Instant-runoff voting

I personaly think in my opinion, that the voting age should be lowered to age 16. Lowering the voting age would have some very positive outcomes. Since America is trying to have a growth in people who do participate in voting, this will inevitably add to the percentage of voters. Letting more people eligible to vote means the higher the percentage. There is though the argument of young people not being as interested or involed as the elderly. With percentages backing that statement up.…

Jose Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, was a very humble man. He was a man who loved life and explained that he hoped, “to present [himself]… like someone who goes into a bar and says to the bartender, “This round is on me!”” He wanted others to see the positivity and happiness that radiated from him and he wanted to stand out because of this reason. He believed that he was happy with what he had unlike most people who were always looking to buy more than what they needed. Mujica saw this…

AOW- Should Voting Be Mandatory? Voting Should be mandatory in the United States. The article “Should voting be Mandatory” is about how the author thinks voting should be mandatory for people over 18. One reason is because it would make people pay more attention to which president the citizens are voting for. Another reason that voting should be mandatory is that congress may actually pay more attention to things that now there ignoring. Some people may think that voting should still be…

In this political cartoon by John Ohman which is unnamed represents the image of how voters or more specifically younger teens see Hillary Clinton. The author's purpose of this political cartoon is to show that Hillary Clinton is trying to hard to get young voters attention. John Ohman’s argument is Hillary Clinton is trying to hard to appeal to young voters by perfectly showing that Hillary Clinton trying to get into their shoes and behaving the way that teens used to behave during her teen…

On the 3rd of November in 1948, presidential candidate Harry S. Truman famously waved a copy of the Chicago Tribune reading, “Dewey Defeats Truman”. Also, a photo was taken on the platform of the St. Louis Union Station which housed the Ferdinand Magellan, the first ‘presidential train car’ used by Truman to host the initial whistle-stop campaign (Goldzwig). However, the United States has come a long way since the days of fliers, megaphones, and campaigns by railroads; instead, the media and…

In the American political system, opinion polls are an important way to measure the general public’s ideological beliefs and opinions on certain key issues. According to Patterson, a public opinion poll is, “a poll or survey in which a relatively few individuals are interviewed to estimate the opinions of a whole population” (2013). These types of polls are also used to see which candidate the American people prefer in presidential election years. This election cycle is no different, especially…

My question is drawn from the Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Pages 1-15. The quote that inspired my question was, “In a political debate, the man who is forming a judgement is making a decision about his own vital interests.” This quote made me think about the people I know who have risen above themselves and who seek to help others. People who volunteer frequently, donate large percentages of their paychecks, and people who always hold the door open for others are the people who come to mind. Obviously,…

Voting is a core element to the process that keeps our system of government operational. Through elections, citizens have the ability to decide on who represents them in government, be it a local official, a state or national representative, or the president. When voting for a president we should not vote based on morals, but instead what that candidate can do to help restore this country. None of these presidential candidates are suitable for the position or have morality. However, I would have…

What is the Texas’ Picture ID Law? The Texas’ Picture ID Law is to propose a legal measure to prevent illegal voting. There are several different forms of identification. According to Vote Texas, Texans can used their “driver license, election identification certificate, personal identification card, license to carry a handgun, military identification card containing the person’s photo, citizenship certificate with photo, and United States passport”. If someone does not have a photo…

In 1915, five years before ladies were allowed the vote in America, an article distributed in The New York Times recommended that, when everybody of each religion, sex, financial status, and race had the capacity to vote, the class rule would end and the genuine vote based system would follow. Such an announcement was hopeful, at the same time, right around one hundred years after the fact, there are still a few angles that remain constant. In any case, American history proves that widespread…