Recall election

farming income, which restricted their ability to pay for voting (Edwards et al., 2012). The Twenty-fourth Amendment, which was ratified in 1964, abolished the poll tax in federal elections. Another way African American voting was limited was the creation of laws that allowed only white people to vote in primary elections (Justia, 2015). By doing this, candidates who were eventually on the ballots were not actually representative of the voting population. Gerrymandering is also used to…

In The Two Reconstructions by Richard Valelly, Valelly points to internal divisions within the Republican Party as reasons why the first reconstruction failed. He also argues that divisions within the Democratic Party helped the second reconstruction restore voting rights to U.S. ethnics. Although both parties faced opposition when attempting to enfranchise black voters during the two reconstructions, the Democratic Party was able to implement policies that sustained during the second…

Political Disinterest of the Younger Generation in Australia The recent Australian federal election in July saw a ninety-five percent participation rate, three percent higher than in the previous election. With such a high percentage of voters, one would assume most Australians have a high sense of civic duty. Much of the younger generation, however, appears to lack political interest. In 2013, only around 50 percent of eighteen year olds participated in the federal election1. The article I…

With the Presidential Election rapidly approaching, voter turnout rate is one of the most important statistics and political phenomenon worth studying. In a country that is supposed to be governed by the people, America’s voter turnout rate is remarkably low. There are many causes for the lack of civic engagement in the American political process. One of the main objectives of Political Parties, at a grassroots level, is finding out why people aren’t voting, and then doing as much as possible to…

Lit Review The most useful article I came across was an aggregate level look at 83 studies where voter turnout was the dependent variable. It seems the most useful as it creates a solid base to start looking at many of the variables that cause dips and changes in voter turnout. The study conducted by Benny Geys, looks at so many studies and breaks down the different independent variables that can effect voter turnout.(2006) This study does well at defining voter turnout and ensuring that the…

Voting is an essential right given to individuals who are considered citizens of this great country. As a citizen of the United States of America you are entitled to countless rights that can be exercised because it is granted by the Constitution. Our Founding Fathers created the Constitution, which is essentially a manual that our society uses to make sure our government is effective. However, since our country has grown and expanded throughout the century so has the constitution. The…

There are many ways to get involved in politics. One can vote, educate themselves on important topics, run for office, help another person run for office, or even bash others who are running for a government position. As far as education goes, there are always things to be learned. I believe that I am educated enough to make a positive contribution. I keep up with most issues that arise and are worth taking sides on. I choose sides not only based on things I need or want, but more on what…

been whittled down from a grand democracy, allowing for much competition, to a two-party controlled system. The election process has come to having only two competing candidates each coming from one of the major political parties, either the Democrats or the Republicans. Many Americans probably would not be able to identify any of the candidates from minority parties in the 2016 election; however, without a doubt they can identify the candidates of the two major political parties. This problem…

On the 4th of November, in the year of 2008, having the first African-American Democratic candidate win the presidential election of the United States made history. President Barack Obama became the forty-fourth president of the United States by beating out his Republican competitor, John McCain. This announcement to the thousands in attendance and to the millions that it was televised to signified a sense of hope and accomplishment. Again, in 2012, he won the presidency and is currently serving…

of the basic patterns of selecting judges. There are partisan elections, nonpartisan elections, appointments, and appointments with retention election. Partisan elections, like the system we have in Texas currently works by each candidate having to run under a party affiliation. In a partisan election candidates first run in a primary election and it also incorporates straight-party voting. The good thing about partisan elections is that they allow people of that state some control by being…