This can slow down the political process immensely, and as the government has a mandate to put through such legislation, pressure groups become undemocratic and start to undermine the democratic process. One last reason why pressure groups undermine democracy is the fact that they themselves may be undemocratic, and the leaders of these groups may not truly represent the views of their leaders. This undermines the whole point of pressure groups groups and thus can be seen as the 'politics of self-interest' and can present the public with overbiased and false information. Overall however, pressure groups are more likely to help the democratic process rather than hinder it, as they advance and improve political participation, and as participation is a vital part of democracy, pressure groups are an important part of the UK's democracy. While pressure groups may have unbalanced influence due to varying methods and funds, they are generally good at being a channel of representation between the people and the government, keeping the government in touch with the people.
It is difficult for a Backbench MP to influence government policy if a government has a large majority in Parliament. The power of individual backbench MPs is reduced making it harder to challenge the government. Also, the PM has powers of patronage which demand loyalty; few MPs want to cause a general election by defeating the government. Thus accepting their fate as lobby
Although we are currently in a coalition the government still has a majority through the combination of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. This therefore often renders opposition as a form of scrutiny meaningless and also means that it is difficult for the executive to be held to account. Party loyalty is also very strong. The power of prime ministerial patronage renders many MPs excessively docile and loyal, hence the term ‘lobby fodder’. With the rise in the professional politician many prefer to remain loyal in order to gain power and move up in the hierarchy as opposed to become a rebel who remains in the back benchers.
Final: The Three Strikes Law In picking the topic of "Three Strikes Laws" and researching weather to expand it, preserve it as is, or abolish it is believed that an expanding with modification is in the best interest for the justice system and the people that repeatedly find themselves within it. Offenders with repeat offences, are costing the court system an extreme large amount of money each year on an already tight economy. With this being said, from the research that has been conduction for this paper it is felt that expansion with clear recommendation for Federal guideline to be established for all 50 states that it is to be only use in serious and or violent crimes. This is believe to be able to define the Three Strikes Law in a way
Assignment 1: Article Analysis Assignment 1: Article Analysis Crime, crime prevention, and the judicial system are very costly activities for any modern government. The definition of criminal activity has been a point of controversy for hundreds of years in most democratic countries and continues to be a point of contention amongst lawmakers. One point of agreement amid citizens and lawmakers alike is this: the cost of criminal activity and crime prevention costs millions in taxpayer dollars each year. This continuous issue can be seen in numerous news outlets on a daily basis. Just recently the Telegraph Media group in the United Kingdom has reported spending 124 billion euros a year on violent crime.
This meaning that the longer the federal shutdown lasts, the more federal workers will be sent home and put without a paycheck for until the problem is resolved. A big reason why the length of the shutdown has a big impact on the severity of the shutdown itself. Not only does this hurt the federal workers without a job and without pay, but this also affects the USA as a whole. This is because the federal workers that are being sent home are in agencies that are assisting many every day situation for common people. However, not all agencies are shutdown, the main essential ones that are often times relied on continue to operate as long as the funding lasts under shutdown operations.
The countless hours over many years takes toll on their bodies is why they should make as much as they. Professional athletes get paid what they deserve. Professional athletes get paid millions every year, which they deserve much for many different reasons. They are subject to numerous injuries every year. The athletes are lucky to make it through a year with out being hurt and having to miss one game, if not more.
Presidential Debate The first presidential debate was held last week at the University of Denver, Colorado. There were high expectations not only for the magnitude of the event but also because the candidates running for president this time are facing perhaps the biggest challenges that the country has faced in a very long time; economic growth keeps slowing down, the unemployment rate is very high, and the fiscal cliff remains latent. This debate focused its attention on the economy proposals of the candidates. President Obama and his counterpart Mitt Romney, exposed their plans to recover the economy of the country; both of them addressed the importance of adding more jobs to the economy, reducing public spending, fostering the creation
Congress holds the power to declare wars, write laws, impeach the president, levies taxes, and controls most of the government’s spending (Phillips, Todd). Congressmen and women, once sworn in, serve two years before another candidate can be re-elected, but most of Congress spend term after term in power. The U.S and congressional districts don’t thrive under extensive time in office. That’s why Congress needs term limits, they spend too long in office. Corruption reeks in American politics, the longer politicians stay in office the “swamp” grows even larger in Washington D.C. Change is what brings new opportunities, and new opportunities are scarce within the U.S because Congress is the problem.
The oral questions are sometimes dominated by loyal backbench government supporters, and it is often suggested that the media provide a more effective form of scrutiny than does parliament. MPs have remarkably limited access to resources, partly because of the largely secretive nature of UK government. They can sometimes contribute to the pressure that might ultimately lead to the resignation of an incompetent