Government Linkage Institutions

As citizens, we have the right to know what is going on in our government and this is why we have linkage institutions. These are very important in connecting the people with the government. There are four main types of linkage institutions: media, interest groups, political parties, and elections. If we did not have these things, we would be in the dark about everything to do with our government (Morone). These institutions are very vital in our political process. Even though we are not directly part of the government, we are still a big part of the process. Let’s start with the media. Almost everyone uses some form of this and therefore it is everywhere. This is the best way that we have in order to receive knowledge of what is really going

Without these we would have no say in what happens with our government. With elections, you have the power to select who you want to be running that position. We elect people for things from county sheriff to the president of the United States. This was our way of making sure that we were not taken over. We elect the person in which we believe will do the things that we want them to do. Now, whether they actually stand by their word or not is another story but the point is that we have the freedom to do so. If they turn out to be horrible then we have ways in which we can use checks and

Without them we would have very little connecting with the government if we had any at all. This is what the framers intended to happen with our government so that we would always have a say in what was happening with our country. These institutions can also influence how you feel about certain people with government positions or things like that. Some of this may not be the complete truth of the story or contain all of the facts. This is why it is important to look at multiple sites in order to get the most information out of what is happening. This could help to avoid an uproar and it is good that we have so many ways we can participate in the