Instant-runoff voting

Reasons why everybody has to be 21 to vote By: Karley Chapman Did you know that according to GazetteXtra, eight Janesville 17-year-olds voted illegally in the spring elections this year. They were among 258 who did the same thing statewide. That’s 266 17-year-olds who voted illegally! But are they making good choices? The answer is no. Everyone has to be 21 to vote. My first reason why everyone should be 21 to vote because if 18-year-olds can’t drink, why in the world why they should they be…

There are many things according to the Kzinski article and class discussions that can limit a judges discretion. In the article, it mentions that an example of judge discretion is that judges often have to base their findings strictly off the constitution. This is very limiting because the constitution says very specific things for example, in the constitution under article 2 section 1 that says "no person except a natural- born citizen or a citizen of the US, at the time of the adoption of the…

Polling is something that has been intertwined with politics for the nearly a 100 years, and has grown tremendously in recent years. Politicians use these polls to gauge public opinion, and are supposed to be used to help them know what their constituents want. However, many believe that these polls are used by politicians simply as a way to stay in office, flip-flopping on positions as opinion changes. While both of these arguments hold some weight, polling is a lot more complicated than people…

Just imagine the feeling of becoming the President of the United States. On March 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson was sworn into office as the Seventh President of the United States. The inauguration took place at the Capital in Washington D.C. In the picture it shows Andrew Jackson getting sworn into office on the steps of the capital by the Chief of Justice John Marshall. There are also people behind them watching the inauguration, and a solder is standing by the pillar holding a gun. The people in the…

According to the authors of “A History of Western Society”, two characteristics of a government under absolute control are the existence of kings who claim to rule by divine right and the existence of absolute rulers who try to control competing jurisdictions, institutions, or interest groups in their territories. Citizens of countries under absolute control may not have as many rights as citizens of countries that have a democracy. North Korea is an example of a country under absolute control…

and resources on restricting voting and making the process more complex and difficult. States governments have the authority to determine not only who is allowed to register to vote, but also how the process of voting itself operates. Some states require ID just to cast a vote, such as Mississippi, which placed new restrictions on voting in 2016 which require certain forms of photo ID. Other states, for example Nebraska and Florida, place restrictions on early voting by taking…

Political campaigns stand as one of the staples of a democratic system of government, giving the citizenry access to the politicians who could represent them on a local, state, or national level. In america, every election is different with varying rules, ballot structures, level of media coverage, and participating constituents. Currently, the U.S. 2016 presidential campaign is in full force and quickly approaching the national conventions, which will finally declare who the Republican and…

How Americans Elect Their Presidents According to Merriam Webster(1) on election vote, select or poll ''is the act or process of choosing someone for a public office by voting''. Many people think that the presidential electoral in the USA take place through a direct vote, in other parts in the world, but this is not the case. Because it love variation and uniqueness in every thing, so they have different way to elect their president and who they chose the new president are 538 people. The…

identification. Several people believe that voter turnout will decrease with the new laws and cause more harm than good. However, photo identification laws are a necessity because the identification is versatile, the laws prevent illegal immigrants from voting, and fraud is actually reduced. First, most picture identifications can easily be obtained and can be used elsewhere, such as a driver’s license or even license to carry a handgun. Some believe the identification laws will reduce voter…

American citizens should be required to vote in national election. Most people today, young especially, don’t really care what happens in elections and are not active when it comes to voting. But, as their duty as a civilian should be to vote. People need to understand that the right to vote was not free, it came at a cost. People fought for that right and now it is being taken for granted. In the article “Telling Americans to Vote, or Else”, on paragraph 10, it says “We don’t know what the…