Direct democracy is a system where people decide on and vote on policy initiatives and laws directly, using several instruments like referendum, initiative and recall. Referendum mainly implies that a bill that has been passed in the legislature will be obliged to be set for a popular vote. This essentially means that the public can veto on a bill passed by the legislature. The instrument of Initiative lets members of the public propose/suggest a bill or a constitutional amendment, which will…
County Governments in Kenya The counties of Kenya are geographical units thought about by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya to form devolved government units. County government is local government which works best when local residents are involved and active. The local government provides local government services. What is a county? A county is a geographical region in Kenya used for administrative or development purposes. What is devolution in Government? Devolution in Kenya is the…
Since Jokowi has been choosen from presidential election caused several controvertions where there was a speculation which said that there were a foreign intervention during the presidential election. Observers thought that the credibility of his rival considered to be strengthening various sectors in indonesia especially on the economic and defense sector that worried could change several indonesian foreign policy which has been considered give a sizeable profit to foreigners. This makes the…
Campaign propaganda is a way to promote a candidate into office. Different ways of propaganda are endorsements, glittering generalities, image molding, bandwagon, stacked cards, name calling, plain folks, and more. Many candidates use these different ways of propaganda. Most win by the use of their propaganda. In 1984, the two candidates running for vice president were Walter Mondale, and Geraldine Ferraro. The two used buttons to promote themselves so they could win. These buttons were a type…
the PMs current pairing with another party. This means that, although before the snap general election the PM had majority she wanted more to gain enough for a more effective elective dictatorship to help push her wanted hard Brexit. This backfired but the PM still wanted her elective dictatorship and therefore partnered with DUP. the evident need for power dictated how the PM handled the snap election and how she went back on what was promised in her run. the power of an elective dictatorship…
Julius Caesar... does that sound like a familiar name? Yes well most people have heard of this name before, but not how he affected the course of Roman history. Caesar was a well known politician in Roman society and has been debated if his leadership qualities have been good. He had a good upbringing in a poor family even though he was a noble, his influence on the Roman government, and how he attracted the people, all contributed to his outstanding attributes. Ultimately, these reasons…
How Democratic was Andrew Jackson? Did you know that Andrew Jackson had many people who disliked even though he may have been the most popular president? Andrew Jackson was born without a father to raise him. Andrew Jackson enlisted in the Revolutionary War, when he was thirteen, and was captured by British soldiers, but was released through prisoner exchange. Andrew Jackson came home finding out his mother had died. Growing up Andrew Jackson was a rebel, causing mischief with his buddies. When…
percent of voters turned out during the 2014 elections, the lowest overall in seventy years. In 507 B.C. , Cleisthenes, the Athenian leader, introduced a new system of reforms consisting of three groups: the governing body, council of representatives, and the popular courts (History Channel). Greece was the beginning of voting and democracy. In the early 1600’s, as American settlements were later set up in Jamestown, these men started off by conducting an election (Colonial Williamsburg…
Elections are practical and symbolic. Practical elections are who is going to become a political elite. They have a major part of creating governments. Symbolic elections because legitimizing a country’s political system. Electoral systems part of symbolic elections are for voters to get “the most out of their vote”. There is a list of all register voters in countries but some voters are excluded due to them not meeting the requirements in the country, but other countries keep a better record…
In 1787, our founding fathers established a system in our constitution called the Electoral College. This system permitted eligible and competent citizens, who use the national popular voting system, to compromise with the votes of Congress in the election of the President and the Vice President of the United States. Although the Electoral College has been in place for more then two hundred years, there are a number of conflicting opinions about whether or not it should be eliminated and…