Interpretation of the United States political system and its effects on elections

The Structure of the American Government

The president, Congress, and central courts share national government-reserved powers, according to the American constitution. Together with the state authorities, the centralized administration exercises control. The executive branch, which reports to the President, is separate from all other branches of government, including the judiciary. The Vice President and heads of the administrative departments are among the president’s cabinet advisers. The House of Representatives and the Senate, Congress’s two legislative chambers, are where the power to enact laws is granted. The subordinate federal courts and Supreme Court make up the judicial branch, sometimes known as the judiciary. The court takes part in interpreting the United States Constitution, national laws, and guidelines. Some of these functions include solving doubts between the legislative and executive branches. Finally, the federal authority’s arrangement is clarified in the Constitution (Cal, 2013).

The Dominance of the Republican and Democratic Parties

Since the American Civil War, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have dominated American politics. However, there are other minor parties like the Green Party, the Constitution party, and the Libertarian party. The political system consists of the larger authority in the higher house of the government, the separation of power between the parliament and the executive, and the supremacy of only two central parties. The third parties in the country do not have a strong political influence compared to the democratically managed government because of the severe historic regulators. The controls take the form of government and federal rules, winner-take-all elections, informal media prohibitions and all these consists of ballot entree matters and high-class discussion guidelines(Lopez, and Susan, 2008).

The Influence of Hispanics in American Politics

The Hispanic community consists of the largest group in the United States of America, and their concern had a major impact on the 2016 elections because between 2012 and 2016 the country had approximately 3.2 million U.S.-born Hispanic voters. The number increases because when added to another 1.2 million Hispanic voters who were recorded since the last general election. According to the US Census Bureau population, the Hispanic population is 54 million, and this represents 17 percent of the entire population, making the community the largest group of people in the United States. The region where the Hispanics dominate is mainly the Democratic Party.

The Voting Patterns of Hispanics and the Rise of Minorities

Furthermore, the Hispanic inhabitants of the United States are the fastest rising minority in the state. In 2011, 67% of Hispanics indicated that they were Democrats, and only 20 percent said they were Republicans. In the 2010 election, 60 percent of Hispanics chose Democrats and 38 percent voted Republican. In 2008, 67 percent of Hispanics voted for Democratic for Barack Obama, and 31 percent voted for Hispanics chose John McCain (Lopez, and Susan, 2008).

The Growing Political Influence of Minorities

A study conducted by the Center for Immigration Studies indicates that Hispanics would increase by 17.2 percent of the entire population in 2012, which consists of 15 percent of grown-ups, 11.2 percent of adult inhabitants, and 8.9 percent of real voters (Barabak, 2011). The ability of people to influence an election depends on the size and how many of the people turn out to vote. The political analysis indicates an increase in the political turnout among the minority. These groups of people seem to be increasing since the year 2000. As mentioned earlier, these minorities vote for the Democrats, and the votes of these Democrats have been increasing rapidly, exceeding fifty percent across the country. For instance, Clinton obtained 70 percent to 2 percent among the minority compared to Trump. In another state like New Hampshire and Iowa, they record a significant voter turnout among the minorities, and these numbers, together with preference for Democrats, are likely to win in an election. The rise of the minorities and the decrease of the white population in the region have contributed to changes in the voting patterns. For example, regions like Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona have experienced a decrease in the white population and an increase in the minorities (Barabak, 2011).

The Increase in Minority Voter Participation

From 2004, the number of minorities who take part in the election process has increased, reducing the voter participation among the whites and the minorities. Hispanic voter participation increased by 2.7 percent from 47.2 percent in 2002 to 49.9 percent in 2008. Furthermore, the Hispanics accounted for half of the population of the United States between 2000 and 2004. Whereby, Hispanics were 5.7 million of the entire population of 11.5 million. However, 1.7 million of the populations were allowed to take part in the voting process. The other 33 percent were not allowed to vote because they were not citizens.

Factors Influencing Minority Voting Patterns

Finally, the factors that influence minority votes include socioeconomic factors. These factors include how social behavior affects the individuals in society. These socioeconomic factors are disparities in the allocation of resources, access to sources and income. Race and ethnicity also influence the different voting patterns among the minority group. Finally, the minority are characterized by low economic development, low rankings of occupation, and low levels of educational attainment, which in turn influence their voting patterns.

References

Barabak, Mark (2011). “Democrats Losing Favor with Hispanics”. Hispanic News. Retrieved

From https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Hispanic%20and%20Latino%20American%20politics

Cal J. (2013). American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change. Taylor &

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Lopez, Mark H., and Susan Minushkin. (2008). “National Survey of Latinos: Hispanic Voter

Attitudes.” Pew Research Center Retrieved http://www.pewhispanic.org/2008/07/24/2008-national-survey-of-latinos-hispanic-voter- attitudes/.