Election

spectacle dominated by candidates attempting to paint a narrative about themselves or their opponent, then prosecutor elections are not an exception. Similar to general elections, prosecutor’s will change their behavior to improve their conviction rates through dismissing cases, taking high-profile cases or increasing trial convictions. In fact, a study about prosecutor elections and trial convictions concluded that “ when an incumbent runs for reelection, the data indicates that there is an…

be used more often through every election. The question is whether Negative Advertising works or not. Do some people support negative advertising and believe it helps candidates get elected? The truth is that even though it may work and get candidates’ votes, it does not mean that it could not turn into a candidate’s enemy and cost them voters that they already had. Over the past few elections, negative advertising has become a more popular tactic during elections. Wesleyan University has run…

most importantly, it was the year when Indonesia’s democracy had narrowly escaped from possible reversal to the repressive Suharto’s New Order regime. Two populist candidates, Jokowi and Prabowo, competed against each other in the 2014 presidential election; Jokowi represented the continuity of Indonesian democracy, whereas Prabowo, a former general under Suharto, promoted authoritarian-populist message suggesting recentralization of power and dismantling…

calculated, the two parties have been awarded a percentage of the number of seats, each received the percentage of the votes. Second, a hybrid system called "mixed membership" model is combined with a single member selection. A few years ago, the election of Ontario Province proposed that the province adopted the system, but it did not pass a referendum. By the electoral body, the system will allow voters to vote for a candidate in their riding and their preferred party for the second vote. The…

Democracy is the building block of the United States government. But in the recent past elections, the percentage of registered voters who show up, have fallen to lows that rivaled the elections in WWII. If the voters don’t turn out, the foundation of the democracy falls to pieces. One way to fix this problem is to install a system where it is mandatory for the citizens of the nation to participate in voting, or compulsory voting. Several countries in the world currently have this system in…

exciting time, as well as an uncertain time, for a blossoming country. America was dealing with the growing pains of a new country. Some of the issues facing America in the 1790’s will be discussed. America had to deal with problems at home, such as the election of 1796 and abroad, such as the XYZ affair. The XYZ affair, proved to the rest of the world that America was not to be taken advantage of, and taken seriously. One could argue that if the early leaders of America didn’t take the proper…

in November, millions of American citizens go to the polls and vote indirectly for their President. However, the actual election takes place in December, and only 538 people are involved. This small group of people is called the Electoral College. This paper will explain how the Electoral College works and analyze how it factors into the campaign strategies in Presidential election. The US Constitution was forged 200 hundred years ago in which time America “founding Father” divided the process…

The presidential election was established in the United States Constitution each four years. There are several predefined requisite for candidates to be eligible for presidency, markedly, the candidate have to be above 35 years old, born in the United States or have took up residence in United States for 14 years. If candidates have fulfilled these criteria, they will continue with the general procedures for presidential election. The first step of a presidential campaign is the nomination…

wake of 2008 presidential election, when two candidates had completely different views on the main issues, such as: economy, taxes, the war in Iraq, and immigration. The narrator makes it evident with his comparison of airplane food choices, as he says “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?” Furthermore, the author sees the ‘’undecided’’ voters as people who don’t really care about the election, as he tells us a…

Voter turnout in recent presidential elections has been unbelievably low in comparison to other elections throughout America’s history. The country’s voter participation also ranks far below many major political elections that take place in different governments around the world. Many believe that the ultimate reason for which America’s voter turnout remains at such a considerably lower percentage than in other countries is because voting is not mandatory like it sometimes is elsewhere. However,…