System of Government

Select one (1) of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing to answer. Option A – Votin" rel="nofollow">ing and Interest groups Grigsby states ‘The sociological cleavages perspective emphasizes that votin" rel="nofollow">ing decisions are sometimes affected by one’s membership in" rel="nofollow">in certain" rel="nofollow">in groups …’(page 213 3rd ed., page 225 4th ed., page 22 5th ed.) . She also states “The retrospective votin" rel="nofollow">ing perspective on voter decision makin" rel="nofollow">ing suggests that voters sometimes makeup their min" rel="nofollow">inds by lookin" rel="nofollow">ing at present and/or past performance of candidates or parties…” (page 213 3rd ed., page 225 4th ed., page 225 5th ed.) In your own words, defin" rel="nofollow">ine both sociological cleavages and retrospective votin" rel="nofollow">ing. How do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink these two voter choice methods impacted the 2016 United States Presidential Election? Explain" rel="nofollow">in. Option B – Political Parties- US versus Europe Because US voters choose between only two political parties, both attempt to appeal to the large group of voters who consider themselves ideological moderates and members of the middle class. These in" rel="nofollow">individuals with moderate in" rel="nofollow">incomes may fin" rel="nofollow">ind it difficult to know whether the Democrats or the Republicans best represent their economic in" rel="nofollow">interests. In many elections, it may seem impossible to know which party would best represent a particular in" rel="nofollow">income group. In countries with several parties, most voters know what the labels Socialists, Social Democratic, Christian Democratic and Conservative mean; these terms imply specific ideologies, particularly as measured along the economic dimension. This means that party cues are clear, which in" rel="nofollow">increases voter participation. Usin" rel="nofollow">ing the above excerpt, identify and explain" rel="nofollow">in difference(s) between political parties in" rel="nofollow">in the United States versus political parties in" rel="nofollow">in Europe. Option C – Presidential versus Parliamentary Systems …two major forms of representative government evolved: presidential systems and parliamentary systems. A recent analysis of 136 government shows that the vast majority reflect the presidential model. Most parliamentary systems are in" rel="nofollow">in Europe of former colonies of Great Britain" rel="nofollow">in such as Canada and Australia. Presidential and parliamentary systems function quite differently from one another. Grigsby(in" rel="nofollow">information http://www.nicat-mammadli.narod.ru/b1.html/b35.pdf Book’s lin" rel="nofollow">ink ) provides four differences between the two systems. Select two of these differences. Compare and contrast each differences by examin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the benefits and constrain" rel="nofollow">ints of each within" rel="nofollow">in its system