United States presidential election

Due to fear invoked by terrorist groups like ISIS in the Middle East, especially Syria, many natives have been forced to leave their home country to find refuge in other countries, like the United States. America now faces the important decision of whether to allow or deny several thousand Syrian refugees into the country. In making this decision, the government must consider the few issues that stand out the most. The Republicans prominently voice their uneasiness over the national security…

College is a system in which nominated electors initially represent a certain state to cast votes for the determination of the President and Vice-President during Presidential election years for the United States of America. The Electoral College electors, which is composed of five hundred and thirty-eight members from both the House of Representatives and the Senate, are usually nominated by political parties during state conventions. After the electors…

Dream.” When foreigners think of the United States, they think of freedom. The U.S. also represents itself as the “land of the free “which speaks to the hearts of millions of people around the world. Our system is set up to where citizens run the government. The United States allows “the people” to choose their representatives and elect our presidents. Our government actually gives the people the opportunity to speak out, offers equality, and safety. The United States’ best attribute is the…

Democratic and Republican parties have controlled elections. As the 2016 Presidential Election continues to unfold, the consistent power that these two parties hold may soon be coming to an end. We are seeing for the first time how the broad opinions and ideologies held by the over three hundred million people are no longer able to be categorized in these two political parties. The hatred across party lines and the ever growing negative view on the United States Government has reach a boiling…

significant impact on the public’s views and way of thinking. Currently, we as a nation are trying to figure out which candidate in the presidential election would fit best in office. The media is the primary means through which public opinion is shaped and at times manipulated. Just as Donald Trump, the Republican Party candidate who is leading in the election, mainly because of the media coverage he receives. Every move Donald Trump makes, every word he says is taken and analyzed not only by…

system of the United States. There are many problems with the United States voting system, but the most evident problem is its lack of fairness. The current U.S. voting system is unfair. One reason the U.S. voting system is unfair is the Electoral College. The Electoral College Isn’t required to vote for the candidate that the majority of the people in that state voted for. According to David Walbert, from Learnnc.org “In November of a presidential election year, each state holds an election for…

Citizenship be Required to Vote? The United States today is split between two political extremes. On one side are capitalist conservatives and on the other side are progressive socialist liberals. Both parties are campaigning on a brutally embittered battlefield for the presidency of the United States in 2016 and the integrity of our nation’s polls are under scrutiny. The issue in question is, “Should it be mandatory that a citizen of the United States be required to show a photo…

voter participation is reflected by a “What’s in it for me?” attitude. For example; in the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, running for his second term, promised free cell phones, free welfare, and again…a fundamental change in America. After spending more than $1 billion in his campaign, he was able to clinch his re-election. This brings to question the legitimacy of his campaign (or election if you will). Did Obama actually bribe his way back into the oval office? Or, was it simple…

The 2008 presidential election was the 56th presidential election and was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barak Obama was against Republican John McCain. The parties’ candidates focused mostly on change and reform in Washington, but in the last few months of the election campaign domestic policy and the economy surfaced as the main issues after the 2008 economic crisis. Obama’s ability to ensure voters that he could handle the economic crisis at the time and voters disapproval of the outgoing…

The 2016 presidential election marks only the third presidential election in which social media has played a role. However, social media has already become a large factor in the success of political campaigns. Alongside the use of social media by candidates, social media users have become increasingly involved in shaping campaign coverage through the proliferation of internet memes. The term “meme” was coined by an author named Richard Dawkins in 1976, who defined it as a “unit of cultural…