Changing the Structure of American Government

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Aligning the elections of the House, Senate, and Presidency of the United States government appears the most suitable choice in any radical amendment to the structure of our government. The aligning of elections enables our government to (eventually) change drastically, without creating drastic repercussions; the first baby step to a unicameral-parliamentary government. By aligning these elections, access points of power are not changed, but more clearly identified, gridlock should be significantly reduced, so our traditional bicameral legislature will remain, only much more efficiently. Through this slight fusion of power the institution will not necessarily change so much as shift, thus the status quo is able to be maintained without worrying American citizens that their traditional static government has been crushed in place of a foreign government. A complete change to a parliamentary government would simply be too radical and perhaps too grand an attempt at fixing something that is not necessarily bro The current system of the United states government allows the majority party to win an election, but not necessarily obtain the majority in the senate for example. This split government scenario produces, amongst other obstacles, debilitating gridlock within our legislative process. “Persistent divided government over time will likely produce a fundamental change in in the relationship between Presidents and the congress. Presidents are unable to bargain effectively with hostile congress... appeals over the heads of congress directly, and hence undermine the legitimacy of the legislative branch.”(Allen, p.136). Our government is unable to achieve anything in an efficient manner; aligning the elections will begin a process of...

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... easily met, laws will be more rationally inputed, and the achievement of the government will mean the achievement of the majority. For the current state of our government, this is not only the best course of action for change, but it is most realistic. It does not the alter the form of government to the point that Americans cannot recognize it, however it is a drastic enough alteration, that it will yield results that may not be seen in our current state.

A significant change in our electoral process will be a journey on its own, and it will take adapting and compromise. However, as this country evolves, is foundations need replacing, and its traditions need tweaking in order to maintain the staggering growth and power it has maintained since the beginning of its existence. This change is just enough to make an impact, without harming our country’s core values.

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