General election

of the basic patterns of selecting judges. There are partisan elections, nonpartisan elections, appointments, and appointments with retention election. Partisan elections, like the system we have in Texas currently works by each candidate having to run under a party affiliation. In a partisan election candidates first run in a primary election and it also incorporates straight-party voting. The good thing about partisan elections is that they allow people of that state some control by being…

two-party system. The current Democratic and Republican system is undisciplined because the parties do not consist of individuals – both politicians and citizens – who always line up directly with the larger organization. Intentional parameters in elections and representation were put in place to allow for this,…

treatment during elections? How much coverage do they receive compared to major parties? Many states do not include third party presidential candidates in their ballots. Most of the focus by the media is on the stances of the main political parties. There have been many arguments suggesting that the third parties deserve an equivalent amount of recognition by media as major parties. However, others believe that since third parties have no clear chance of winning a major election, it is…

Fourth, election campaigns act as important components of a democratic system given that elections provide people with a platform for determining how their interests can be best served . Through election campaigns, the public are given an opportunity to participate in the democratic system by making decisions quietly or obvious engagement in determining people who will govern and the legitimacy of governance. Actually, election campaigns provide a platform through which the public can engage in…

especially when that shove comes from Europe. America averages around 51.71% from 2000 to 2012 (“Turnout of U.S. Voting Eligible Population, 1948-2012”, 2012) while the UK soars above with an average of 63% showing up to vote between 2001 to 2015 (“General election turnout 1945 – 2015”, 2015). There is a malignant ignorance growing among America's voters, whether it be from the narcotizing effect of the mass media, or the legislature behind the prerequisites of voting. Despite having a wide…

that state, and the number of representatives in that state (One vote for each senator and representative). So the real question is, should the U.S. change its election system? Yes. It should. The U.S. should change their election system to base it off of the opinions of the people; due to the lack of say that voters actually have in the election, the unfairness each well-populated state has if the electoral college is ended in a tie and the vote is given to the House of Representatives, and the…

of this past election, Males (54%) were more likely to vote for the Republican candidate than females (42%). Furthermore, Whites (58%) were more likely to have voted for the republican candidate than non-Whites (NYT article). It is scientifically recognized that whites and males (more specifically, white males) have the most privilege in American society today (McIntosh, 2010). Thus, it stands to reason that groups of privilege were more likely to vote republican in this past election. Because…

containing peripheral routes of persuasion are so convincing. To no one’s shock, money is exceptionally influential for the previously mentioned advertisements. Research has found that political candidates who spend more on their election campaigns are more likely to win the election (Chun-Ping and Chien-Chiang, 2009). Between 2004 and 2008, presidential campaigns spent $750 million on television campaign advertising alone. According to previously mentioned research by Lee, Fernandes, and…

Thinking About Political Reform by John R. Johannes is about making the American government operate smoother for the people and politics. Political reformers are faced with these challenging issues. They must think about what reforms are great for politics and if they will work out for the people. In the book Thinking About Political Reform Johannes discuss what reform is and list numerous reforms that can benefit American government. This essay is intended to break down each chapter of Thinking…

The Electoral College votes are known to overrule the majority vote, so many times the candidate most Americans desire will not be the one elected. There really is not an upside to this fact. Because the Electoral College can outweigh the general population, it limits the voice of the American people. By doing this, the person chosen to lead the country may not be the best fit in the citizen’s eyes. Also, some smaller states have a larger percentage of Electoral College votes than what would…