General election

without the input of women. For example, "Whether patriarchal or patronizing, both parties have succeeded in putting themselves, and not individual women, in the position of judging and determining female rights/needs." Therefore, during national elections the right’s of women are impacted because of our nation’s economic state. Depending, on what programs Congress places emphasis on, like funding for women’s…

Many people will recognize the Electoral College from previous presidential elections, however studies show only 57% of people know what it is. The Electoral College is a system that is used in electing the president. People cast their votes in their state and then all the votes are counted. Officials then look at the percentage of voters for each candidate and the candidate with the larger percent gets that state. Each state has a panel of electors, the amount they have depending on population.…

In general elections, the electorate votes for a party. However, someone has to determine the order in which candidates are listed on the ticket, because the order in which they are listed determines who receives the seats that the party wins. For many years, party…

audience member posed a question about the Constitution's 17th Amendment, which requires direct election of U.S. senators by voters. I replied the 17th Amendment also permits state legislatures to decide their state’s method for nominating the parties' Senate candidates – be it by primary election, state party convention or caucus or legislators themselves – with voters electing the senator in the general election. Ten weeks later, without further inquiry, The Times published a story and two…

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…

But why? Statistics has shown that since the 2008 election, President Obama not only open doors for African Americans but for all minorities, in particular women. Much of our political history has shown that the lack of “women’s participation as candidates was the lack of support for that participation among the general public” (Kathleen, 50). But since the post- Civil War era few women have ran and held positions in office, it is only…

Registration Voting, which could send a direct message to government about how citizens want to be governed, is at the heart of democracy. Among the thirty-one democracies, the U.S. has been experiencing a relatively low turnout in different levels of elections. The decrease in turnout, as discussed by many communication experts, could be in part attributed to voters’ apathy. Aside from voter attitudes, institutional barriers, such as difficulties of registering, mismatched information,…

College have not gone unchallenged, significant challenges are infrequent. However, the 2000 presidential election between GEORGE W. BUSH and ALBERT GORE Jr. inspired calls to reform or eliminate the national Electoral College. The election on November 7, 2000, was one of the closest in U.S. history, and several media organizations erroneously announced Gore as the predicted winner before the election booths had closed. Bush gained significant ground, and by the end of the evening on November 7,…

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…

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…