Political Participation Case Study

The article “The 2004 Campaign: The Hispanic Vote” tells me that the American Political System discriminates against Hispanics but i the end relies on their vote, because they have a lot of potential power in determining their states’ electoral college. The role that the minorities play in the election is what way their state of New Mexico will lean in the election because they make up about 42% of the population, although they could “set the stage for battle” in many states such as, Arizona, Nevada and Florida.

In 2008, African-American presidential nominee Barack Obama garnered 67% of the Latino vote. In his bid for re-election, President Barack Obama acquired 71% of the Latino vote (Pew Research Center). With these statistics in mind, one can conclude that there has been a consistent growing pattern of continued co-operation between blacks and Latinos at the national level. This is in complete contrast however, to the mindset of some observers who believed that Latinos would not come out in the numbers they did because of racial bias and because of the fact that Obama received much less support amongst Latinos in the democratic primaries when faced against Hilary Clinton (Hero & Preuhs, p.3). Many people mistakenly thought this to be so because

When looking at political campaigns in recent years there has been increasing evidence in the parties’ campaigns for the support of this racial group as they are being targeted in the campaigns in a strategic manner, by campaigning in Spanish or supporting citizenship, or heavy focus on Hispanic candidates from the parties for examples the Republican focus was on candidates such as Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.

Even though Democrats are attempting to help undocumented immigrants by negotiating an immigration deal with President Trump, many undocumented immigrants are not open to compromise, making it difficult for Democrats to make any progress in regards to immigration laws. At the same time, Democrats have to be mindful of working class voters in the midwest who generally hold an unfavorable view against illegal immigration and support the construction of an United States - Latin American border wall. While this article does not mention any specific powers vested in the United States government, it shows a real life example of how political ideology affects the political opinions held by different groups.

This research examines the disjuncture between Hispanic strength in population and Hispanic participation in politics. I examine the nature of this disjuncture: its severity, its causes, and its consequences. Hispanics currently comprise 11.2% of the U.S. population, but the Hispanic vote in the 1998 elections comprised only 4.7% of all ballots cast. The situation is even bleaker when considering Hispanic representation in Congress. Currently, less than four percent of U.S. House members are Latino. Add to that clear disjuncture the fact that two of the Hispanic Congressmen do not even possess the ability to vote and that there is not a single Hispanic Senator, and we see that

Assignment Overview: There are four parts to this assignment. Each part has a specific goal to help you prepare for your AP Government and Politics class in the fall.

The amount of Latinos in this country is rapidly growing; the Latino community is 16.3 percent of the population. In the article written by Kate Linthicum, it is estimated that 40 million Latinos will be eligible to vote by 2030 and in 2014, 25 million Latinos were eligible to vote. In the previous 2012 Presidential elections, the massive amount of Latinos had a significant importance in the election. Both the Democratic and Republican political party aimed to receive the support of the Latino voters. This upcoming election both political parties will have to find strategies to win over the Latino vote. Neither the Democratic nor the Republican political party is a perfect fit for the Latinos in the United States. They both have some qualities

61% of the eligible electorate voted in the 1968 presidential election (Nicholas, 1969), while only 58.6% voted in the 2012 presidential election (Kernell et al., 2016, p. 450). Although national voting rates in 2008 and 2012 were lower than historical rates, voting rates among minorities were at an all time high. This suggests that there is an inverse relationship between national voting rates and minority voting rates, at least in the context of the 1968, 2008, and 2012 elections: if one rate rose, the other fell. Further research on why this occurs would be beneficial for future presidential elections. Voting rates among immigrants are still very low compared to native born voting rates, so efforts to encourage political participation among immigrants should be increased. Efforts to increase the national voting rate (including all races and ethnicities) should also be

In politics, racial and ethnic backgrounds tend to outline the outcomes of public policies- especially in minority communities. Minorities in the United States yearly increase due to both legal and illegal immigration (Shaw et al. 332). The trend will continue and by the middle of the 21st century, the minority population, cumulatively, will surpass the so-called White majority in the United States. The definitions of pluralism and two-tiered pluralism differ between the person’s race and ethnic backgrounds. As for the minorities, it may both bring some advantages and as well as disadvantages in public participation and the passing of public policies; however, in current times, two-tiered pluralism is becoming more dominant in politics as the racial divide within the United States continues to worsen.

Since the majority of Latinos are not legal citizens; therefore, they cannot vote in an election (Ginsbert et al, 2013). For the Latinos that can vote are more likely to vote Democratic. Voters for the Democratic are seen as urban countries, with large minority population, older and native Texans (Ginsbert et al, 2013). Teachers, business men and women, and citizens with higher educations are more likely to vote depending on who is running and their platforms. Hispanics and African-American are seen voting more for the Democratic candidates and whites voting for the Republican candidates (Ginsbert et al, 2013). Women are move likely to vote Democratic than men (Ginsbert et al,

Most people are exposed to the same principals and agents of political socialization. Families spread values that support political authorities and can heavily contribute to children's initial political ideological views, or party preferences. Families influence political knowledge and identification depending on variables such as family demographics, life cycle, parenting style, parental level of political skepticism and frequency of political discussions. Demographics such as gender and age also attribute to political socialization. School is another agent of political socialization. Spending numerous years in school, children in the United States are taught and reinforced a view of the world that their text books tell them to trust. Through primary, secondary and high schools, students are taught key principles such as individual rights and property, personal responsibility and duty to their nation. Another is mass media. Mass media is not only a source of political information; it is an influence on political values and beliefs. Various media outlets, through news coverage and late-night programs, provide different partisan policy stances that are associated with political participation. Religions, beliefs, and practices play a role in political opinion formation and political participation. The perspective offered by religious institutions shape judgement regarding public policy, and political decision

This difference is made up of people who do not have United States citizenship. This is important for the consideration of racial and ethnic differences in voting rates. Immigration has affected the non-citizen population of many groups. Only two percent of Non-Hispanic whites are not citizens and six percent of Blacks are not citizens. This is in stark contrast to the thirty-eight percent of Hispanics and thirty-eight percent of Asians and Pacific Islanders who do not have citizenship. This can be seen in the nineteen percent of voting age Hispanics, Asians and Pacific Islanders who voted compared to the thirty percent of the voting age citizen population who voted. This is illustrated well in the following graph.

First, the authors err by grouping all immigrants from 20 Latin American countries into the general term "Latino" despite the distinct cultural and political values among those immigrants. For example, Cuban-Americans, the most politically active group of Latinos, have a voting turnout rate of 67.2 percent compared to those of Mexican origin, the least politically active group of Latinos, who have a turnout rate of 42.2 percent (Gonzalez-Barrera and Lopez 2013). Cuban-Americans are thus more politically active than the United States population as a whole while Mexican-Americans are far less

United State is built upon immigrants and therefore; there are different type of races, cultures and religions. Because of that, there are superior groups and minority groups in our society. Our founding fathers came to America to find better lives but where did this founding aphorism of our founding fathers go? Our society was corrupted, ruined and justice was not presented for us all. NAACP, National organization for Women, and Southern Poverty Law Center are the organizations that fight to achieve equal rights, justice and protection to all the minority groups in our society.

Immigration is a controversial topic that has impacted our society for decades perplexed by policies media coverage, perceptions based on one’s own lack of knowledge, personal experiences and a host of other factors that influence how our society views immigrants and immigration policies. The United States is a diverse population of people and filled with experiences that come from various walks of life that contribute to enhancing our social culture, economic development, and cultural acceptance.