Discuss realignment in American elections. What is a realignment, and what have been some of the major realignments?
Two party system in the United States encourages broad coalitions and parties that include diverse groups. Most likely, small parties that only represent minority wouldn’t be able to win election effectively. As a result, big parties don’t have clear positions on some issues, so they could include as much opinion as possible. Some citizens might feel not represented sufficiently and look for different ways to voice their opinion. The minority party may be able to make use of this dissatisfaction and have a clear stand on these issues. If they are successful to get the support of the majority and replace the governing party, this …show more content…
According to Justice Fred Vinson, the Supreme Court has its unique responsibilities in the judicial system, “The function of the Supreme Court is to resolve conflicts of opinion on federal questions that have arisen among lower courts, to pass upon questions of wide import under the Constitution, laws and treaties of the United States, and to exercise supervisory power over lower courts. “ To effectively take its responsibilities, justices in the Supreme Court have to decide whether to consider the case or not. At least 4 out of 9 of the justices need to agree so the Supreme Court could consider a case that includes conflicts between lower courts on federal questions, or could resolve widely applicable questions. This rule of four effectively limits the cases that they consider to about 100 cases a …show more content…
Since the information about how and when to register could be difficult to be accessed, some people have registration problems that stops them from voting. In addition, qualified voters tend to be discouraged from voting due to long waiting time and voter identification requirements. Some states require voters to bring identification document to verify their status to vote and that could potentially discourage voters from voting. Moreover, the voter turnout is decreased because convicted felons in some states are forbidden to vote. The electoral system could be one of the elements as well. Due to the winner take all system, voters are more likely not to vote if the outcome is pretty much predictable or the election is dominated by one candidate in the state.
Elections in the United States are held on Tuesday, which is a working day. Working class might not be available to vote on this working day so the turnout is further reduced. The voter-suppression campaigns discourage low income, less educated and working-class Americans to
Two party system in the United States encourages broad coalitions and parties that include diverse groups. Most likely, small parties that only represent minority wouldn’t be able to win election effectively. As a result, big parties don’t have clear positions on some issues, so they could include as much opinion as possible. Some citizens might feel not represented sufficiently and look for different ways to voice their opinion. The minority party may be able to make use of this dissatisfaction and have a clear stand on these issues. If they are successful to get the support of the majority and replace the governing party, this …show more content…
According to Justice Fred Vinson, the Supreme Court has its unique responsibilities in the judicial system, “The function of the Supreme Court is to resolve conflicts of opinion on federal questions that have arisen among lower courts, to pass upon questions of wide import under the Constitution, laws and treaties of the United States, and to exercise supervisory power over lower courts. “ To effectively take its responsibilities, justices in the Supreme Court have to decide whether to consider the case or not. At least 4 out of 9 of the justices need to agree so the Supreme Court could consider a case that includes conflicts between lower courts on federal questions, or could resolve widely applicable questions. This rule of four effectively limits the cases that they consider to about 100 cases a …show more content…
Since the information about how and when to register could be difficult to be accessed, some people have registration problems that stops them from voting. In addition, qualified voters tend to be discouraged from voting due to long waiting time and voter identification requirements. Some states require voters to bring identification document to verify their status to vote and that could potentially discourage voters from voting. Moreover, the voter turnout is decreased because convicted felons in some states are forbidden to vote. The electoral system could be one of the elements as well. Due to the winner take all system, voters are more likely not to vote if the outcome is pretty much predictable or the election is dominated by one candidate in the state.
Elections in the United States are held on Tuesday, which is a working day. Working class might not be available to vote on this working day so the turnout is further reduced. The voter-suppression campaigns discourage low income, less educated and working-class Americans to