Introduction People always have something to say about politicians and how ordinary individuals from the streets can do the politicians jobs better than they can. I had the keen opportunity to test that theory and was able to step into the shoes of a mock politician through a political simulation. I was put into a tough situation where I had to make choices that caused me to not be able to please everyone. Today I will describe my duties and decision making process through the simulation of or against the legalization of marijuana considering what cards I was dealt; electoral considerations, trustee or delate, personal experience, public opinion, interest group and stakeholders, and party pressure. All of these factors helped me determine my decision on what to vote for.
Electoral Considerations I was lucky enough to have won me election with fifty-one percent of the vote, so I was right on the line of losing. I had the incumbency advantage of being fully funded for my next election but that would not matter if I did not continue to make my constituents happy. This made me really want …show more content…
This did not really effect my decision in anyway because that could have made me go either way. Smoking pot in college could have made me hate it or love it. It did not determine if I had a negative or positive approach when it came to trying pot in college.
Public Opinion According to Funk and Wagnall, “Public opinion refers to the opinions or views of people in a community or country on issues of public interest or concern (Public Opinion, 2016). Sixty percent of my constituents said they wanted it legal while only forty percent did not want it legal. Although, this was not a huge spilt, there was still a difference. This was one of the big factors that made me choose my decision in the end. I knew that I needed to keep the majority happy so I could win in the following election.
Interest Groups and
Electoral Considerations I was lucky enough to have won me election with fifty-one percent of the vote, so I was right on the line of losing. I had the incumbency advantage of being fully funded for my next election but that would not matter if I did not continue to make my constituents happy. This made me really want …show more content…
This did not really effect my decision in anyway because that could have made me go either way. Smoking pot in college could have made me hate it or love it. It did not determine if I had a negative or positive approach when it came to trying pot in college.
Public Opinion According to Funk and Wagnall, “Public opinion refers to the opinions or views of people in a community or country on issues of public interest or concern (Public Opinion, 2016). Sixty percent of my constituents said they wanted it legal while only forty percent did not want it legal. Although, this was not a huge spilt, there was still a difference. This was one of the big factors that made me choose my decision in the end. I knew that I needed to keep the majority happy so I could win in the following election.
Interest Groups and