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to shape executive decisions . In order for the government to determine controversial topics importance to the public they must measure public opinion on a topic. Yet, often enough public opinion polls has little to no effect on legislature (Alam). Additionally, media outlets often manipulate their polls in order to gain information that better supports their bias. In order to shape the agenda of the nation. Congress members are elected in order to represent their constituents in Washington DC.…

combined, offer voters various ways to gather their information about political candidates. The 2016 presidential election is being looked at differently than previous elections because social media is helping candidates take over control of the polls. Because of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snap Chat, which promote candidates in many ways on each site, candidates in the current election, have been much more in the public eye than those in the past. Furthering…

in this country may vote. The new ID requirements is to ensure that only citizens get to vote. A second issue is, following the 1993 law, Congress is to ensure that restrictions to register to vote are relaxed so that a bigger population is at the polls voting. The constitutional matter at the heart of this issue makes it difficult for the courts to sort out. The Supreme Court in a major ruling make news by siding with the states and their right to manage elections. States can sue to enforce…

The Electoral College: The System in Which the Loser Can Win Contrary to popular belief, when the public goes to the polls every fourth November to vote for the president, they are not actually voting for the president directly. In fact, a candidate could win the election even if only less than 22% of the population votes for them (Grey). Essentially, the vote of the people does not matter; it is the votes cast by the Electoral College that really determine who the next President of the United…

Prior to the Act blacks, and other minorities were specifically targeted with literacy tests, tax polls and other requirements that kept them away from voting. Thankfully in 1965 congress passed the Voting rights of 1965. “It made it easier for Southern Blacks to register to vote” “Literacy test, poll taxes, and other such requirements that were used to restrict black voting are made illegal”. With this new law, Black Americans, especially those from…

October 13). Fraught with fraud (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . The New American, 24(22), 18-20. Retrieved from http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/2442-fraught-with-fraud Underhill, W. (2011, July). Proof at the polls (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. . State Legislatures, 37(7), 58-60. Retrieved from…

argues that it would suppress voter turnout instead of protecting the integrity of elections. Lee mentions that in the state of Texas, it was legal to present a “birth certificate, a utility bill, government check”, etc. (Rourke, pg. 103) at the voting polls. She argues that using photo IDs during elections intimidate the voters who are unable to provide one on Election Day, creating voter…

Informative and Persuasive: “U.S Schools are too focused on standardized tests, poll says” In Lynsey Layton’s The Washington Post article, “U.S Schools are too focused on standardized tests, poll says” posted in August 2015, she discusses how the public have centered their attention on standardized testing rather than the credentials of the teachers individually. The context of this article is over publicizing standardizing testing, all while putting standardizing in the spotlight all of the…

privileges and immunities of U.S. citizenship based on their “race, gender, failure to pay a poll tax, or age (if the person is 18 years of age or older)” (Brown, 2014, p. 51). This amendment in particular is a limitation by the U.S. Constitution that I agree. It is unfair and unjust to deny and mistreat an individual based on their characteristics that they were born with or small actions such as a failure to pay a poll tax. I do find it interesting that it specifies the age of 18 as being the…

The Effects of Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter is a movement that was created in 2012 after the death of unarmed, African-American teen Trayvon Martin, who was killed at the hands of a Caucasian man. The movement aims to stop violence and the killing of African-Americans (About-Black Lives Matter). Black Lives Matter has become more well-known in recent years and the movement has led many protests, marches, and rallies. Also, the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag has become very popular on…