Approval voting

registration form, receive a voter’s card then vote at the local voting poll. That might be problematic for some people, but everything went smoothly for me. In summation, despite some of the limitation college students are forced to deal with when it comes to voting, it all boils down to what interests you or not. Some people in older generations might make it a priority to vote while people of younger generations just don’t care about voting let alone politics to begin with; and vice versa.…

In numerous countries, as voter turnout rates have declined, so compulsory voting has become a mooted issue. Many commentators and politicians have begun advocating for mandatory electoral participation. It is vehemently agreed that elections should be mandated. This will be shown by looking how these electoral contest acts as a cornerstone to a free and fair society and the myriads of benefits that it brings with it. To begin with, a representative chosen by individuals will govern the nation…

Do actions speak louder than words? Benjamin Franklin once said “well done is better than well said.” I believe this corresponds with actions speak louder than words for the reason that all of us have the capacity to lie and moreover, only a few have the audacity to state the truth. Thus, creating a person’s action the only verification you can have. For example, I have recently watched many of the presidential debates, and as for now, they both state they will do all they can in their…

For the last 250 years, U.S. citizens have been given a controversial option of a jury or bench trial. Not everyone agrees with the bench trials. Although jury trials sound like a good idea, it is actually true that bench trials are better because it guarantees the right verdict almost all the time. Jury trials choose ordinary citizens off the street. For example, with the society today, people cannot stay off their phone, which makes them vulnerable to hearing or gathering false details about…

The question regarding what actually is the best way of promoting democracy through means of voting has evoked centuries of debates. In the AP Government debate on the Electoral College, the affirmative side calls for a reform in this area and implies the advantage of direct democracy over representative democracy because it better preserves individual political power, and that the Electoral College the US has nowadays can pose a threat to minority rights. The negative side, on the other hand,…

In "Bowling Alone", Putnam measures different decreases in social capital. He starts with the notable lessening in voter cooperation and trust in government. Putnam asks whether recorded occasions, for example, Watergate and the Vietnam strife may, themselves, clarify decreases in civic engagement. He reacts that they may if just political markers of social capital fell. The American public life has dropped in more ways than that. Concentrating on an extensive variety of reviews about community…

Hassan El Asmar Prof: Polson English 475 09/14/16 What is being American? “Thank God for immigrants. They are the only ones who have any personality left. They still allow themselves emotions, judgments, and all those qualities that we are “evolving” past. I don’t know what they’re saying, but I can tell they’re speaking honestly.” (Collin Quinn). We would be a much better, stronger and united country, because honestly, America isn’t what it used to be. During the last four decades, the…

Pg. 50-59 Changing the Constitution • The Constitution is a living document because it is always being checked again and revised whenever necessary by the current generations of adults. • There are many ways the Constitution can changed but there is a formal process in doing so and there is an informal process of doing so. • Formal Amending Process: o First, an amendment needs to be proposed which requires one of two things to occur:  Two-thirds vote of each house of Congress.  Two-thirds…

The age for voting has been a discussion for a long time, it has changed to fit the views of the people and what they think is the idealistic age. Now the debate is whether it should be changed to a lower age than it is now. One thought is to change the age allowing you to vote to 16. In the past, the age was lowered from 21 to 18 during the second World War. The reasoning behind the switch was “old enough to fight, old enough to vote.” The men were being sent off to war for their country but…

Should the united states continue to elect its president through the electoral college system? To ease some of the tension with this decision let me lay down some facts and information. In a presidential election, the popular vote simply means an aggregate of all voters from all states in America. The candidate who gets the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular vote. But the winner of the popular vote may end up losing the election, like “Al Gore did in 2000 and Hillary Clinton…