Public Opinion, Political Parties, Interest Groups And Political Socialization Within American Society

Public opinion, political parties, interest groups and political socialization within American society
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Public opinion, political parties, interest groups and political socialization within American society
Introduction
American society is referred to as one of the most developed political economies democratically of the modern times. To this effect there are many factors that differentiate the American political economy from other societies. For instance, the choices made by the American people through their electorates is reflection of what they want and is characterized by the people’s intensity in what they believe in as well as their understanding of the world. There are extents of consensus contained in the American public opinion, political parties and socialization which includes commonality on the lawfulness of the government, democracy, liberty and equality of opportunities (Dalton 2013). This paper discusses the public opinion, political parties, interest groups and political socialization within American society.
Political opinion
Political opinion refers to how the citizens of a country perceive events and institutions, leadership styles of political leaders and various political issues. The members of Congress, as well as presidents or even the Supreme Court, normally take into consideration the public opinion in how they conduct governance and the implementation of policies. As such, the standards through which the strength of the democracy of American people such as the influence, development, and origins of the public opinion, is a critical concern of the present day political science. Furthermore, there are certain areas where the public holds a difference in opinion upon political matters and the people show their various opinions through individual communication to the holders of the public offices, the vote as well as public statements and writings (Dalton 2013).
A person’s perception about politics is mostly influenced by basic values which are deeply rooted and are a reflection of already proven norms of the community. Moreover, a person’s opinion concerning policy and politics are seated partially in individual interest which comprises of interest in social status and economic interests among others. The liberals are the people who are in great support of social and political reforms in areas such as consumer rights, ecological concerns, determination towards improvement for women and the minorities as well as the poor, broad government intervention in the economy and the federal social services.
Conversely, the conservatives are more likely to support the prevailing status quo in social and economic spheres. Also, most of them hold the public opinion of supporting smaller governments, great advocates of maintained power of the American military, the opposition to abortion, opposition to business regulation policies and advocators of school prayer (Quintelier, 2015). In the measurement of the public opinions, politicians use the parameters of counting crowds, evaluating applause or even one to one interaction with the citizens. Nevertheless, present-day politicians apply the use of opinion polls heavily to weigh whether to seek political offices, determine which policies they will support and what special appeals they need to make in campaigns.
Political parties
The objective of selecting public officials is what unifies political parties and what differentiates them from other distinct groups. According to Dalton (2013), although the two major political parties in the U.S, the republicans, and the democrats operate distinctly, both move to realize the similar electoral objective. In most cases, the questions which seem simple to answer about whom exactly develops or leads political parties are tough to answer. Nevertheless, the party as electorates comprises of all the citizens that are associated with the party regardless of whether they are registered officially as members or not as long as they identify themselves as members or otherwise vote for their political party in the primaries or even the main general elections (Quintelier, 2015). Furthermore, the party as organization body includes the institutions like the national committees, which carry out the party affairs and are directly involved with setting up the goal of selecting the prospective candidates to government offices. Moreover, the party in government is comprised of all the appointed and selected officials who are allied to the party and who advances the goals of the party such as the president and the speaker. Political parties have the opportunity to endorse democratic government and enhance citizenship by amassing and pronouncing the interest of the politicians and the people through forming coalitions of smaller interest groups, by helping in the coordination of elections, by harmonizing the process of legislation and lastly, facilitation of joint political action (Dalton, 2013).
Nonetheless, political parties are created partly to aid the specific interest of politicians, which is the reason as to why the original beginners of the party system feared them yet actively participated in them. Due to the two-party system in the United States, it is very exceptional for a third party or independent candidates to run successfully for federal office, partly due to the frequent adaptation of the two major parties over time, giving no chance for the establishment of a foundation for the third parties.
The legislative campaigns committees, state and national committees recruit candidates and pull resources for their campaigns. Moreover, they endeavor to reduce retirement within their levels, since incumbents have a higher likelihood of winning elections than newcomers. Parties also will aim at tightly contest...