In a Democracy it is important to have frequent elections where all adults have the availability to participate. Until recent history the United States had mechanism put in place where some groups of society had multiple obstacles. Mechanisms like poll tax and literacy tests were given to reduce the number of minority voters. Individuals were even disfranchised and had no capability to vote. Devices and mechanisms able to break the burden of disfranchisement had first began in 1965 when a group of peaceful marchers traveled to Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery to push and promote legislation for the creation of new voting rights legislation.…
In America, citizens are given the right to vote and elect officials into office. At the age of eighteen, young adults are allowed to register to vote and take part in elections. Not all citizens participate and decide to vote. When Americans decide to exclude themselves from voting, they initially are negatively impacting society. Thomas Patterson takes his stance on this when he wrote “The Vanishing Voter”.…
As the system is compulsory the ballot form must be simple enough so people with all levels of education can complete the ballot and cast their vote (Library Council of NSW, 2013). Though compulsory voting has given disadvantaged groups the opportunity to vote by ensuring that everyone is able to there are issues with unresponsiveness in Australian politics. Australian political parties are unresponsive to the needs of Australians as people must vote for one representative. If voting were to become voluntary, parties and candidates would be forced to implement policies of merit to compel people to vote (Library Council of NSW, 2013). Compulsory voting ensures that candidates are addressing the needs of all voters in the electorate not only the wealthy and educated which insures that votes cast are representative of the…
Vast amounts of voters have been turned away due to not having the “sufficient identification” to appease the polling workers. In Texas alone, nearly 1.4 million people were disenfranchised by the new voting laws (Rhodan 1). It is baffling that the disenfranchisement of millions is noted as a worthy and justifiable result of “solving” a problem that does not exist. Not only are people being denied the right to vote, but they are also being purged off of voter rolls. Such is the case in Virginia, where 38,000 unsuspecting individuals were thrown off the register due to the new laws (Liebelson 1).…
The benefits coming from the development of technology today are not worth the risks of the potential misuses, loss of human nature, dependency, and/or any other potential problem that could arise. We have much proof that technology can be a dangerous thing such as nuclear weapons, then again, it has proven to be an extremely beneficial thing too such as airplanes. It is an absolute fact however that technology proves to be dangerous no matter how helpful it may be, if it is placed in the wrong hands, and that simply is not a factor that should be a risk. To begin, “Sometime early in this century the intelligence of machines will exceed that of humans.…
The Voice Of America in Chains Voting is a large part of what America is today. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”. The voice of the people is what makes the big decisions in America and mostly through choosing who will represent us in our government in elections. This makes the vote valuable, because it has the power to make decisions and change outcomes. Although many will argue that Mandatory voting will provide a better representation of the Consensus, it will actually demote civic virtues and limit individual freedoms.…
Our current representative democracy gives citizens the right to vote under a free electoral system. Frequently seen as right rather than an obligation, not all citizens take part in the election. Therefore, not making an appearance can dramatically effect our political system causing an unfair election. Other countries to avoid unfair democracy have obtained for compulsory voting; eg. Brazil, Australia and Austria.…
The branches of Government consists of three branches: the Legislative which talks about the Court Case of Wesberry v Sanders and how one man’s vote should be equal to another’s ( one person, one vote). The Executive; it has the Court Case of Marbury v United States. It also includes how a panel in the Court is trying to override Congress’ purpose to create a board to practice law enforcement. Then the Judicial on the Court Case on Marbury v Madison with how the British are now in their own little case that is similar to the case.…
Many people have busy schedules and do not have time to physically go and vote. Adults do not have much free time compared to young people. Nowadays, Americans work more hours than in the past. In fact, a lot of them work more than 80 hours per week. That makes it hard for them to find a spare time to vote.…
The rights in America are always being altered. Since 1787 there have been twenty-seven ratified amendments to the Constitution, which is an infinitesimal number when comparing it to the new state laws and the way the amendments of the Constitution have been understood and justified. The thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments were part of a more egalitarian legal framework. However, even after these amendments, state laws and even federal laws attempted to interpret the amendments in a way that took away rights depending on skin color. For example, the Plessy v. Ferguson case upheld the constitutionality of segregation under the separate but equal doctrine.…
This may cost taxpayers a small amount more, but the price is worth it to strengthen the general populations understanding of the importance of voting as well as the impact one person’s vote can…
In the past there were various restrictions in the United States that governed who would vote. Not everyone was entitled to vote due to some reasons like age and nationality as immigrants were not allowed to vote. As years passed, several changes were implemented in the country which favored economic growth but denied most people political rights. Democracy has prevailed in the country to ensure each citizen feels comfortable and well represented. In most of the states voter registration has improved as the states put in place structures that would enable each and every citizen vote (Keyssar, pg 41).…
African-Americans getting to vote?! That’s absurd!....or so we thought. Back in 1965 African-Americans did not have all the same rights that the whites had because we felt that, we let them go so, what else do we have to do for them? What we needed to do for them, was treat them with respect, treat them as equal human beings, and give them what we give each other. GIve them the rights they deserve.…
Voting: a Right or a Requirement? Although only 60% of eligible voters vote, voting should be an option rather than a mandatory task. People have their reasons for voting and not voting, and they should be the ones to decide whether they want to or not, rather than forcing someone who isn’t educated in politics to vote, which could completely change the outcome of an election. Compulsory voting would be a bad idea as it would alter the results negatively by causing people who don’t care about politics to just vote for someone randomly, the idea itself is unconstitutional and against everything the document says, and it would just ruin the point of voting as results could end up being inaccurate.…
Introduction There has been a lot of controversy if the use of electric cars will stand the test of time and be able to become the newest coming trend in the transportation sector. With all of the technological advances, environmentally, healthily and economically electric cars do benefit the entire population and also help reduce the toxicity that the planet is now having to deal with because of all the pollution man-kind has created. Ecological Factors The use of an electric car allows to reduce the amount of toxins that are released into the atmosphere compared to all the toxins that are emitted from regular gas vehicles. While using gas, you don’t only hear the toxins but you can actually see what is coming out of your car’s engine.…