The political mechanism of governance in the United States public opinion assessments
https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2021-27-1-251-262
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.
About the Author
S. N. Bolshakov
GAO VO LO “Leningrad State University named after Pushkin”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Bolshakov Sergey N., Dr. Polit. Sciences, Dr. Economy. Sci., Prof., Vice-Rector
Petersburg highway, 10, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 196605
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Bolshakov S.N. The political mechanism of governance in the United States public opinion assessments. Moscow State University Bulletin. Series 18. Sociology and Political Science. 2021;27(1):251-262. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2021-27-1-251-262
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