Proxy voting

In the United States of America, presidential elections are held every four years. Each election year, the people vote for their candidate of choice. Their votes are then assessed by the Electoral College, and then the winner takes office. It seems pretty simple, or is it? To vote in some states, one must present certain kinds of identification. If they fail to do so, they are denied their right to vote. These laws seem to target certain groups in the country, and that just does not seem right.…

an understanding of how their government functions (state and national). Civic education must instill students with values & historical principles of the United States’ republic, current political issues, community needs, and the reasonability of voting (Warren & Wicks, 2011; Niemi & Smith, 2001). Furthermore, interactive methods and techniques should be utilized to facilitate the transmission of this information in the classroom. Below is a definition crafted by The Civic Mission of Schools, it…

the Reform Act of 1832 increased the electorate from around 366,000 to 650,000, which was about 18 per cent of the total adult-male population in England and Wales. The vast majority of the working classes, as well as women, were still excluded from voting and the Act failed to introduce a secret ballot. The working classes felt betrayed by an act which made no real difference to their lives.” The reform also redistributed parliament seats to make it equal to population dividing the districts…

There is a great prospect you are an American who has full eligibility to vote in US elections. The opportunity to vote is both a matter of national responsibility as well as a personal opportunity to shape the world in which we live. While it isn't a matter of over-the-top nationalism we feel comfortable in stating, as an American voter you also have opportunity and responsibility to shape humankind. If you need an example of our point, spread a few minutes throughout your day reading a few…

happen if these bills pass. In small and major elections, voter fraud is something the states are trying to minimize. In order for this to happen, the states pass laws to avoid fraud, but in many cases, these laws prevent certain types of people from voting or scaring them off. In North Carolina, the voter suppression tactic is very recent. There was a law that was passed called the House Bill 589 that was clearly racially biased and bigoted by the writers. The law was passed on July 25, 2013,…

Is it fair for a state with a population of only 500,000 to have more voting power over a state with a population of over 37 million? That is the reality in the United States. The constitution and political system in the U.S have many aspects that are both democratic and non-democratic. Democratic can be defined as “favoring or characterized by social equality; egalitarian” or in other words, fair; whereas undemocratic can be defined as the opposite (“democratic”). When considering the system of…

The primary motivation of any politician is election, and by extension, reelection. Republicans, for example, tend to run on a anti/small government platform. It is politically advantageous for the general public to believe in the ineffectiveness of government, if it as platform that politicians can benefit from. The Submerged State discusses how many social programs which are funded by taxpayer dollars, for example, the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is not widely recognizable to the general…

from everyone, some believe only the educated should vote, but society often contradicts this belief with their earnest pleas for everyone to vote. We’ve always been taught education and knowledge are the bases of politics and power, but when we are voting we are imposing costs upon others not just deciding for ourselves, and uneducated voters have a disturbing effect on elections. Should the average American help decide our nation's leader? Some refer to ignorant voters as “the equivalent to…

The government’s role regarding voter ID laws should to make a federal law stating that all needed in order to vote is a social security number. This is because voter ID laws suppress both racial and socioeconomic minorities, and waste huge amounts of money that can be spent making it easier to vote across the whole country, fulfilling the 15th amendment, and ultimately our democracy as well. In addition to the facts regarding how minorities are suppressed through these laws that I have already…

Voting law opponents contend these laws disproportionately affect elderly, minority and low-income groups that tend to vote Democratic. Obtaining photo ID can be costly and burdensome. While many states with strict laws offer a free state ID for people without any other way to vote, these IDs require documents like a birth certificate that can cost up to $25 in some places. According to a study from NYU’s Brennan Center, 11 percent of voting-age citizens lack necessary photo ID while many people…