Approval voting

Voting for president is perhaps the most important event that takes places in America. Unfortunately, young people, such as college students are not as active in voting. There are many factors believed by others that the reason being is not having enough knowledge of the candidates, not understanding or watching debates, not knowing how to register to vote, or simply just believing that their vote does not count. Most college students are more active with using technology and are influenced by…

Thereout the years, and the many presidential elections there has been a repeated question, “Should the Electoral College be abolished?”. The Electoral College should not be abolished because it is an important part of our Legislative system, it is a lawful competition between candidates, and without it are two-party system will fall part. In summary, the Electoral College is a group of people representing the states who vote for the election of the president and vice president. The Electoral…

As I have often stated, I'm not a member of any party. I don't subscribe to the well-overused method of voting for people based on what party is listed by their name. Yes, many in either party vote down party lines. That's lazy and irresponsible. As for this election, Trump has won it based on long practiced rules. If it resembled the 2000 election mess involving Florida, I might be inclined to call foul. The only case that I've read that has any validity is impeachment if it is found that…

The voting rights have changed through history. All colors of all race have the right to vote and even all genders have the right to vote. But you still have to be atleast the age of 18 or older to have the right to vote. Women could vote in New Jersey and in some local areas, in all the other northern states. Non-white Americans could also vote in these areas as well, provided they could meet the property requirement. Freed slaves could vote in only four states. Initially, men without property…

Redistricting has always been a problem in this country. “Legislative redistricting is among the most intensely fought battles in American politics. Through redistricting, political parties seek to control government, incumbents seek job security, and minority groups seek representation.” (McDonald pg. 371) This all needs to change to be more representative and turn back to what the founding fathers intended of a representative government, that is one that represents and is for the people.…

This presidential election was the the first one that I could vote in and I am sure it was many of your first as well. With that being said, I haven’t fallowed the other elections as close to know how ugly they were in the past. Based on my experience of this election I think it was an extremely hard and ugly election. It was not only ugly between candidates and parties but also between friends and families. I think elections are going to bring out the worst and candidates are going to bring…

Party Identification I am to believe that I am part of the Republican Party, as being raised in a republican based family. Just as I was, many other people are usually taught on their views based upon their parent’s views on political events. In the family I was raised in we didn’t really keep close eyes on politics and who we think should be the right person to do the job. They always just said that, “one vote can’t make much of a difference, especially when I don’t like who is running”. With…

considering this question from an international perspective, primarily focusing on The United States of America. The United States of America follow a democratic regime (Chou,2016), this essay will outline the effects this has on knowledge based tests on voting power for citizens. The research conducted from past legislation and case studies will contribute to the arguments for and against whether it is necessary to put this control in place and the factors that need to be considered. CONTEXUAL…

Rick Shenkman seems to know seems to know just how to grab the readers’ attention in his book, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter. While most readers may disagree with his central arguments, I agree with him. I do believe that, as a whole society, the American people are very uninformed when it comes to politics, government, or any other relatively “uninteresting” topics. It seems as though the American people could actually care less about what is happening in our…

Should we abandoned our voting system, known as the electoral college. The Electoral college was created because the Founding Fathers believed that people are not smart enough to pick our own president. The electoral college picks the president and vice president indirectly. Each state gets an electoral vote for every representative and senator it has. For example, maryland has 8 representatives and 2 senators, so maryland gets 10 electoral votes. I believe the Electoral College should be…