Approval voting

talks about factors of “shaping individuals’ perceptions—so that the ninety-nine percent adopt the interests of the one percent as their own” and “the economics and politics of voting itself” (Stiglitz, 2013, p. 150). In regards to shaping perception, he talks about voting behaviors with two terms; those terms are voting paradox and…

percentage of youth who vote is almost little to nothing compared to the percentage of older individuals who turn out to vote. Why is that? Why don 't young people vote? Is there some motivator that would cause a young person to vote? Single issue voting has increasingly become a popular trend in America, could that be a motivator? Robert Winsler’s "The Accidental Motivator: Florida 's Medicinal Marijuana Ballot Initiative 's Impact on the Youth Vote," sought out to understand whether a single…

then used to make a decision about voting. Furthermore, this decision, Popkin argues, is to be considered as an investment made with the expectation of a long-term payoff (Popkin 10).…

In the United States of America, people’s ideology ranges from conservatives to liberals and everything in between. People determine their political views based on what their family’s views are as children typically are greatly influenced by their parents’ views. However, other factors such as ethnicity, religion, gender, level of education, and even the areas they live in can determine people’s political views. I consider myself to lean more to the right on the political spectrum as I consider…

Train Wreck - James Arthur The Song that Changed Perspectives Billal Lyzzaik In today's society, reality shows, such as The X-Factor, manipulate many to act a certain way on live TV and not necessarily be themselves. James Arthur, a British artist, was one of the many whom were packaged. He participated in The X-Factor during the 2012 season but was eliminated during the final rounds for not meeting the shows expectations. Arthur later exposed the program on its manipulative ways. As a…

Direct democracy is a system where people decide on and vote on policy initiatives and laws directly, using several instruments like referendum, initiative and recall. Referendum mainly implies that a bill that has been passed in the legislature will be obliged to be set for a popular vote. This essentially means that the public can veto on a bill passed by the legislature. The instrument of Initiative lets members of the public propose/suggest a bill or a constitutional amendment, which will…

County Governments in Kenya The counties of Kenya are geographical units thought about by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya to form devolved government units. County government is local government which works best when local residents are involved and active. The local government provides local government services. What is a county? A county is a geographical region in Kenya used for administrative or development purposes. What is devolution in Government? Devolution in Kenya is the…

Campaign propaganda is a way to promote a candidate into office. Different ways of propaganda are endorsements, glittering generalities, image molding, bandwagon, stacked cards, name calling, plain folks, and more. Many candidates use these different ways of propaganda. Most win by the use of their propaganda. In 1984, the two candidates running for vice president were Walter Mondale, and Geraldine Ferraro. The two used buttons to promote themselves so they could win. These buttons were a type…

Tocqueville created a rather lovely image of what townships were like back in the 1800s. He gives us a deep look into what townships were like back then and even tells us of its origins. He paints a rather rosy picture of involvement and the livelihood of how townships operated. By looking at how Tocqueville saw townships in his day and age, we can use it to compare how townships look in today’s day and age. Tocqueville counts Plymouth, New York as the where the origins of the township system…

state, who vote for the president and vice president. Each representative is voted for by their individual state voters, whom they will represent. Currently, there are 538 total electors, 271 votes needed to win the electoral college. This process of voting has been questioned because, it appears to be unfair to voters, and it doesn’t allow outside American territories (who are American citizens) to vote or…