The United States is a superpower and its politics and governance are closely watched all over the world just like its November Presidential elections. According to Jaccs Howard Bear, “The United States is divided into East Coast, West Coast, and the Third Coast states. The west coast is made up of states such as California and Oregon that contact the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles is also a west coast state. The east coast states edging the Atlantic Ocean from Maine down to Florida although New York City is mostly close in association with the “East Coast.” But the United States also has a third coast – or actually two of them – that stretches from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Below are a few things about the American and Texas government and politics and some of which if given the mandate I can change.
According to studies that have been undertaken, Texas politics and government structure is federal in outlook. Texas government is divided into three sections just like the United States government i.e. executive, legislature, and the judiciary. Texas as a U.S state is headed by a governor who after appointment sits in office for a period of 4 years but can be re-elected for another term. In order for one to be elected to be a governor one should be thirty years and above and should have been staying in Texas for the past five years. In my opinion I can change this so that as long as one can vote, they can also be allowed to be voted as governors as long as they are elected
Texas governance structure is bicameral in nature and it consists of upper and lower houses. For both houses, elections are done after 2 years but those elected for the upper house stay in office for a period of 4 years as opposed to the lower house who sit in the office for a period of 2 years. To me, given the opportunity, I can change this so that all the elected persons for different houses should serve the same term that is for a period of 4 years.
The US states have a bicameral legislature consisting of the upper house called the Senate and the lower house called the House of Representatives. The senators stay in office for a period of 4 years but for the House of Representatives, they stay in office for a period of 2 years. Given the mandate, I can change the terms of office so that all members of the house serve in office for the same period of time.
In the election of the president, the process is indirect whereby first the voters vote for electors who later vote for the president. Every citizen should be allowed to vote for the president directly since once elected he will provide services to all the people. Therefore this should not be the work of the elected people but for all people.
In the US citizens who are 18 years and above qualify to vote except those who are convicted of a felony and this differs from state to state. All laws for states should be applied equally so that no state acts against a law that other states adhere to during the campaign so to me I can change this.
During the campaign, lots of money is needed and usually, in the US it’s raised through the internet for its citizens Usually Democrats get their finances to form organized labor and Republicans from business donations, but surprisingly there exist laws that regulate money spent on campaigns. To me, there should be no limit to the amount of money a party can budget for its campaign activities.
The US has 2 main parties that are the democratic party and the Republican Party but there exist other small parties e.g., Green card Party, Constitutional Party, libertarian Party, In depended Reform Party, etc. The two main parties are the ones who have the greatest influence over the small parties.
The major parties are the ones that battle out in the election of the country’s president but the small parties do not take part. All parties should be allowed to give their presidential candidates so that they battle out together before getting the overall winner.
America’s political parties have tended to be characterized by a weak central organization and little central ideology. Therefore the parties should clearly spell out their ideologies and create a central governing mechanism where members should adhere by committing themselves through a registration process and depending on the public offices that they obtained via the parties ticket if they change ideologies or attempt to rock their parties form within, or attempt to change parties.
In conclusion, a government and politics of a given country should be flexible in that they can be changed if the need arises. They should also be in favor of all its citizens regardless of their class. In doing this, the stability of a country will be strengthened.