The Politics Stream Consists Of Three Elements

Throughout the world there are many diverse political cultures. A political culture is the attitudes, beliefs or practices among a group of likeminded individuals. (Giardino pg. 27) There are different categories that embrace a political culture like an Individualistic, traditionalistic and moralistic. An individualistic culture is one that prefers less government involvement. The traditionalists’ culture maintains government as the social and economic hierarchy and does not like change. The moralistic culture favors public good and it revolves around social issues. In shaping a political culture demographics such as population size, growth, distribution and diversity are essential to determine how a state is in any of the three categories. Society is strongly affected by decisions of who, what and when does an individual receive any types of goods or services. Government is the structure, buildings and institutions that are held within politics.

I have not had much interest in politics until recently. Before last year, I did not care for anything related to politics; I thought that it was all boring and had little to no affect on me on a personal level. I am more interested in politics nowadays. I know better now that it does affect me and I should care about it. I had learned about the concepts of political socialization, party identification, political tolerance, political trust, political efficacy in government class and how they affect my political beliefs. My personal political belief has been shaped into what it is today and is still being shaped because of those six concepts.

The purpose of this paper is intended to summarize my views on what has influenced my understanding of politics and government prior to taking this class, and how my understanding is now since completing this course.

Politics and political participation ensures that the people who use their right of political participation choose a governmental leader and policies theses leaders would pursue that will express the people's concerns and interest. Because linkage institutions represent what people prefer the “ linkage institutions transmit America’s preferences to the policymakers in government” (Government in America, 11) Linkage institutions and policy making institutions work together by in linkage institutions, media and elections provide to the policymakers in the policymaking system problems and interest that can make its way to the policy agenda which receives the serious attention of public officials and those involved in politics. By working together,

Over the years, political scientists have expressed their disapproval of American elections. They have openly stated that presidential elections do not matter. The reason being, is that they believe the outcome of elections is a result of forces outside of the campaigner’s influence. For example, the state of the economy, partisan loyalties, and normative, communicative, and symbolic roles are all disconnected from the influence of the campaigner. The latter mentioned aspects (anthropological), according to political scientists, receive little attention from scholars, but their impacts are very substantial. They restore confidence in governing institutions, result in an upsurge in mutual feelings, and give the citizenry hope of a better governing body after elections

In reading through various journal articles on the subject, I see how important it is for nurses to get involved in the political process. Nurses can sometimes get so focused on their job of taking care of their patients, that they fail to get involved with political matters. Nurses are great at advocating for their patients but many of them are just not prepared to voice their concerns publicly about staffing and funding shortages and also for patient’s safety (O'Connor, 2014). Nurses do have a lot of potential in contributing to the political process by participating in professional nursing organizations or through policy committees in the workplace. “To be successful

A population’s views on political issues may change as different circumstances occur each day. The environment around us has a powerful influence on the decisions that we produce and the views that we as American citizens choose to hold. After a semester in political science class my views and my political ideology have altered. Today I will explain how political science class has influenced my political ideology.

Pressure groups enable new concerns and issues to reach the political agenda, thereby facilitating social progress and preventing social stagnation. For example, the women’s and environmentalist movements.Pressure groups increase social cohesion and political stability by providing a ‘safety-valve’ outlet for individual and collective grievances and demands.Pressure groups assist the surveillance of the government by exposing information it would rather keep secret, thereby reinforcing and complementing work of opposition through political parties. Pressure groups thereby improve the accountability of decision makers to electorates.

A truth universally acknowledged in political science is that while politicians are strategic actors, voters are not. Converse’s The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Politics broke the electorate into five groups based on the manner in which they form the belief systems that then serve to inform their vote. From this, he determined that only about 15% of the electorate has a moderate to fully formed ideology which guides their opinions and their votes (Converse 17).

“ There are many factors and components that can influence each stage of the political process such as actors, stakeholders, party agendas, and the economy all which can alter solving the problem or passing a policy. With that being said there is not a formula for analyzing political feasibility but, through the use of various strategies such as the Delphi technique, force field analysis and mapping that can be used to assess the political feasibility and anticipate the likely outcome of the policy

This is usually represented through opinion polls and media. However, Perrin asks us the simple question of whether or not the public actually has preferences that the government can listen to. Sometimes it is not easy to understand what the public want because the public might not know so themselves. For example, many people agree that abortion should be legalized, however many disagree on the way we get to that point, the solution. Some think that there should be some restrictions, while others believe there should be no restrictions at all. These preferences can be measured through mediators.

Issue identification and agenda setting: problems and issues are identified on the basis of public opinion and public dissatisfaction from the current

This paper delves into the realm of political issues, specifically the “gun control” debate. The findings for this paper are comprised of information extracted from four scholarly journals (Emory Law Journal (2006), Fordham Urban Law Journal (2013), Justice Policy Journal (2013) and the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (2008)) that are accompanied by several other lower echelon articles (www.pbs.org & www.businessinsider.com).

The American political system is the base for the control, regulation, and safety of the United States. The government has the power to allow a nation to prosper and grow, but also to suffer and hurt. Throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries, American politics has undergone serious changes, evolutionizing into something much more than its original political functions. American politics has begun to modify itself into more of a source of entertainment than a system capable of upholding the rules and protecting our country. The policies and decisions of the Obama administration have created an election focused primarily on the negative outcomes of Obama’s presidencies. Even traveling back to the Bush era, the people want a strong and confident leader, capable of change. The current standstill in congress and the inability for Obama to pass and execute much reform has created more chaos in a quickly weakening system. The American people seem to be ready for change; yet the 2016

Recently, I have been working toward a prospectus that deals with political realignment – its history and causes. I want to explore what sociological and political factors lead to political realignment (which is a concept in political science whereby large swaths of the electorate cause a dramatic change in the political system through voting). I will also explore the history of this phenomenon to discover, ultimately, what causes realignment in our politics.