Citizens must be engage in the decision making because this will have great impact on their life, therefore they should vote to express their opinion in the government. Voting is a privilege and a responsibility to citizen to participate in public affairs and choose those who should govern them. In the democratic process an election allows people to be represented in the political institution and now with the modern technology, it is easy to communicate and investigate the candidate and to make a decision on the party that will provide better services. Whether a citizen is voting individually or belong to an interest group donating funds will help him play a role in the influence on political
From 1850-1928 technology improved, industry grew, cities grew bigger and education improved. It is clear that with all this happening, people would also change and this section will enlighten you about the changing attitudes of politicians. Politicians are the policy makers who represent the people and who introduce national reform. If there is to be an extension of democracy then ultimately, the politicians will play a pivotal role. The four main politicains in this time were; William Gladstone, Benjamin Disraeli, David Lloyd George and Herbert Henry Asquith who all contributed to the parliamentary reform.
Robert Dahl and Charles Lindbolm suggest a pluralist view of democracy suggesting that pressure groups are beneficial to democracy. They enable political participation in national and local politics providing a role for individuals in the system. The work of pressure groups monitors the government and holds it to account and as a result can leak and expose information. As pressure groups aim to influence public policies either by direct action or lobbying and raising awareness of an issue as groups compete to influence policies and the government may take advice from them. Furthermore pressures groups are essential to democracy as they give the opportunity for minorities such as ethnic groups and genders to express distinctive points of view, encouraging people to become involved with decision making and public life forming a link between the government and the people.
To what extent would the wider use of referendums improve democracy in the UK? This response will discuss to what extent the wider use of referendums improve democracy in the UK. Referendums are a tool of direct democracy where the electorate vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on an issue. There are many arguments for and against the wider use of referendums within the UK in an aim to improve the UK’s democracy; these arguments will be explored in this essay. The first argument links to the fact that politicians are in their position to represent the public’s interests.
There are heightened cultural nuances that play greatly into the attitudes, preferences, and behaviors of international markets. In order for a company to be successful in international business, these are things that must be taken into consideration well before creating its first marketing campaign. Making use of available secondary research, and conducting primary research can help ensure that the introduction of its product is as well received as possible. References Central Intelligence Agency. (2012).
To what extent would the wider use of referendums improve democracy in the UK? The wider use of referendums would improve democracy in the UK for a number of reasons. A democracy is all about public participation, if there was a wider use of referendums it would make the public more politically active, as direct questions would be asked to them on key issues which affect them. This would have a positive effect as there would be better turnouts in elections, as the public would feel more involved, and would feel that they had more of a say. Referendums offer the general public a choice, they are not only good for helping the public feel more involved but they are good for deciding important decisions such as changes to the constitution.
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). In fact, many polls are also used to change public opinion depending on how the question is phrased. The idea that polls are used for finding out what people feel or think about an issue is not as relevant. The way a question is asked is, “more often than not,” tailored towards the desired result. Benson also seems to say that negative advertising such as the Willy Horton ad campaign have also been able to change public opinion and possibly even change election outcomes.
Pressure groups are becoming more powerful and influential and important in enhancing democracy. Some pressure groups such as Greenpeace use direct action to gain attention from government and from media It's about taking direct action against the government, so it is still political. You're seeking to influence the government by what you do. If you're campaigning, a result of it can be direct action You may be trying to cause a public inconvenience through things like strikes. Pluralists would say that Pressure Group power is democratically based and so the larger you are the more spread that power is.
Once the donation is under the table, democracy To borrow from Justice Scalia in Doe v. Reed (2010)xviii, “Requiring people to stand up in public for their political acts fosters civic courage, without which democracy is doomed ”. In Doe v. Reed, the Court holds that compelling disclosure requirements do not violate the First Amendment right to freely express. If anything, the future campaign finance should focus on a stricter disclosure requirement. Concluding Remarks The rising cost of federal election is an inevitable trend due to candidates’ increasing reliance on polling to gain public opinions and utilization of various other technology platforms
I definitely think that the American primary system should be reformed. There reason why I think this, is because after analyzing the benefits of the current primary system and a potential reform I see more benefits for the citizens in selecting their presidential delegates in a national level than in the current method. It is true that the current primary system allows the American people to familiarize themselves with the potential candidates and that is a good featured.