Perspectives Essay Example: My Political Beliefs

Politics may seem boring to some, but it is actually quite useful to know. Political socialization is how you develop your beliefs on different government policies. Some examples of political socialization would be religion, friends, or family. A political party is an organization which recruits candidates, fundraises for those candidates, gathers campaign support and supports certain political issues. The four major political parties are the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Green Party and the Libertarian Party. A political ideology is a set of beliefs or values. Political ideologies include liberal, conservative, and libertarian views. Liberals believe that the government should intervene more in business and less in social issues, whereas conservatives believe that the government should intervene less in economic issues and more in social issues, and libertarians believe that the government should intervene less in all issues. A political issue is something that has to do with the government. A good example of a political issue is immigration. I agree the most with the Democratic Party. Although I mostly align with the Democratic party due to my views on immigration and death penality, I also agree with the Republican party on the issue of abortion.

I agree with the Democratic Party on the issue of immigration because a lot of people, friends or their parents at my school are immigrants and it provides the US with a better economy. Immigration is when someone from one country moves to a different country. According to Kialo immigrants “significantly benefit the U.S. economy by creating new jobs and complementing the skills of the U.S. native workforce, with a net positive impact on wage rates overall”. The Democratic Party says that “We will ensure that our nation continues to prize diversity and compassion, and welcomes those who yearn to participate in our great democratic experiment by creating a humane, 21st century immigration system that benefits all Americans.” This is similar to my viewpoint because I believe immigrants help improve the economy and I also believe that diversity is a good thing which mostly lines up with what the Democratic party says about how it is good to have diversity.

I agree with the Democratic Party on the issue of Death Penalty because we are financially capable of letting them live as a nation, and sometimes people do not receive the right verdict. The Death Penalty is when a criminal is sentenced to death by execution. According to US Claims “an estimated 2 to 10 percent of all convictions are wrongful” and because according to Statista between the year 2000 and 2020 there were 931 executed in the United States, statistically 18 to 93 people were wrongfully executed in that amount of time. I developed this belief due to my religion. During a religion class my priest was explaining what I stated previously with the because. According to the Democraric’s Party Platform “We believe it is long past time to end the federal sentencing disparity between crack and powdered cocaine, which has contributed to the disproportionate imprisonment of people of color. And Democrats continue to support abolishing the death penalty.” This is similar to my viewpoint because they are saying that people are sometimes wrongfully incriminated and so am I.

In conclusion my perspective on political issues, such as, immigration and the death penalty mostly aligns with the Democratic party. This is because immigrants can boost the economy, and sometimes people are incorrectly sentenced to death. I developed these beliefs because of my friends and my religion. These lines up with what the Democratic Party believes. This is why I say my political beliefs mostly line up with the Democratic Party.