Elections

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,…

vote, ultimately the ones who decide will be the next president and vice president is the Electoral College. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. Two hundred seventy votes are needed in order for a president to be elected. Therefore the election process in the United States is not fair. The popular vote should determine who becomes president and not the…

be used to elect the president. Additionally many argue that the same system that is used for every other election in the country should be used to elect the president. The reasons for the electoral college date back many years, but a question asked often today is why the electoral college is still in use today? There is a much better method, and its implementation would streamline the election process, make everyone’s vote count the same, and elect…

In this democratic nation, we have the right to vote, and in this election, which had the longest campaign in history, people all across Canada exercised their right to vote and elected a liberal majority government with Justin Trudeau as the Prime Minister of Canada. There were five main parties that campaigned for office; The Conservative Party of Canada, which was led by Steven Harper, earned 99 seats, The Liberal Party of Canada, which was led by Justin Trudeau, earned 184 seats, The New…

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of any true democratic state today and the legitimizing force by which citizens of a country grant a government the authority to rightfully rule over them and represent their opinions by make decisions in their best interests. Citizens’ right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights which they possess in modern liberal democracies, however, the low level of electoral participation is indicative of the fact that a countries democratic system might…

Some might suggest that the disillusionment of young adults in Canada politics has to do with the Americanization of politics and political media. American elections, especially the 2016 election, have had a wide spread global appeal due to the media circus surrounding both candidates. The rhetoric of the campaign places higher stakes on the election and is an appealing process for youths, particularly Canadian youths. Canadian politics is not highly ideological. Brokerage politics and the first…

or anyone else who holds a high title. With democracy everyone has a voice and an opinion to share. When the people vote it gives them the power that they have craved. Everyone votes for who they want to lead their country to success. Voting and elections has a positive impact on democracy because it allows people to express their opinion and without it democracy would cease to exist. Voting is very important to making up a democracy style government. When people don’t vote the democracy fails…

College was created for a few reasons. The first purpose was to create a buffer between population and the selection of a President. At the time, the founding fathers were worried of a tyrant like ruler who could manipulate public opinion in a direct election. They didn't trust citizens and wanted to leave it to a group of trusted politicians. Another reason is as part of the structure of the government that gave extra power to the smaller states. Because each state would have the number of…

the president should be carefully chosen by a popular vote. On the other hand, some supporters argue that the Electoral College system is indeed a fair way to conduct the presidential election, mostly because of the different sizes of the states. Just about everyone in United States, thanks to the presidential election chaos…

get the votes for their political candidate on election day. Larger cities in the United States, like Philadelphia, were accused of using political machines. These bosses would force their political candidate onto the people and turn out large number of voters on election day. In the passage, The Shame of the Cities, it says “the citizens have no more rights than the negroes down south.” The black’s votes down south were lost when it came to election day, and votes in the north were just as…