Election Day

Following the 2014 midterm elections, when only 33.9 percent of eligible voters cast ballots, President Obama threatened to make voting compulsory via an executive order (DelReal). This announcement by the president brought the idea to the forefront of American politics once again, and constitutional scholars quickly responded, claiming compulsory voting laws violate the rights of United States citizens (von Spakovsky). Creating laws that force citizens to the polls on election day, and…

In general elections, the electorate votes for a party. However, someone has to determine the order in which candidates are listed on the ticket, because the order in which they are listed determines who receives the seats that the party wins. For many years, party lists…

The electoral college is considered one of the most important bodies to deal with election, but many do not know the entire process of electing a presidential candidate. Although the electoral college is not a well government body, such as the House of Representatives, it still plays a vital role in determining the next president for the United States (US). There are many factors that determine the voters of the process and how they vote for the President. Even though it is a rare voting…

There has been a debate over photo identification when it comes to voting in the United States. In You Decide, we go over two individual’s point of view, Hans von Spakovsky and Shelia Jackson Lee. Spakovsky believes it protects the integrity of elections, while Lee believes it suppresses voter turnout. Hans von Spakovsky immediately defines his argument on photo identification by bullet pointing his reasons for supporting photo IDs, for example, he says it prevents “voting under fictitious…

those of which their leaders authority to rule is not impacted by those who live in the country of dictation. Unlike a good government, or better known a democracy, Dictatorships don’t have free and fair elections, nor does one have…

on in the world, until you hear about the ideas of the candidates who are running. All of the sudden, you become interested and you want to vote. B. Background and Audience Relevance: Lucky for you, elections are coming up. People who are eligible to vote can register in time for this year’s election. C. Speaker Credibility: I recently (today) registered to vote. It was this assignment that encouraged me to learn more about voting since it is an important topic that I knew little to nothing…

around us on a daily basis. Say you were sitting in school and you had a test that day. You barely studied and just crammed into your brain as much knowledge as you could remember five minutes before the test. You begin to take the test and you just feel like you are getting all the answers wrong. You become very indecisive on what is the right and wrong answers to the questions. When you check the grade book a few days later and see that you received an A on the exam, you become enthusiastic.…

In America, there are two main parties which are the Republican and the Democratic party that seem to be somewhere in the middle of these two. Americans pick a party and develop a deep connection to them, and the organizations’ actions affect both election returns and policy outcomes. American political parties are decentralized. They each have a loose network of organizations, groups, and individuals who share a party label but don’t have to work together. Americans think of themselves as…

One of the key concepts in United States of America is having liberty, so the state is not forcing citizens to do anything that they don’t agree upon like voting.During the election if no candidates share your view on politics, you should have the right to be neutral and not vote. I understand that voting is a right and using them to the best of your abilities will greatly benefit you. But being forced or “mandatory” to vote for someone that you don’t know anything about will be a…

In his essay, “Happy National Apathy Day” published in The New York Times, Will Durst mocks the voter’s general lack of interest in voting. Durst 's sarcasm is evident throughout the essay as he picks fun at the voter 's excuses. Flaws that exist in the election system are also mocked by Durst. The election system is kept ineffective to keep it weak and not give the people power. Durst alludes to the fact that voters inactivity in the election process leads to problems in their community. Durst…