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preferences on the type of candidate they want and the policies they are willing to accept. If a candidate can get the majority of voters from the middle while still holding preferences from the party their representing, the chances of wining the election is given greater odds. Although moving towards the middle seems like the best idea, if all the candidates do the same thing, the votes would be divided amongst the candidates which would cut their numbers in half or in some situations give…

of the number of people who voted. Political Parties were concerned towards this issue so they decided to do something about it. In 1924 voting was introduced for national elections in Australia. It took till 1984 for enrolment and voting to be made compulsory for all eligible voters. Electors who do not vote at a state election will be fined. The following years several states across Australia made voting compulsory. First in 1926 in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania in the year 1928, then in Western…

Many countries have lowered their voting age to 16. We need more people to vote, but we dont need more kids. 16 year olds can be influenced. Even 18 year olds can be influenced, but if an 18 year old truly wants to vote for someone then they will. We need to keep the voting age the same. We need to raise the voting percentage and bringing down the voting age will not help. As it states in the article "Keeping the Voting Age at 18", only 38% of voters were in the 18-24 age group voted.…

During the late 19th and early 20th century Britain, only men had the right to the political citizenship, but unfortunately, not all men were allowed to be part of it. Many men, including soldiers, were excluded from any political involvement as well as voting. That was due to the fact that the concept of citizenship and the requirements to be a citizen changed over time. In the Middle Ages Britain, the term citizen was referred to people who lived in the boroughs (towns and cities). So for many…

Elections should deviate from relying on conviction rates because these fail to account for prosecutorial misconduct and if their strategies have reduced crime.Chief Prosecutor elections operate similarly to normal elections in the fact that the candidates rather attack themselves than to discuss their proposals. The discussion found in campaigns for chief prosecutor elections fail to produce substantive information for the citizens. Instead of explaining their proposals to the electorate,…

then draw conclusion on that ( Dolan 96). When women are seen seeking leadership positions and displaying masculine traits, it draws resistance from the people (Bush ). Voting for males or females is an involuntary response and can deeply affect an election especially to positions…

Winston Churchill, “the best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter”. This comical expression poses a compelling summation of the modern American political landscape, as evidenced by the most recent election. While midterm elections happen frequently, the majority of Americans abstain. At the same time, Americans wonder and complain about one of the worst Congresses in all of American history. Robert Thurman’s “Wisdom”, Jean Twenge’s “An Army of One: Me”,…

and other political confrontations. Yet, the youth of today is known to be disinterested in politics and are significantly less likely to vote in elections than previous generations. However, in recent years, youth in East Asian countries are leading political movements and asserting their interest into the national political agenda. Leading up to elections, university student bodies and youth groups mobilize themselves and go to the voting polls; once labeled as the politically detached…

The Electoral College has a lot of leeway for mishap, and the majority of people agree. A poll in 2000 by Gallup shows that more than sixty percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind that is instated now. This proves that majority vote agrees that the Electoral College should be removed. According to the article What Is the Electoral College? “When you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidates…

Affiliation, 2015). Based on the several online quizzes I took, I identify as a moderate Democrat. This generally fit the norm of my classmates, there were a few outliers but we all tended to lean slightly left. My first political memory was of the 2008 election. Me and my father were sitting in…