Primary election

eventually decide to support. This article took this situation a step further and discussed the effects these negative political ads had on people my age or “Generation Y.” The study discussed in this article specifically took a look at the 2008 election cycle which was a matchup between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. The study looked at the impact of campaign messaging, more specifically, political advertising, on various forms of political participation and knowledge. The…

The Electoral Process needs to be Reformed The election process in the United States is flawed and has caused serious controversy in past elections on whether or not the process is fair. First, the states all have equal representation to their House and Senate members. Secondly, the election process was set up for the lesser populated states versus the largely populated states. This amendment should be ratified because the Electoral College takes the power away from the people, does not…

opinion, however some opinions are valued more than others. This irony is due to the presence of super-PACs in recent American elections. These super-PACs are organizations that allow the wealthy to have a louder voice over the many by flooding the airwaves with propaganda and by donating to politicians to buy favors from them. The presence of Super-PACs in the 2016 elections have resulted in candidates ignoring their constituents and increasing partisanship due to money from super-PACs that go…

According to the article The Architect Matthew Dowd states, that republican that had money started to immigrate to Texas. In-migration changing drastically in the state of Texas and they started to lose democrat and this why we have more republicans now. The vote in Texas is divided into democratic and republican voter but republicans outnumber democrat each year. It affects the patterns because the lower part of Texas is voting for democrat and the upper part of Texas votes for republican win…

a Democrat, while the the Senate majority leader, John J. Flanagan, is a Republican (Ballotpedia n.d.). Political parties are a crucial component to the New York legislature because the parties control the overall processes, the legislation, and the leadership. The partisanship in the Assembly, unlike in the Senate, is controlled dominantly by the Democrats, 105 to 44, with one open seat (Ballotpedia n.d.). Since the Senate is tied on partisanship, the parties have to work hard to ensure the…

countries select their leaders. In order to fully understand the election process of a country, one must first grasp the basic power organizations of that country in order to put it into context. Thus, I will first lay out the basic structures of unfamiliar countries before proceeding to process trace the country’s respective approach to the electing leaders. Through process tracing, differences between China, Iran, and the United States election processes are made clear. Ultimately, I make the…

having people argue on who is the best candidate to vote for. For example, politicians argue on who is the best candidate to vote for. Another example is that you can see on the streets people protecting to vote for an candidate. To sum it up, elections an be a bit of a major debate for people to argue on which candidate to vote…

Jill started a new job as a count/verification assistant for the Johnson County Board of Elections. After completing her degree, she believed she would have the greatest chance of making a difference in her community and society as a whole. She had completed the counties required training and briefings, read and agree to the terms of the Statement of Secrecy, and she would have no problem with acting impartially at all times and respect confidentiality of material handled. Mark the senior…

sort of identification. Although not every citizen of Texas approve of this method. As of October 18, 2014 Texas was acquired a voter ID law for the upcoming election. There a lot of controversy about the voter ID laws, this has caused other problems like: voter fraud”. Voter fraud is an illegitimate interference with the process of an election. Civil rights groups disapprove the controversy of voter ID laws is ludicrous; it’s as if everyone disapprove with this law. People have been…

the voting age argue that it could increase government responsiveness and help reinvigorate our democracy. In state after state and around the world, allowing young people to vote in elections has had a real positive effects. Many states in our country have extended voting rights to 17 year olds to vote in primaries to nominate candidates for Governor, Congress, and the President. Lowering the voting age to sixteen would increase interest in politics among both…