Voter turnout

I will not be eligible to vote until 2017, but I would vote. Voting is an activity available to every citizen in America. In the political environment as a citizen we observe as an issue, laws or bills unfold. Casting a vote is the process to have your voice heard, to exhibit the concerns about what is going on in this country. Not all governments and countries allow their citizens to express their opinions; cherishing this right. During 2000 presidential election the citizen of the…

voting aged African American male population is currently unable to vote because of a criminal conviction” (Purtle, 632). Due to varying state policies, data shows a correlation between voter turnout, disenfranchisement, and Democratic or Republican success; in fact, “states won by Republicans have both lower overall turnout and higher levels of ineligible felons in the voting-age population” (Burmila, 1). Typically, minorities will vote Democratically; however, if there are laws in place that…

term elections in November drew renewed attention to the importance of the youth vote as well as the challenges that the youth voters face. Statistically, young voters can make a huge difference in the outcome of an election. In 2010, the turnout of young adults ages 18 to 25 to vote was just 21%. In the 2012 election for president, Obama earned at least 61% of young voters in Florida Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio. If Romney had of split the youth vote with Obama he could have won all together.…

"From creating a new form of political campaigning to confusing the parents of teenagers across the United States, social media has dominated the lives of Americans in the twenty-first century. Over eighty percent of Americans use social media, connecting teens to their friends and families in an instant. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the law to keep up with a fast-paced world. In the most recent presidential election, Twitter was seen as a useful platform for President Donald Trump,…

Obama was seen as a “world healer… an antidote to George H W Bush” (Barack Obama 2011). Being the first African American president he gave a voice to a previously silenced group. He also appealed to the younger audience of voters and had one of the highest turnouts of young voters in his first term. During Obama's early life he went to a “prestigious high school” and “law school at Harvard” (Barack Obama 2004).…

disconnection of the elites from the general public but instead, their responsiveness to the parts of it that are engaged. Often, polarization is assumed to be detrimental to democracy, but Abramowitz claims that polarization through the presentation of voters who have clear…

“5 Political Myths Trump Is Exploding” exposes Trump’s colorful agenda used in order to sway voters and gain popularity. On March 28, 2016, Emily Thorson published an online article that grabbed the attention of its readers during the peak of political madness. Thorson is a political scientist. She understands the agenda behind Trump’s prominent, living disproof of the most well-known American political myths. To appreciate the reality of these myths, one must understand how Americans vote and…

1. Explain the term Tactical Voting? Tactical voting is where a voter will vote for a different party to what they initially were going to vote for. This is usually the case when their first choices are parties which might not stand a very good chance of getting in but they also want the current government out. This is not always a good thing as the party who is not chosen because of tactical voting now doesn’t stand a chance (or at least not a very good one) of gaining a seat. An example of…

The Electoral College is a body of people representing the states of the U.S., who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. The Electoral College basically allows popular vote with a safeguard, it exaggerates the margin of victory for the winner, and it recognizes the state's role in the federal system. Those that oppose the Electoral College argue that it is dangerous because the chance of electing the popular vote loser as it did in 1888 and 2000 with Harrison…

Dear young voters, it's your future that is on the line! It's tough—as a student, you're balancing fifteen or more credits, work, and planning your life after graduation. It's not always easy to make time to prepare for each election. However, it is an important task. In fact, voting is a civic duty. Young people are known for having strong voices when it comes to opinions on social and political issues, yet they are some of the hardest people to get to the voting polls. The choice is in the…