How much hate would the president get if people in the United States actually understood how their government works? (party affiliation, Congress)

[lucky4life]

Try this the next time someone starts overly bashing the president.

Politely ask them some basic questions on their knowledge of government.

Examples would include: How are laws passed? What are the three branches of government? What power does the executive branch of government hold? What are the various decision types that the supreme court can make? What are the different roles of the House and senate? and so on........

This has nothing to do with partisan politics. It doesn't matter if they're bashing Bush, Obama, Clinton, or Reagan. You will find that more often than not, these individuals have no clue how our government works.

I've found that educated people bash the president as well, but you will rarely hear someone with a decent knowledge of government go on and on about the president's failures, as they realize the president is just a piece of the puzzle.


And yes, this is me making fun of people on this board

[blind melon]

Ive tried to explain to people that the President doesnt control the economy or oil prices

They rarely get it

[PullMyFinger]

How shocked would they be about how little this president understands how government works?

[katzpaw]

Originally Posted by PullMyFinger

How shocked would they be about how little this president understands how government works?

Obama know exactly how it works.

[Difficult Dave]

If Americans really knew how Congress worked, we would have completely different people in Congress.

[Ellwood]

And Presidents surround themselves with an Administration that will do his or her bidding. I always thought when we were having an election, the people running for President should announce who will be in his Administration.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by PullMyFinger

How shocked would they be about how little this president understands how government works?

Then how does government work? Is it based on how much rich people are willing to pay legislators to advance their corporate agendas?

[lifeexplorer]

Originally Posted by StillwaterTownie

Then how does government work? Is it based on how much rich people are willing to pay legislators to advance their corporate agendas?

LOL.

Our first example of people not knowing how the government works.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by lifeexplorer

LOL.

Our first example of people not knowing how the government works.

But it really is how government works. MONEY!! Did you not hear corporations are people, too? All three branches of government surely get bribed.

[shooting4life]

Originally Posted by katzpaw

Obama know exactly how it works.

Obama knows only what he reads in the newspaper.

And I agree with the OP, most people are idiots. That is why we should bring back a basic voting test with simple questions like:

How many branches of government?
Which branch writes the laws?
Name one member of scotus?
What is a veto?
How many states in the union?

This of course is multiple choice and you need to get 3 of 5 correct to vote, you only get one try. All basic information to pass said test will be sent out with the voting pamphlet. This coupled with removing the party affiliation from the ballot would lead to a much better system.