Cuyamaca College Political Actors in US Government and Politics Discussion
Humanities
In US Government and Politics, there are political actors. Political actors can be individuals, groups of individuals, or institutions. For example, the Executive Branch can be considered a group. Actors within the group include the President, Vice President, and Secretary of a department (such as the Secretary of Agriculture).
Below is a non-exhaustive list of political actors, by group, in US Government and Politics.
Group 1: Executive Branch
Actors include: President, Vice President, Secretary of a department (i.e. Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, etc.)
Group 2: The Media
Actors include: Liberal media, Conservative media, neutral media
Group 3: US House of Representatives
Actors include: Speaker of the House, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Minority Whip, Democratic Caucus Chair, Members of Congress
Group 4: US Senate
Actors include: Senate Majority Leader, Senate Minority Leader, Committee Chairpersons, Committee Ranking Members, Senators
Group 5: US Judiciary
Actors include: Supreme Court justices, Circuit Court judges, or District Court judges
Group 6: State Governments
Actors include: Liberal governor or attorney general or state Supreme Court, Conservative governor or attorney general or State Supreme Court
Group 7: The Public
Actors include: residents, citizens, eligible voters, likely voters, voters, and constituents of elected officials
Group 8: Interest Groups (IG)
Actors include: agricultural IG, business IG, social justice IG, environmental IG, oil IG, gas IG, science IG, education IG, etc.
Assignment: Select 4 Groups
Choose 4 groups you are interested in and explain why. You should have at least 2 sentences for each group. The first sentence declares which group you chose. And the second sentence explains why. Therefore, your submission should be 8 or more sentences.
Of the 4 groups you selected, chose 1 group that you will represent.
