Despite Negativity, Americans Mixed on Ideal Role of Gov't by Frank Newton

Cassandra Maldonado

Assignment Due 9/19

POL 166

Despite Negativity, Americans Mixed on Ideal Role of Gov't

In reading Despite Negativity, Americans Mixed on Ideal Role of Gov’t by Frank Newton, it states, “Some of the negative views of government are related to politics. The fact that Democrats were more concerned about government power when Bush was president and Republicans are more concerned about it with Obama as president shows that some people will be negative about the government simply because of political partisanship. Additionally, there are clear philosophical and ideological differences in views of the government that create the dynamic tension that exists in any democratic system, with conservatives generally favoring less government and liberals favoring more government.”

Political parties are never going to agree on government power depending on who the president is and what party they belong too. The political parties want the same thing, but they have different views on how they want to achieve it. The liberals believe in government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all, while the conservatives believe in personal responsibility, limited government and traditional American values.

I chose this passage because it’s a true statement. Political parties are going to defend their own party and aren’t going to go against the president of their party no matter how good the ideas the actual president has. The opposite parties are always going to go against it because it’s not what they believe in or what they decided upon.  Each parties are going to go back and forth no matter what the case maybe. Following a different approach for example a more liberal approach, might be a good idea as some people have said. At the end, it makes you wonder if the back and forth between parties will ever end and if following a different approach would be better.