Differences Of Political Cultures In The United States

Political Cultures
Unsurprisingly, government is complicated- Three options are available for choice of political culture: Individualistic, Moralistic, and Traditionalistic.
Individualistic political cultures view democracy as a marketplace, in which the government may apply its power to the demands of the people, without giving thought to the good of society or what is best for the people. Governmental action in this culture is restricted to the absolute minimum necessary to maintain a working order. The economic sphere is the government’s playpen, as long as they play nicely by encouraging private access to the economic action. Politics are simply one more way to make money- it is just a job. Political parties factor in as the rule- success

Those that do wish to participate should be professionals well-versed in normal operations, which include the reluctance to implement new programs unless the public demands it. The practice of important decisions being made by state officials is seen as if through two unconnected eyes- disagreeable as the favor system must be far less pervasive, but affable as efficiency is heightened. State governments under this system may be reminiscent of the golden age of corruption- as in Chicago’s heavily robber-baron-influenced city government beginning in the late 1800s. Some aspects of this apply to parts of the United States- in many North Dakotan places, “politics” can be heard as worse than a cuss word. Parties may be strongly polarized in the greater United States, but on the North Dakota scale, the state

Efficiency is not even a consideration in this system, as the preservation of order is the highest rule. That the participants earn their rights to do so through parentage is an alarming thought- meaning that politics is personal business, or rather, family business. In other words, their responsibility is to themselves and their best interests are put foremost on the list of importance. Politics are a politician’s entire life under this system- they are their party, they do not belong to a party. While I use the word “party” to describe factions of the government in this system, actual political parties are minimally active. Perhaps a closer word to use in place of “party” is “dynasty,” or something that creates a similarly uneasy feeling in many members of a democracy. This culture brings to mind an image of an intricately woven spider’s web, each dewdrop in a new place every morning, the dewdrops being a stepping-stone series to master in order to remain on top and in favor. Or, perhaps a better comparison is a minefield- a single