Indonesian presidential election

form of government in which America holds today. Although the system is seemingly ideal, it can develop deep cracks that root to problems and controversy over power and constitutionality. The operations of interest groups, political parties, and election campaigns play large factors into whether or not this form of government succeeds or fails. These are the stems that connect the work of the government to the people and how citizens contribute to policy and are fueled by the standards of…

required equal wages for men and women doing equal work, the Civil Rights Act (prohibition of discrimination against women) and the Presidential Executive Order which prohibited bias against women in hiring by federal government contracts and last but not least women’s suffrage. But it was not until World War II where…

Should the Electoral College be abolished? America has used the electoral college for centuries now and maybe it’s time we question whether it’s the right way to elect our nation’s president. Both sides have great points, but ultimately keeping the Electoral College is the right thing to do. Our country has gone through hardships as well as better days with the Electoral College in place and there is no reason to remove it now or in the future. We should keep the Electoral College because it was…

This current election season, millions have already come out to vote in the primaries and caucuses all around the nation, turnout has increased and everyone seems to be enthusiastically choosing a candidate. But there is one thing that voters going to the polls may not realize; contrary to popular belief, citizens of The United States have never directly voted for a President or Vice President. Instead, they vote for electors to vote for a specific candidate. Additionally, the President and Vice…

the whole pie, not a piece. However, due to their political views, it can result to selfish behavior damaging politics and American elections. Interest groups work from the outside. Political parties attempt to transform members, through election or appointment, into insiders. Although power-seeking individuals continue to be blinded politically, American elections have somewhat improved. At first individuals could not come close to electing the president, now it is indirectly possible.…

The acts with their compounded effects granted more than half of the British population with a sway of what they could say in the election of officials and political matters of their government, there were still many who were not granted such a reprieve. Although reprieve was not granted by the Acts themselves they did lead to the path onto which reprieve would eventually be granted…

As a democratic government, voting is the foundation of the American government and in extension, the American way of life in general. Voting is considered so important that that it is mentioned in four Constitutional Amendments. These "four separate Amendments – the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th, even use the same powerful language to protect it: 'The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged ...," (Donnelly). The question is however, are new voting laws…

would prefer, to be understood by others, to hold elected officials liable for their settlements and to have a voice in vital subjects that impact your community. The Electoral College is extremely expensive, but yields the same results as a general election, therefore, the College is not only unreasonable financially, it also is not very useful. Every 4 years, citizens from the United States go to voting booths located around their community…

At the time, Florida’s disenfranchising laws were preventing around 600,000 convicted people from voting in the election. Since Bush won the election by a mere 537 votes, if just 1% of the felon population had been able to vote, the entire election could have reversed and the country would have seen Al Gore as the 43rd president. In order to find out if this outcome would have occurred had prisoners been able to vote, social scientists…

of electors for each state is based on the total number of members of Congress in each state. The Electoral College doesn’t make rogue decisions that change the outcome of the election, though electors can vote for candidates other than the one the majority of their state’s voters choose. Despite this there have been elections in which the Electoral College has changed the outcome. Seth Borenstein states “History shows that candidates have won the presidency but not the popular vote four times,…