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The political mechanism of governance in the United States public opinion assessments

Authors :
S. N. Bolshakov
Source :
Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta: Seriâ 18, Sociologiâ i Politologiâ, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 251-262 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Faculty of Sociology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 2021.

Abstract

The article discusses the current problems of functioning democratic institutions in the United States. The consequences of presidential elections and their influence on public opinion are analyzed. In the face of growing tensions toward world democracy and democratic values, US citizens usually agree on the importance of democratic ideals and values that are important to the United States. The results of the study also demonstrate the awareness of American society of the objective existence necessary criticism. Most respondents emphasize their knowledge of basic facts about the political system and democracy in the United States. The majority of respondents said that “significant changes” are necessary in the fundamental structure of the executive bodies of the American government in order for it to work effectively at the present time.The article states the complexity of the ongoing domestic political processes in the United States, the existence of existing contradictions and the split of public opinion regarding the stability of democratic mechanisms of the functioning of the US political system. The complexity of religious, national, social and other contradictions of social development brought to the surface of public debate a complex of problems of the dynamics of political development and the state mechanism of government.

Details

ISSN :
25418769 and 10293736
Volume :
27
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Moscow State University Bulletin. Series 18. Sociology and Political Science
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....50a90eba0c004d625de42b5e7c6127e2
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2021-27-1-251-262