Voter turnout

if they will show to vote for this year election. Candidates focuses on certain issues so that they can keep the voters that have already and drawn in new voters. These issues can help decide if it is worth the voters getting involved. Critical election does not happen often. 2016 election could be the next critical election because of the many issues surrounding it. Voters will turnout to make sure their voice is heard and the candidates will make sure their voice is heard. This paper will talk…

Government plays an important role in a countries development and sustainability. It elects members who make decisions which may or may not benefit the country. This power is given to members through different types of government. Two major types of governments are democratic and dictatorship governments. Differences between the two types of governments is that democratic governments allow citizens residing in the given country to cast votes based on political parties running for the government.…

want to make the district were one political party would not have complete control over it. Most americans want to make sure that their representatives uphold their believes. If you draw a district a certain way, you could mute the voices of many voters. According to the Public Policy Polling report, most North Carolinians support a independent commission, and that proves my initial prediction. This relates to democracy because the way a district is drawn can effect the way a someone from a…

and influencing voters. People who use social media have shown increased interest in the world around them. Social media have raised awareness of important issues such as discrimination in minority communities. Knowledge about these issues has helped many causes gain support and has inspired movements. One notable movement recently was the protests for all of the police brutality that has been going on in America. This increased interest in politics has even begun to influence voters,…

Argentina is a first world South American nation that is working to recover from a period of hyperinflation and government default through newly implemented austerity measures. Political transition and increased defense spending have shown signs of positive development in the Argentine economy over the past nine months. Despite these positive changes, political transition, economic austerity measures, and decreased real defense spending are driving instability within Argentina and threaten to…

is a “perfect example of how not to write one”. The current Texas constitution is commonly referred as the Constitution of 1876. Since 2015, the legislature has proposed a total of 673 amendments. Of the 673 only 179 have been defeated by Texas voters giving us a total of 491 times the constitution has been amended since its adoption in 1876 (LRL, 2015). That fact there leads us to one of the main things wrong with the Texas Constitutions; it’s an incredibly…

Introduction The concept of representation has become the framework of contemporary democracies around the globe. In the United States, its citizens elect representatives to both chambers of Congress. These representatives are intended to make decisions in order to benefit their constituencies. However, the government of the United States is and has historically been whiter than the United States itself and no longer reflects its current demographics. According to the Pew Research Center,…

an audience member posed a question about the Constitution's 17th Amendment, which requires direct election of U.S. senators by voters. I replied the 17th Amendment also permits state legislatures to decide their state’s method for nominating the parties' Senate candidates – be it by primary election, state party convention or caucus or legislators themselves – with voters electing the senator in the general election. Ten weeks later, without further inquiry, The Times published a story and two…

Should the minimum voting age be 18 years old? The 26th Amendment gives young adults under the age of 21 the right to vote. At the time of the Vietnam War the minimum voting age was 21 years old. Whether or not you think the minimum voting age should be 18, the 26th Amendment helped further improve equality in the United States. The 26th Amendment states that "The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the…

fourth most affluent state in the nation, with a median household income of $63,540” (Cohen, 2012). One of the most discernable Republican characteristics compared to Democrat’s, is the fact that they usually are wealthier than Democratic registered voters. Republicans have always supported the idea of taking care of the rich. Hence, I can see The Garden State being susceptible to swinging back to the right, where Republicans can win elections in this state, like they used…