Vested Party Pluralism

The political system in the United States of America is not comprised of a singular ideology. The discussion stands that the American government hosts both pluralism and elitism, but neither in full completion or dominance. The American government is comprised neither fully of pluralism nor elitism, but rather plural-elitism; an intertwinement of the two. This essay will discuss pluralism, elitism, plural-elitism, and why American government is a mixture of these concepts.

Throughout the book Congress: The Electoral Connection there is a common theme that the author, David Mayhew, brings to our attention. He argues that the members of Congress have one exclusive goal, to get reelected; because of this goal, it effects their behavior and actions during their time in office. There are four reasons that Mayhew puts an emphasis on the goal of reelection, those being political reality, the lack of focus on parties but rather on individuals, the constant struggle for power and, in his opinion, most importantly it establishes an accountability relationship with an electorate. As the book progresses Mayhew provides an abundance of evidence as to why he believes this is the primary goal of the members of Congress.

Specifically, it should be noted that under a single party rule, or under a stalemate of political disagreement where neither party would be able to advance their agenda, particular groups represented in the minority or counterculture would be treated at a disadvantage to the current culture or political system in demand. To develop a clear understanding of whether or not a lack of bipartisanship in Congress has an immediate effect on the minority which did not support the majority’s election and rise to power, it must be made evident that various social and judicial reforms do take place in order to support the empowerment of a single party despite the condition of its

Democratic theory supposes that there is at least some kind of association between the votes taken by members of Congress and the political preferences of who they are representing. Based on each Congress member’s constituency, elected officials can make decisions by representing their constituency’s political preferences. However, most representatives of a few different types are not as responsive, or are not even responsive at all, to certain groups of people due to reasons such as what income level those groups are. This level of responsiveness is unfair and inappropriate for having an accurate representation of what a constituency really needs. Elected officials need to acknowledge all citizens to gain an accurate idea of certain group’s

Constitution to the best of their abilities, it appears that the ideological landscape of constant threats, negotiation, and all that involves the human aspect of political science undermines their pre-existing ethical outlooks. We can then conclude that within this environment of interpersonal motives, representatives develop a “home-style blueprint” whereby they take the appropriate stances on social and media promoted issues that align with their district’s popular appropriations. (Fenno, 1964) These crowd pleasing stances reassure a district’s populace that the elected representative is holding their interests to the highest regard. When in reality that representative is using a preconceived blueprint to maintain incumbency, while deterring from its districts interest on a bevy of less publicized political issues.

Politics is an integral part of our society, and in order for the citizens of any society, or a county to protect their rights and interest, electing the right people, and right theories are necessary. When it comes to government, Elitism and Pluralism are two systems which can be used as a structure of how the powers will be distributed. While the theory of Elitism prefers the distribution of power to be based on wealth, ancestry and intellect; Pluralism theory is much more diverse in the distribution of power, as it ensures equality for everyone, regardless of any differences. Pluralism serves as the model of modern western democracy. In the case of Baltimore, the pluralist theory is much more efficient due to its views on authority, rights

Committees, a crucial part of the legislative system, are used as a way where Representatives can represent the interests of their constituents - an elector (Bianco, Cannon, 278); as previously illustrated. The committees that Congresswoman Norton, engages in, are called ‘standing’ committees - permanent and specialize in an area of public policy. Being a part of a standing committee becomes beneficiary in relevance

As the Presidential election primaries drew to an end, there was no doubt about who will represent the Democratic and Republican parties at the general election. Over the past several years, it has become fashionable in the beltway to deny the existence of Independents despite the increases in registered Independent voters and surveys finding record-high numbers of Americans now calling themselves Independents. Turned off by the partisan wars in Washington, 39 percent of voters now identify themselves as independent rather than affiliated with one of the two major political parties, according to a 2016 analysis by the Pew Research Center. At that point, 3rd party candidates started emerging and the support of 3rd party candidates like Evan McMullen was growing really fast because of the low favorability rate of both party nominees. At first glance, we could immediately conclude that

In a pluralist country such as America, there are numerous opinions over what society's goals should be, and the best method of achieving them. In theory, every American citizen has an equal say in the political affairs of this county. By participating in politics, people air their voices and thereby contribute to nation through representatives, hence the term representative democracy. It may seem to be beyond argument that political participation is a key objective in all democratic institutions. However, there is room for legitimate disagreement about the health of our democracy, in regards to the extent of civic participation. This raises the important question of how much participation there actually

Most conflicts scholars and courts now recognize the principle that the parties to a contract generally may agree upon the law which will govern their relationship.' "One of the few non-controversial maxims of conflicts is that the autonomy of the parties should be given great weight.” While the principle of party autonomy has only recently achieved preeminent and almost uncontested status in American conflicts of

In New York State there are multiple political parties to choose from. The two main parties which are the Democrats and the Republicans but there are also six others. Those would be the Conservative party, Independence party, Women’s Rights party, Green party, Working Families party and the Reform party. Each party has similar topics or issues they want to address but, generally have a different viewpoint.

In their landmark 1963 book, City Politics, Edward Banfield and James Wilson seek to catalogue the characteristics that make American civic life unique. To them, American government is permeated with politics, lacking a purely administrative sphere. Accordingly, individuals can become involved in nearly any public decision: “It is characteristic of the American political system,” they write, that everyone has a right and even a positive obligation to ‘get in on the act’ of running the government.” They clarify, however that “persons are of little account,” but rather “groups and organizations are the principal actors.” Thus, Banfield and Wilson view American civic life as highly influenced by citizens’ demands, but only if those citizens

Last year, 2016, was the first year I could vote. I never identified with a certain party until Donald Trump decide to run for president. That is when I chose a political party that would go against him because I disagree with everything he stands for. That party being the Democratic party. I didn’t just pick this party I wanted to go against Trump but because of the views it has, the good person Barack Obama is, and the good he has done to this country.

Pluralism is a belief or a situation in which people of different religions, social classes and races are living together in a society but they continue their own traditional culture. The first strength of pluralist view is that it clearly states about the reality of the diversity between different groups of people in the political context. It gave an opportunity to both small and large groups to participate and compete according to their interest. The second strength of pluralist view is that it encourages small groups to develop their own strategies and methods by maintaining their

In the first part of the essay, we will start with the definition of political parties. Then, the functions of political parties will be discussed. In the last part of the essay, we will evaluate whether political parties in Hong Kong are powerless, since they cannot form a government and make policy, by the history of the parties and the limitations that they are facing.