Power

American Political Science
9/12

Partisan views about government power are highly dependent on which party controls government, and on the political and social environment at the time of the survey. At this point, 77% of Republicans say the government has too much power, compared with 63% of independents and 32% of Democrats -- which reflects the current Republican position that there is too much government spending and power in domestic and economic affairs.

Depending on who is in power it can have a major effect on the political and social environment within the society at the time. There might be areas, where one political party would feel like the other is getting too involved. That’s because their party is not the ones controlling the government. For many obvious reasons they would have a different view than the political party that is in office.

Some of the things that I have learned from my previous courses is that Democrats and Republicans differ on the way the government should be handled. Democrats favor social services, they are much more involved with trying to fund services for people who are in need. The negative side to it, is that it can raise taxes and it can also take away the flexibility of big businesses such as being able to set up their own budgets so that they can in hopes hire more people. On the other hand, Republicans are more for a trickle-down effect. The more they support big businesses it can in hopes impact other businesses and their employees. But it also can be negative because it takes away from social services through budget cuts. It can also have a positive effect within the society by decreasing taxes. Society has to pay close attention to who they put into office because it can have major effects on society that can be both negative and positive.