Politics: The Importance Of Politics In The United States

For over two hundred years, politics has been a great part of American society. It is the ethics applied to a group of people and tells how a society should be set up and how a person should act. Politics is a wide and complicated subject. It covers issues such as diplomacy, peace and war, government, law enforcement, rights and liberty. It exists mainly to better society as a whole. Understanding the political system is important because in order to make informed decisions, one has to understand the groups with the power and how it is used. For the effectiveness of a democracy, it is important to know and be aware of how power is used and against interests so that leaders do not become too powerful or corrupted by the special interest groups …show more content…
Politics involve a tremendous amount of social networking and negotiating. Politicians have the power to create the laws and rights of our cities, counties, states and country. The outlook of a politician in moving society forward must be focused on several key concerns. To name a few, these include economics and trade, religious views and the security of a society. Ethical issues such as resolving racism and inequality, and protecting individual rights are also concerns to which people look to politicians for guidance. Decisions made from laws created do not always pose as a positive for constituents. Politicians are almost always hired to represent based on the message or platform they ran on that pleased constituents in the first place. However, once elected and in office that message seems to change and nothing seems to get done as seen in today’s …show more content…
Today, politics influence various aspects of society, including economic opportunities and access to education and other fundamental resources. Although at first glance one may not be aware of it, but politics in its various forms is present wherever and whenever a community is formed. When I hear the word ‘politics’, usually what comes to mind is government, politicians, policies and corruption, deceit and lies. I recall, during an acceptance speech, President Obama, then senator made the following statement; “What’s at stake in our politics is more than just image, there is a substance there”. Too many times politics focus on a few and not the majority. Politician’s run on one message and once elected carry out a different agenda. It is only when the politicians (who create our laws), realize what they do has to affect ‘all’ and not a