Importance of Voting Essay

In the president election year of 1968, Nixon won 301 votes and defeated the Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey, who won 191 votes. Nixon edged Humphrey in the popular vote, with Wallace earning 13.53%. Nixon's victory came with a margin of less than three percent in California, Illinois, and Ohio; had Humphrey carried these three, Nixon would have lost his election. Nixon won most of the West and mid-West but lost parts of the Northeast and Texas to Humphrey and lost the deep South to Wallace…

United Airlines was first formed by the partnership of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. This establishment formed on July 1, 1931 and was advertised as “world’s largest air transport system.” Not only did United Airlines fly commercially, but they also helped out during World War II. In the beginning of May 1942, United began to service to Alaska and across the Pacific Ocean in order to help the troops. Even over the many years of development, United is still of the top three airlines…

In contemporary American politics, there are two major political parties that seem to dominate every election. These two political parties are known as the Democratic Party and the Republican party, from the textbook “We the People” written by authors Ginsberg, Lowi, Weir, and Tolbert we understand that each political party has their own views, some similar and others completely different as well. These different parties were created to cater to the American people by giving them the option to…

increases its dependence on technology, it is inevitable that this technology is brought into voting machines. Electronic voting machines are a relatively new invention which allow voters to vote via a computer rather than a ballot sheet. Some people are uncomfortable with electronic voting machines either because of fear that they can be hacked or because of lack of electronic literacy; however, electronic voting machines should be used because of their easier and more secure vote counting, and…

My position on this issue is the opposite, politicians doesn’t always have to be truthful. As a matter of fact, politicians lie because the people doesn’t want to hear the truth. If two candidates running against each other, the one who tells the public what they want to hear instead of the truth will win the election. The one who tells the truth will loses out. An example could be the 1988 presidential election. You might recall the famous lie, "Reeeaaad myyy llliiipsss, nnoooo neeewww…

In my opinion, there a lot of different aspects voters need to know about when voting for any seat, whether it be town council, mayor or President of the United States. There are hundreds of ideas and values that need to be addressed and in no way can they be addressed in one instance. Using these debates to inform the public about their views on popular issues such as abortion and torture is understandable, and I believe having multiple debates to discuss these matters are important. However,…

The basis of Evo Morales’s MAS party stems from being an inclusive party rather than an exclusive. Within the borders of Bolivia there is a large indigenous population that resides in rural areas; by this population being excluded from society as it disables its ability to voice its opinions and concerns on a national level—driving the community away from political power. This strategy of inclusiveness embodies a populist party; according to Raul Madrid, author of Ethnic Politics in Latin…

Athens, this place is truly wonderful, it is a privilege to see where democracy first started. I have arrived in the the tale end of Athens golden age in the 5th century BCE. There is so much culcher from it philosophers to its citizen army. After talking to the locals I can narrow down Athens government into three stages. First there was Aristocracy, this government was arranged that only a few wealthy family had all the power and the rest had no political say in how the city state was rain.…

In Government We Trust? During this research project I researched whether we(the U.S.) trust our government or not. I originally chose this topic because I thought that it would be easy, but I later realized that it was more interesting than I thought. At first, I thought that there is no way that we can trust our government with all of the crazy stuff going on in the world. Now, my opinion has slightly changed. My research has proved and disproved many of my different thoughts. Originally, my…

Rachouh didn’t worry about driving home that day to vote in her district. She had scribbled her information on a registration form a few weeks earlier and requested a mail-in-ballot that she completed days before the election. It was the first time voting in any election for…