The Culture of Politics

There are many things that vary from place to place and the ways that people think, live, and act are among those that do the most. Each of these affect politics just as politics and the government affect them, but they all combine to establish a nation’s political culture. However, within this lies political subcultures that differ across the U.S. and contribute to the different views on political matters. Because the connection between voting patterns and culture is so prominent, there are many ways that the government tries to take advantage of this idea in order to fit their personal agendas. One of these methods is gerrymandering which can have some negative and unwanted consequences. 

Gerrymandering is the manipulation of boundaries by political figures in order to favor one party over another. This practice, though it may yield some short-term benefits, is essentially a hindrance on democracy and remains to be a growing threat. In many instances, gerrymandering does much more harm than good, especially in smaller areas that fall into multiple different congressional districts. While there are multiple consequences that result from gerrymandering, they all combine to support the overall conclusion that voters are simply out of touch with their elected officials, and this is a major issue that merely contributes to peoples’ view that their votes don’t matter. Thus, the implications of gerrymandering need to be reexamined so that all people, regardless of their culture, can remain motivated to partake in their civil duty of voting.

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