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In The United States Today, Politics Are A Very Misunderstood Topic. When One Th
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| Term Paper Title | In The United States Today, Politics Are A Very Misunderstood Topic. When One Th |
| # of Words | 515 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 2.06 |
In the United States today, politics are a very misunderstood topic. When one thinks that they have an opinion over governmental decisions, however they have no idea who there Senators or Congressmen are there is a serious descrepiency in what is percieved to be happening, and what in fact actually occurs. The Orlando Sentinel columnist Charley Reese states, ‘Politics in America are controlled by special interest groups. From one election day to the next, the public has zip influence over policy making, it is controlled by special interest groups.’ This statement is partially true. It is true that special interest groups control politics on a normal day in America. There is a fallacy in the statement made by Reese however, because if an issue is a very fiery, hot topic in the minds of America, the sleeping dog wakes up and forces Congress to vote in accordance to popular opinion.
Public Opinion can best be viewed through the model of a sleeping dog. As long as the intruding party (Congress, in this case) does nothing too extreme, the dog stays sleeping and all is well. If the intruder tries to do acts that are extremely drastic however, the dog is suddenly woke up and stops Congress from taking the course of action it wishes to take. On a normal day, most do not care about politics, and are uninformed. The opportunity cost is simply too great for most to seek out all of the information necessary to be informed on many issues. Issues that have little impact, or issues that ind...This is not the end of the termpaper! Register below to see the complete version of this term paper.
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