Plurality voting system

Americans gave for not voting was that they were uninterested, it’s inconvenient, or that the candidates are irrelevant. By voting, you are making your voice heard and registering your opinion on how you think the government should operate, which is why everyone should vote. The importance of voting and democracy dates back to the time of Ancient Greece. Invented in Athens, Democracy came from the word “demos” which meant “power of the people”. In Athenian Democracy, voting was not an option…

they're felons. Oh, well. Felons, you say. They're criminals, for Pete's sake. Of course they shouldn't have the right to vote. But why is that, exactly? In places like Mississippi, one of 12 states that permanently bar at least some felons from voting, the reason typically involves the notion that people have displayed very bad judgment by committing a felony, by definition a serious crime. No argument there. But having done so, the thinking goes, they have also proven themselves unfit to…

prepares them for it, at least that’s what I felt when I turned 18. When it came to voting I really did need to know what the Electoral College really does. What I found was that everyone in the United States doesn’t really vote for the president they want directly. It’s a process and you as a voter is the very first step. The next step is what you are really voting for, which in this case you are voting for an elector, or in other words, your representor.…

I believe the differences in voter turnout between demographics pose a problem with our way of democracy. In many instances, turnout varies based on a person’s age, race, gender, income, and other categorized systems. I find this to be an unfair and unjust situation for Americans across the nation. American citizens have the right to vote according to our nation’s laws. Our American ideals and values have established equal opportunity for all citizens, yet certain groups are unwilling to go to…

at all, Nevada’s Secretary of State has claimed that at least 3 people who are non-citizens have registered in the 2016 election.Barbara Cegavske has made a serious charge against those individuals since it is a Federal offense to vote and sign the voting registration. According to Amy Rose (Legal director for the ACL of Nevada) and Joe Gloria (Clark county’s registrar), they believed that it might’ve been a miscommunication since the non-citizen might’ve thought they were allowed to vote when…

think that they should have the voting age decrease and have student of the age of 16 and 17 should be able to have the privilege to vote. If at the age of 18 people are already considered as “adults” … but are they really considered as adults? The government just considers them as adults for their own benefit such as being able to be sent off to war or to be able to vote. In the article it explains that “Eighteen-year-olds, it turns out, “are not a very good first voting age group”(Shin). I…

prediction: "plurality election rules bring about and maintain two-party competition except in countries where (1) third parties nationally are continually one of two parties locally,…

necessitating a two party system is debated academically. In this essay it is argued that a two party system is not essential thus the opposing proposition not confirmed by the result of the election. Relevant and contemporary arguments are presented in support of the premise that a hung parliament is of benefit to the health of Australia’s liberal democracy. First, academic definitions of Australia’s liberal democracy and tow party system are discussed. Second, research shows a two party system…

supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.” The United States is a democracy, according to official sources, but is it really a true democracy anymore? No. In fact, as time has gone on, the United States has shown a decline in democratic traits. The USA does not have all of its citizens actively voting, it has a charter which holds most of the power, and worst of all, it makes executive decisions without any…

Prisoners should also have a right Are felons considered part of society? Even though no one has considered prisoners, they are around and make up our country. “Our system for making political decisions in this country, is being distorted by the miscounting of two million people.” That is a large amount people not having their voice heard. Felons should have the same rights to vote as a normal citizen of the United States. Prisoners should be able to speak and and make themselves matter for…