Political Parties and Platforms

I mostly indentify with the Democratic Party because my family is for the most part Democrat’s. I do not disagree with the platforms because they’ve been in place for many decades and have been run smoothly. However, I do feel that some change is always good to some extent also I feel that too much change is bad for business.


Political Parties are main resources for elections without them it would be difficult to “keep track of” all the many streaming and networking of the current election process. I do not like the idea of the Electoral Vote holds more power than People’s Choice. That to me is not a Democracy it states that the government has rule over the people and not the other way around as it proclaims.

I tend to agree with the Antifederalists, I feel we do need less centralized government and more of what American’s want. I believe we have lost our voices in a lot of the political issues, we are made to do things a certain way and/or comply with certain rules that if we stand against some of them we are scalded for our beliefs. I don’t feel this happens in every aspect of government but do think it happens too much in the current processes. 

Chapter 7

"Mass Media"

First, does objectivity still exist in the media coverage of politics? I can only say of course it does most certainly it is there as much as the stations themselves do not support the opinions of expressed objectivity it is still  there through independent personal opinion.

Honestly, I do not watch the political stuff on television as I do not have the time to sit down and watch television because I work, go to school, and raise three teenagers alone. So, lol there is no time for watching television. 

Second, I have to say here to I just do no listen to political news of any kind. I know that sounds and may even be a little strange but I just do not have the want to, to hear what the media has to report and when I do listen to these things I think they are just stating their own opinions and they do not have an any effect on my way of thinking. 

Third, I guess that media objectively reporting has always been important to many in the past but I feel it is not going to be that important as times forwardly progress into the Internet media reporting. I feel the polls they do on the Internet media news referring to politics is going to become more and  more important because due to the high technology demands and the faster paced lifestyle. It's gonna be easier for the newer generation and they're gonna wanna look at the numbers compared to sitting through and entire speech or lecture or even debates. The faster the media is at reporting the new and hot topics and the easier it is to interpret and read by the viewers is what's gonna make it through the new generation on media reporting. 

Chapter 6

"Media Polling & Reporting"

News media polls are a great way to keep the people informed, but do they represent how the public really feel? I think the answer is, for the most part, Yes. I don't think they are too dependent because they do the polls and report the findings and in our democracy government I feel it is a great way to know what & how the people feel. Even though there is some polls are misleading for the most part most Americans know that polling is not 100% true on how every American feels. 

Of course it is appropriate for news agencies to create polls and report them - It is the public opinions they are seeking and reporting. We should be aware as well as the government how the public feel(s).It is very crucial to the way our democracy country is ran.

"Political Party Identification" 

Honestly, the "Importance" of political identification has lowered with me then with my parents and grandparents all Democratic political ideology. I have followed and do vote primarily in the same as they do but I feel if the person running for office has more experience and is better qualified for the office they are running for, then they should get the job. It shouldn't really matter what "party" they are in but I also understand that the party they are influenced by will have alot to do with the way they run the office and will act in the ways the political party believes. 

Sadly, most of my friends do not have many political views and I rarely get caught up in political talks with them I think it is because I am very liberal in my beliefs, I think if someone believes a way I shouldn't interfere with their belief's, sort of an idea of "to each their own". 

"Influences"

Certainly, both economic and social issues have an influence on my opinion in politics - These have ways of touching and dealing with every aspect of American life, as long as they are informed correctly. To me I would tend to know more on both of these influences then say, someone my age whom has not attended college and only works 40+ hours a week on a job. I tend to think economics would be more important to them but I guess it just depends on what their self - interest is. They could be a hunter and then gun control ( a social issue) would be more important to them. It all has to do with lifestyles of Americans but primary I feel both aspects has to touch every life in some sort of way. 

Chapter 5

The issue of race:

I do feel the government does and has done great things as far as the way they handle racial issues. I feel the government is not closed minded to these issues and has evolved with massive changes in a very short while.

The issue of gender:

I believe the government could do more concerning this issue simply because of the slow paced movement with the salaries of working men and women. Having been an employee on several construction jobs I have seen first hand the way the show is run by many separation issues concerning male/female orientation. I have heard men say "because woman make the same wages they should be required to do everything the man is capable of doing". However when something needs to be swept or cleaned the female(s) are largely the ones who are required to do the "household duties".  A great amount of males will plainly say "sweeping or mopping, well that's a woman's job" even though they are both required to do the same job(s) males, generally get tougher jobs as female(s) the easier, light weight jobs. With the gender issues, I feel the government could do more to create an equal environment because both genders are capable of sweeping and mopping, thus people that have certain training for a job should be allowed to carry out those they are trained to do. Just as women are just as capable of being block layers, roofers, heavy machine operators if the training is there then the pay should be equal and the jobs should be open to whomever. These types of gender issues are so common that no one really stops to think how wrong they are. They are mostly passed off as "jokes" and are never really discussed on serious levels. I suppose the laws between the two are mostly equal as far as age limits and such but the equality laws decrease when you talk about equal wages.

The issue of Sexual Orientation:

I think the Constitution has many provisions that were written for every American as far as Privacy and Freedoms..... of Religion, of Speech and such as Sexual Orientation. I feel in America we have many freedom rights, the right to specific relations should be based on the individuals beliefs. Even though it is more common now than say twenty years ago, the laws that allow same sex marriages and civil unions all has to do with people speaking out on their beliefs. This day in time, I feel the laws concerning these issues have upgraded relatively faster than most other issues the government is faced with on equality.