Election

judicial elections are partisan. The candidates run for the office as Democrats or Republicans and the voters see the party labels on the ballot. Candidates are chosen based on their partisan affiliation just like those who run for presidency. According to Wallace B. Jefferson, the newly retired Chief Justice of Texas's Supreme Court, the way Texas selects its judges is wrong. In the article “Chief Justice Condemns Judicial Elections” he points at the problems inherent in judicial elections in…

ideas being politics. Many distinguished people in the government believe that television allows direct contact between election candidates and the people, while others would argue that the presence of television influences…

vote for for this election? A lot of people tend to vote today based off what they have heard about a candidate and that could be the negatives or positives. My informative paper consists of research about different candidates and different office positions. It will talk about the different views on presidential candidates and whose running for what office in the US Senator and US Representatives as well. Since I am from Orangeburg, South Carolina and there are five elections that are occurring…

The presidential election is a long and complicated process, it takes funds and supports to have smooth campaign. Most candidates begin building a campaign, raising money, soliciting support, and courting the media for months, before the election begins. Every 4 years we elect the president and vice-president by an indirect device known as the Electoral College. There are many political parties, but the most popular ones are Republican and Democratic. The difference between the Republican and…

Televisions: How They Impact Elections Nixon defeated! John F. Kennedy has won! That was the report from the 1960 presidential election. Kennedy was a shoe-in for the presidency after the first televised debate displayed a clear and crisp image of young Kennedy. Nixon’s image, however, was blurred and fuzzy. Many would agree that using television for campaign advertisements has brought more information to the voter and allow the public to see more of the candidate’s personalities. However,…

nonpartisan elections of judges. Is one type of election better than another? Why or why not? Partisan elections simply refer to a public voting for specific offices. Each candidate typically represents a specific party, primarily Republican or Democrat. Partisan elections for judges are identical to partisan elections for any other office. Voters cast their choice using a secret ballot and the judge that receives the majority of votes occupies the desired position. In these elections,…

In a partisan election, a candidate’s party is labeled on the ballot. This gives the voters an outlook on the candidate’s beliefs and ideals. I believe that voting for judges in a partisan election can have its pros and cons. It is not the most effective method because is it mainly based on name recognition. Although, this method can be good because some judges that are appointed are already well experienced. Voting should be based on what judicial skills the candidate has or what knowledge of…

Significance of the Election 1912 The Election of 1912 was an election that tore friends apart and showed the view of what people wanted for America. There were four candidates that took part in the race for the White House, at one point 2 candidates were part of the same party, and they were Theodore Roosevelt of the Progressive Party, Woodrow Wilson of the Democratic Party, Eugene Debs of the Socialist Party, and William Howard Taft of the Republican party. Roosevelt and Taft were friends…

In previous elections throughout the years the media has found so many ways to impact each election. With the many advances of technology continues to have there will only be more opportunities for the media to influence the people. Especially with so many people having easy access to television whether it be from their mobile phones to the television in the living room. With the recent election, our 45th president it is crucial for the people to know where the influence comes from. The media is…

Framing Theory in Current American Presidential Elections Americans will elect the new President on November 8. The importance of this event is reflected in online news: Most sources discuss disputes between main candidates Hillary Clinton (Democrats) and Donald Trump (Republicans). This attitude conforms to the framing theory. It also corresponds to the agenda-setting theory, but the first one is more general and reflects the situation deeper The framing theory focuses “on the essence of the…