The Pros And Cons Of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

In the movie, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”, it talks about the pros and cons of the government. Some pros that were stated in the movie was the idea that the leaders elected represent the public’s opinion and interest. Also, the idea of popular sovereignty was presented in the film as well. The principle of popular sovereignty is represented on how Mr. Smith is viewed by his voting precinct, which is the people who voted for him to be the Senator. They voted for him because they trust him and believe in him that he could make the country better. Another government idea that is presented in the film is the idea that the people can resolve their arguments through conference and communication. When Smith was trying to defend himself from all the accusations in the Senate Floor, this indicates that the problems have to be solved through communication in conferences. Another idea that is shown in the movie was the principle that all the people must be heard and the belief that people’s voices including justice will win the final conclusion. Another pro shown in the film was the idea that the leaders will …show more content…
This is another characteristic of the American Government. Another characteristic shown was the idea to use the mass media to control what was said and the people who benefit from it, so the rich leaders will pay the media to only give out the information said only by them and this is unfair to the other Senators. This is unfair because the rich Senators only want to benefit for themselves; being greedy, so they try to get unfair votes for themselves. In the movie, Taylor’s machine uses the media to turn aside attention from their own unfair influence and try to tell the story that the corruption is caused by Smith. This is an example of the politics in American government because politics of spin is part of the current system of the