A two party system creates challenges to governance and policy for the public good

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A two party system creates challenges to governance and policy for the public good. Every individual voter deserves a chance to vote for whatever view point they hold since the more democracy the more the fairness . A system with multiple parties rather than the republicans and democrats only allows for a wider variety of policy options since there is a greater pool of collective intelligence.

The growth and influence of the independent voter is constructive to governance especially due to their tendency of voting for issues and candidates with promising political ideologies rather than aligning themselves with political parties pledging loyalty regardless of the policies being advanced. However this growth would be detrimental in that, it may lead to emergence of many minority groups and hence affect the unity of the nation.

The growth and influence of the private corporations would create challenges to good governance due to the fact that the corporations could be used as vehicles to manipulate the public opinion (Kennett, 2008). This is made worse by the fact that they have same rights as individuals and have little disclosure of their financial activity. They would however be constructive in the case of full disclosure and transparency.

The reach influence of lobbyists is constructive in that it help to keep the government in check and they operate as the political watch dogs to check on the formulation and implementation of policies and also act as the voice of the minority groups (Kennett,2008)

The governance system and policy process is responsive to the American people since it has in place structures to collect and evaluate information that deals with the needs of the citizenry and operates under laws of democracy and the rule of law.

Reference

Kennett, P. (2008). Governance, globalization and public policy. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.