Realigning election

As 2016 comes to an end, America now finds itself reflecting on one of the most divisive elections in the history of the United States of America. Every single aspect of this memorable election will be studied for years to come. One aspect of this election that is not foreign to debate, is the way in which Americans select their President. This complex system election system is called the electoral college. This debate although fading at times in the mind of the typical American voter, has once…

States of America operates its elections under is one based upon that of the Declaration of Independence. As such the ideals behind the system were kept in the minds of 18th century culture; the dissemination of information about current politics was not effective, in comparison to that of today’s media. Thus, a gap of information was present between the average people of the new America and that of those in the political world. As such the need for a system of election with checks of power and…

in North Carolina about their voter ID law. In North Carolina the defendant of the voter ID law argued that there was “no evidence of discriminatory evidence” even though the Supreme Court denied that the law be reinstated before the presidential election (U.S. Appeals Court). Even though the decision has yet to be made as whether to keep or discard the voter ID law, Virginia may follow North Carolina and find it should not be reinstated. Regardless, each of these voting topics will have…

A voter’s gender is a large factor in which party they will side with the most. In this year’s election gender has become a huge part of voting, considering we had our first woman candidate for president. Before the announcement of the POTUS, A Gallup tracking poll showed that Trump has a 70% disapproval rating amongst women (Milligan). The result…

Grenada is an island located in the southern Caribbean with a current population of approximately 115,000. The country’s main income areas are from the agricultural and tourism industry. In 1974, Grenada was given its Constitution by an Act of Parliament. However, as of November 24th, 2016, the voting population will be called upon to cast their votes on proposed changes to the Constitution in a national referendum. Before delving into the whole issue of constitution reform, let us first define…

As the upcoming Presidential election approaches, many citizens believe their personal vote will elect the next President and Vice President. However, the framers of the U.S. Constitution decided to have a different process instead of using the popular vote. As the form of government was being discussed, America was not as large as it is today. In the United Kingdom, the leader is chosen by the governing body. Two leading thoughts were prevalent during the major discussions while setting up…

Only 4…..3% of all U.S. citizens 18 years or older voted in the 2014 midterm elections (File). Since voting is one of a citizen’s sole civic responsibilities for a representative democracy, it is striking that less than half of the voting aged populace engaged in the elector process? When trying to explain a citizen’s level of political activity and civic engagement, one must comprehend the factors involved at the individual level. Context matters. As a country containing a diverse populace with…

ideas being politics. Many distinguished people in the government believe that television allows direct contact between election candidates and the people, while others would argue that the presence of television influences…

basic life educational skills. However, when it comes to education in politics the majority of the United States lacks knowledge on politics. Being that the United States is a democracy, members of the country fail to use their right to vote in the elections that mater. The major reason why the millennial’s are uneducated…

Citizens hold the power to arbitrate who the new Commander in Chief, also known as the president of the United States will be. Every four years’, in November states hold elections where all citizens go and cast a vote for presidency. Throughout history we have encountered numerous close elections, and to think that one small percentage of citizens that did not vote, could possibly have had a different outcome if they would have voted. Society has seemed to lost interest over the years in…