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continue to be a strong component of America’s political system, but should be modified by adding another party into the major party options. Political parties in America aren’t a necessity to running our government, but they do ease the process of elections and passing legislation. The main function of political parties is to pick candidates and get them elected based on certain beliefs/needs or platforms. These platforms that are developed by the parties create a base for people to get…

specifically older people and ignore the interest of young people, this can be a source of tension. This also may become a cycle that reproduces itself generationally. Voting is a habitual action and if it is not established early, ideally the first election a citizen is able to participate in, than you may lose that voter as a drop-out for their rest of their lives. (SOURCE) The IRPP says “we know that the decline in turnout was due almost entirely to the failure of those reaching voting age in…

“National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of the body politic by the virus of victimhood.” Every 4 years the nation decides on the Presidency whom represents our country for 1 term. Normally if there is a change in whom controls the congress and the presidency is directly in association to the previous 4 years. The impact that elections have on the US is huge. After the past election, some of the…

1) Hamilton argues that the electoral college was created specifically to elect the president and was voted on by the people so that such an important decision was being made my official that the represent the people. He also asserts that this small group of educated electors would better able to analyze the necessary factors to determine if a candidate would make a good president. Basically he is saying that the electors are more educated then the masses and the masses trust them to make…

of them in my analysis of how democratic our democracy really is. These two conceptions are the will of the people and free and fair elections. These conceptions both have different views on what makes a democracy democratic. The will of the people is exactly as it sounds basically meaning that the country is governed by the people. The idea of free and fair elections as a democracy is simply giving a voice to everyone and giving them the opportunity to use it to influence government. I would…

Young voters aged 18-24 are historically less likely to cast a vote in elections. The percentage of youth who vote is almost little to nothing compared to the percentage of older individuals who turn out to vote. Why is that? Why don 't young people vote? Is there some motivator that would cause a young person to vote? Single issue voting has increasingly become a popular trend in America, could that be a motivator? Robert Winsler’s "The Accidental Motivator: Florida 's Medicinal Marijuana…

The results election of 2016, has shocked many citizens in the United States. It is incredible how Donald Trump was able to win the election, after everyone thought he was just fooling around. He has caught so much attention to the media, which has helped him increase more supporters. Nonetheless, half of the United States remains unsatisfied with the results for not many people went to vote and acted wisely. Because of this, America will be stuck with a president that will pass laws that…

In the United States of America, people’s ideology ranges from conservatives to liberals and everything in between. People determine their political views based on what their family’s views are as children typically are greatly influenced by their parents’ views. However, other factors such as ethnicity, religion, gender, level of education, and even the areas they live in can determine people’s political views. I consider myself to lean more to the right on the political spectrum as I consider…

Shrestha 5 Kshitiz Shrestha Professor Sharifian GOVT-2306-71426 29 October 2017 SLO #2 My Campaign and Slogan Below is the total cost that is incurred when one is running for an office position in Texas. According to Texas Tribute Analysis, the amount incurred by a candidate per vote depends on the following three variables. They include how far the candidate fundraises, how he spends and the most determining is the number of the votes a candidate receives from his/her supporters. Therefore, it…

Often people in society blame others for non acceptance, when in reality they are inflicting their own struggles upon themselves. As of 2016 there are approximately 325,719,178 people in America-- 126,053,322 non white Americans compared to 199,656,856 white Americans (“Quickfacts”). Based on the statistics, there isn’t a huge gap between the numbers of non white and white Americans in the United States. Nowadays the United States has become a very diverse mixing pot of cultures. Which allows…