Government Policies In The United States

The government was designed for the people of the United States of America. Its duty is to provide services that will insure and protect the lives of their citizens and their best interests. Unfortunately, during recent times the government has not been able to successfully carryout their obligations. A good example would be there substandard policies they have implemented which have been full empty promises. Although these policies have not been beneficial nor efficient there is no reason for the people of the United States to keep them in place. The people of this country can induce policy change by using their power to vote, forming ties with political officials and by forming union groups especially in their respective communities. …show more content…
Policies are formed by having officials make political decisions and express their opinion on what establishments should be imposed on new policy ideas. The officials have a direct impact on policies that directly and indirectly affect many areas of society’s lives. The policies that are deeply involved in society’s lives include taxes, education and healthcare. Even though the people of the United States cannot directly be involved in the final decisions of a specific policy they can impact what the policy will include. They can do this by having their opinions voiced through the elected officials they vote on to represent them. Through voting they can choose candidates who share their same interest, beliefs and who are also willing to fight for them. For example, according to the article “Section 1. Changing Policies: An overview” it states that in order to effectively change policy the public should “establish and maintain with those who influence or make policy.” This means that if the public is able to form serious personal connections with either officials, bureaucrats, or other political actors they elected they will have a higher chance of having their policy changed. This is very crucial and important part because by keeping in touch the public can “get their phone calls returned, made their voices heard, keep arguments civil, and …show more content…
They include legislators and their aides and individuals at regulatory and funding agencies. For the public having the legislator on their side can serve as a huge advantage and be very important. For instance, the legislators will support the peoples concern and look for solutions quickly, they will also visit their community’s or institution where they operate from, and lastly they will also notify the public about crisis points and whether or not they need to organize voters for an important election. All of this is accomplished by developing a trust worthy relationship that will benefit both sides and include mutual benefits. In the article titled (Section 11. Developing and Maintaining Ongoing Relationships with Legislators and their Aides) it states that “the advocates were successful because they already had good relationships with aides or legislators who knew and trusted them. It's important and useful, no matter what your goals are, to develop and maintain good relationships with legislators and their staffs. For effective legislative advocacy, it's absolutely vital.” Now the individuals who are a part of funding agencies which are known as bureaucrats can be useful in fighting for policy change. These bureaucrats can be very useful because they can “provide information, and speed up applications or complaints” (Chapter 25) in general they make the lives of