Election

Donald Trump became president, especially when Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. Days before the election, it seemed like she had won the campaign, and it seemed like she was ahead, but that wasn’t the case. It didn’t seem right to a lot of people, she had been ahead, and she had won the popular vote, but that didn’t matter because it was up to the electoral college. It was known before the election that Donald Trump had connections with Russia, he even mentioned Russia during his campaign.…

studies elections around the world to get a better grasp of what is going on with elections in the countries. Scholars are trying to understand the effect of voter turnout with new ideas being presented for the cause. Countries’ electoral systems offer a wide range of reasons behind the causes of voter turnout. Anthony Downs’ theories are leading principles in voter turnout field by using rational choice thinking of voters. Downs tries to explain people’s thinking when coming to elections. Downs…

Abstaining from voting is a form of voting while it does nothing to maintain the true interests of the people lack of an answer is still an answer in the minds of citizens. According to Elect Project in the 2014 election there was a 36.7% of voter turnout this is a low amount compared to nations with compulsory voting (2016). In our two-party system the votes typically come from citizens who support either Republican or Democrat leaving third party candidates to suffer. “A rational voter will…

college is defined as “ the electors from each state who meet after the popular elections to cast ballots for President and Vice President”. The Electoral College was acknowledge under Article II of the United States Constitution stating that each state will get one vote in favor of the president relying upon the majority of the votes. A popular election happens in which the candidate who gets the most votes wins the election, however because of the Electoral College…

of electors for each state is based on the total number of members of Congress in each state. The Electoral College doesn’t make rogue decisions that change the outcome of the election, though electors can vote for candidates other than the one the majority of their state’s voters choose. Despite this there have been elections in which the Electoral College has changed the outcome. Seth Borenstein states “History shows that candidates have won the presidency but not the popular vote four times,…

In the United States of America, presidential elections are held every four years. Each election year, the people vote for their candidate of choice. Their votes are then assessed by the Electoral College, and then the winner takes office. It seems pretty simple, or is it? To vote in some states, one must present certain kinds of identification. If they fail to do so, they are denied their right to vote. These laws seem to target certain groups in the country, and that just does not seem right.…

It is no secret that the presidential election is a muddy process. Between campaigns, debates, endorsements, primary elections and everything else involved in the candidate process, the path to be becoming president is definitely not a stroll in the park. However, as long as a candidate has the right plans coupled with the right flair and can get the majority of the votes of the US citizens, he or she has nothing standing between him or her and the oval office, right? Unfortunately, there is one…

Electoral College should be abolished. The Electoral College should be abolished because a president could win the popular vote, which is the people’s vote, but could loss the Electoral vote. In document G, “Four Presidential Elections”, the 1876, 1888, and 2000 elections, the candidates…

is where the term “Gerrymander” was created. This sneaky practice involved state legislatures drawing congressional districts in a certain way that will increase the likeliness of a particular political party or interest group winning or losing elections. In many ways this targets minorities, and lower class citizens, in hopes that these oddly drawn districts views will be mainly in one direction; giving one group or party more leverage of the other in that particular area. This practice…

attention in the general election. This is because New Jersey’s citizens generally vote consistently with their favored political party. During general elections, presidential candidates focus most of their attention on the swing states, including Florida, North Carolina, Iowa, Maine, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Michigan versus the non-swing or non-competitive states, such as New Jersey. (Brown, 2016). The list of swing States can change over time, and in any given election. Swing states…