General election

electoral system. So when former Prime Minister Stephen Harper called an early election on August 2015, many did not understand its significance on the upcoming election. Harper believed that an early election would give him the advantage over other party leaders and would help him stay in office, but he was wrong. Despite the clever nature of this decision, where the timing conveniently worked with the newly passed Fair Elections Act and the Mike Duffy trial, the Conservatives faced devastating…

For years, voters of the presidential elections have been asking the question, “Does my vote count?” The answer to this question is yes. However, the votes cast by the American citizens are not the deciding factor in which presidential candidate wins the overall election. Votes casted by the public are instead counted toward whom the Electors of the Electoral College will vote for. The candidate the Electors vote for is meant to reflect the popular vote of the state; therefore the Electoral…

I argue that the creation of political parties in the United States Congress both addresses and enhances the collective action issues known as the prisoner’s dilemma, agency loss, and the tragedy of the commons, due to their constant clashes of ideological ambitions. The formation of Congress was most likely the first act of collective action before the official constitution was drafted. Two opposing sides, one the heavily populated states argued for a legislative body based on population. And…

Voter Suppression is alleged to be a strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from exercising the right to vote. In the past, intimidation has been a factor of voter suppression since the Jim Crow laws. The Republican National Committee came under fire in the early 1980s when it sponsored the creation of the group called National Ballot Security Task Force to patrol polling stations in every vote fraud. On 1920, the 19th amendment to the constitution…

delegated by a party-list proportional representation system of elections, is necessary to enhance the democratic elements of the United States Government: particularly voter turnout, the creation of more political parties, and a more diverse electorate . Currently, the “Past the Post” style of elections in the United States has tainted the American democracy, and it is time that the country be required to move to a more democratic style of elections. With the passage of the newly proposed…

we try and avoid misunderstandings and miscommunications. The world of politics bleeds conflict as individuals are all diverse beings with different values and beliefs especially in times of change, like a presidential election. The united states of America recently held an election to elect the future 45th president of America and as a result, president-elect Donald Trump won the electoral college. Hillary Clinton ran against Donald…

As 2016 comes to an end, America now finds itself reflecting on one of the most divisive elections in the history of the United States of America. Every single aspect of this memorable election will be studied for years to come. One aspect of this election that is not foreign to debate, is the way in which Americans select their President. This complex system election system is called the electoral college. This debate although fading at times in the mind of the typical American voter, has once…

States of America operates its elections under is one based upon that of the Declaration of Independence. As such the ideals behind the system were kept in the minds of 18th century culture; the dissemination of information about current politics was not effective, in comparison to that of today’s media. Thus, a gap of information was present between the average people of the new America and that of those in the political world. As such the need for a system of election with checks of power and…

in North Carolina about their voter ID law. In North Carolina the defendant of the voter ID law argued that there was “no evidence of discriminatory evidence” even though the Supreme Court denied that the law be reinstated before the presidential election (U.S. Appeals Court). Even though the decision has yet to be made as whether to keep or discard the voter ID law, Virginia may follow North Carolina and find it should not be reinstated. Regardless, each of these voting topics will have…

As the upcoming Presidential election approaches, many citizens believe their personal vote will elect the next President and Vice President. However, the framers of the U.S. Constitution decided to have a different process instead of using the popular vote. As the form of government was being discussed, America was not as large as it is today. In the United Kingdom, the leader is chosen by the governing body. Two leading thoughts were prevalent during the major discussions while setting up…