Politics by region

Political Cleavages Background Political cleavage and the idea of conflicts as an integral element in the creation and sustenance of political systems was first formulated by Seymour Martin Lipset and Stein Rokkan in 1967. They stress on the idea of historical conflicts as the primary reason for the manner in which political parties emerge and create their voter base. This is relatively true, as seen in the political, social, economic and religious agenda which informs party organization and…

The “Game of Elections” is known as in other words as the American electoral process or political system. There are five main players in this game and they are political parties, interest groups, media, candidates, and voters. Each of these players play a key role in the American election and how each one has a major effect on voter decision-making. (to be continued)… The first of five players are political parties which are defined as organized groups whose goal is to gain office and exercise…

William Davies, author of "The Age of Post-Truth Politics", writes in the public discourse on account of the current sociopolitical ambiance for the general populace. The intention of this piece is to discuss the trend once again breaking out of spinning the truth to create advantages on behalf of the proponent or disadvantage for the opponent. It is a professional piece critiquing, specifically, political parties for their twisting of the truth instead of relying on data to convince the…

form of activity took place in the U.S political system, where companies and corporations would use money via the form of reelection fundraising to buy influence. One could say that the uses of money by these corporations have transformed American politics. In addition, these corporations are very good at controlling the grounds, steering conversations away from them and spin the media. This in return has prevented the government to take action against some of the business sectors. As can be…

Organization and Ownership of Media). Thus, there are fewer companies owning more media outlets which then increases the bias and the centering of ownership. Moreover, the media plays a crucial part in shaping one’s opinion as well as government and politics. First, the media “can sway people who are uncommitted or have no strong opinion” in regards to which party they should vote for (Lumen, Reading: The Media). Often, these individuals are the deciding factors of elections. Second, media can…

Prompt 1 Linkage institutions connect citizens to the government, and play significant roles in the electoral process. Some important functions of political parties as a linkage institution in elections is to get others informed to join their party. With linkage institutions involved with political parties, they provide information about policy choices and provide voter cues. They also provide distinct political choices to voters, and fundraise. In all, their basic goal is to provide the most…

Whether or not one likes the fact that political parties are a part of politics today, they are here to stay and make it easy to affiliate ones general opinions on governmental issues. However, once political parties came to be, so did an everlasting conflict between opposing sides that results in not much getting done at times, such as the term gridlock. Political parties allow one to get a sense for another’s opinions, but create tension and conflict due to the wide variety of beliefs.…

In today’s society you are surrounded by mass media. Stuff like music, television, and video games has molded america into the country you have come to know and appreciate. If media were to shut down completely there would be mass hysteria and riots, because americans are so attached to their phone or television screen. Media does shape american values, it isolates them from the world behind the electronics. A majority of people, 77 percent to be exact, surveyed by the pew research center…

employs a classifications to their documentations. The public can’t gain access to classified information, therefore must speculate on the information. Another aspect of conspiracies is corruption. There’s a strong correlation between corruption and politics, because of the money associated with it. The United States allows super political action committees (SUPERPAC) to endorse candidates, but are prohibited to directly donate to the candidate. Since they can’t donate to the candidate, they…

promoted “honor killings”, in which society was justified in killing any female that had been raped. (Connell 10) To the females of India who are oppressed by this system of violence, Gandhi’s actions define the modern day to them. Gandhi’s personal politics stemmed out to becoming a determining factor in India’s history that has led India to a failing standard of gender equality. Investigation into private lives is necessary but vacuous…