The Prime Minister can determine the number of cabinet meetings.
After spending the primary season trying to prove they are most in tune with their party, they run for election on the basis of being most in tune with the nation. However, large swaths of the nation are at odds with the social contracts that politician holds with their party (or, otherwise, they would all be members of that party). This sets up the confusing political structure in American culture where politicians must first promise their parties they care strongly about certain issues, then assure the rest of the country that they do not actually care that strongly (Strom 1990). This confusing political structure emerges directly out of the conflicts in the
In the United States, surveys has been the something we could rely on to predict and determine political polls. The media has the power to provide us information about what is happening throughout the election process of who is running, winning, or other important details. Most of the citizens and government officials in our state, stated that the United States does not pay much of attention about polling. Sometimes, the political polls do not accurately represent the views on population either. However, I do believe that polls are inaccurate because of certain reasons and supports that has been talked about by specific people who knows a lot about polling.
Erica R. Why we need a Third Party Political Science 102 Tuesday/Thursday American politics is traditionally conquered by the relentless quarrel between Republicans and Democrats, and lately it is being distinguished by the failure of both parties to get things done. Many citizens are having trouble relating to either party. I feel that people want to be properly represented by someone who has their same ideals for the county. Many citizens will support a third party candidate or they won't vote. This is why I believe we need a third political party; a party that will actually have a chance to make it into office; not a green party or libertarian party but an American Party.