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Elections- Blog Post #5

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Elections influence an individual’s beliefs by helping them find a platform that they conform with, which they can then use to vote for a representative who will uphold similar political beliefs. During an election, those who are running build a campaign based around their political party, and establish the platform in which they are choosing to run on. For example, in the 2016 House of Representative elections, the winner of the 17th District of California, Ro Khanna, appealed to the people by creating a platform which was highly based off of protecting individuals and stopping the corruption in our government. He ran against incumbent Congressman Mike Honda, who is also a liberal, but is more focused on providing funding for projects. Because each candidate has a slightly different platform, individuals are able to vote for the candidate that best fits their political beliefs. Elections are the most influential linkage institution, because the most direct way to get your voice he...
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Current Events and Media- Blog Post #4

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In this day and age, information is placed at our fingertips; tablets, computers, and smartphones provide easy access to breaking news from all over the world in an instant. Because of accessibility, news via media has a large impact on people who use the internet: basically everyone. In America, a hot topic that is often written about on political blogs is terrorism. When a mass shooting, bombing, or civil attack takes place anywhere in the world, we immediately want to know if it is terrorism or not. This issue sparks interest in people of all political views, because it has a large impact on our country, and on the world as a whole. However, when these attacks do occur, different political parties have different ideas on the ways that we should respond to terrorism. From a Conservative Standpoint: Breitbart Breitbart is a site online that contains journal articles and blogs written by and for the Conservative audience. There articles are centered around Tax Reform, President ...
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Political Parties- Blog Post #3

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In Democracy, the utmost importance is that the people are given a voice in their politics. Although individuals may not possess the power to make a difference, a key feature of American government that helps the people is linkage institutions. Linkage institutions help connect the people to their government, and the most prevalent example of this in America is political parties. By giving the people different platforms to choose from that contain different beliefs and ideals, Americans can choose politicians in their party to support during elections. This linkage institution is important because in a Representative Democracy, we elect people to make decisions in our government, and political parties give the people a narrower spectrum of officials that they can elect based off of who they think will stand for their cause. The political party I am choosing to write about is the Republican Party, or the Grand Old Party (GOP). This party is classified as Conservative, meaning tha...
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Interest Groups- Blog Post #2

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For the second addition of my "Deconstructing Politics in America" blog, I will be touching on Interest Groups: Groups of people with a common following, motivation, or interest, that set out to change public policy regarding this interest. The two interest groups that I chose to research are both involved in Healthcare . From the Liberal standpoint, I researched the American Medical Association PAC, and from the Conservative side, I looked into Americans for Prosperity. American Medical Association PAC The main goal of this association is to have elected representatives that support doctors and their patients, and are willing to bring the issue to Congress. By having someone who is passionate about healthcare in office, they will gain the support of doctors and medical workers. A subgoal presented by AMPAC is to involve medical professionals more directly in politics and reform by holding seminars The artifacts presented on the “Multimedia” section ...
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Political Ideology- Blog Post #1

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Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Emily, I am 16 years old, and I am a senior attending Everest Public High School. In my AP Government and Politics class, we are learning about the concept of Political Ideology in America, and how we are shaped by our own individual political beliefs. From writing this blog for class, I hope to be able to share my insight, and learn more about myself. For our first activity, we took the Pew Research Center's 23 question political ideology quiz. The results of my quiz told me that my political typology is Solid Liberal. Essentially, I am among others who are strong believers that the best way to improve the government is through change and updating policies, as opposed to making current policies stricter. Some of the most common beliefs of Solid Liberals include supporting more diplomacy, less military intervention, and positivity regarding current civil rights issues. I believe that the Solid Liberal typology is an accurate fit for my ind...
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