Voter turnout

Voting turnout is still around the same average every year, but mobilization for third parties or a second party candidate who doesn’t have the majority is low. These problems are due to the three criticisms of the Single-Member District system. The first problem is that this system leans towards a strong two party system, regardless of everyday involvement by voters. The Republican and Democratic parties have existed and stood strong…

Maintaining a democracy is a complex balance in any modern day democratic government, to which Canada is no exception. Democracy essentially demands that the power lies with the common people, not with the people who rule. Evaluating a democracy is no easy task, there are many considerations and different opinions of what demonstrates an optimal democracy. Canada is consistently ranked in the top twenty countries by different analyses, however, Canada is also well known for a growing…

voting to be a big deal. Latinos make up a large portion of our United States population and I find it quite remarkable that there is such a burden on the Latino voters in this nation. In my opinion, I think votes coming from minorities, are the most significant. They are what give America, its so called “melting pot” aura. Without those voters, there are still issues out there directing towards those people that need to be dealt with, otherwise they won’t even get the chance to be here to have…

own country. According to Phyllis Kahn, a Minnesota state representative, he says on the topic of teen voting, “If we trust them to drive at 16, why don't we trust them to vote? An irresponsible driver can do much more harm than an irresponsible voter” (NY times). In comparison, if a teen driver wants to fool around and act cool on the road, the poor decision could prove to be dangerous and even cost that person their lives. But, if that same person fools around and votes for an unprepared…

time and time again. In the end, the wealthy are the winners and the American public feels abandoned (the losers). How did the 2008/2012 presidential elections change American voting patterns? Did Barack Obama draw some new voters to the polls? If so, who were these new voters? Who did they vote for and why did they vote this way? The American economy had collapsed under the Republican President, George W. Bush. The ability for the Republican candidate (John McCain, 2008) to win the…

politics during the Progressive Era, and election were no longer swayed by voter fraud and mob bosses. During this era, women gained the right to vote with the passage of the 19th amendment. Unions and Workers gained more power during the progressive era. Trusts were broken up with the Clayton Anti-Trust Act and child labor was banned. Despite these many reforms there were some areas where the Progressive Era fell short. Voter turnout decreased during the early 20th century, the 19th amendment…

Texas Voter ID Laws The United States Constitution is one of the oldest working forms of government in the world. A huge reason that it is still used in America today is that it can be interpreted in a variety of ways. Article I Section 8 of the Constitution lists the powers given to the national government. The 10th Amendment of the Constitution states that the powers not given to the national government are given to the states. This creates ambiguity on what powers the states actually hold,…

Politics. Probably it was not just the immigration, unemployment or other policy issues that the white voters were dissatisfied with in Obama’s term, probably there was something more to it, probably there was the issue of race where the majority of white Americans have had enough from the first ever Black president. We all know how the colossal support from Black Americans (the highest turnout) and minority Americans, including Hispanics and Asians, helped Barack Obama win presidency…

Phoenix phone bank for Hillary Clinton are reporting the turnout to be strong for, "The abeles are like, 'It's finally time to become citizens,' and I think that's going to be a force in a lot of states, in places like Colorado and places like Arizona, some that have been in play for a long time and some that haven't." (Mehta, 2016) With the media representation of the Latinos rallying up vote scares some whites for this will increase voter turnout against their political views of strict…

presidential candidate to win the race for the white house with less than twenty-three percent of the popular vote? This is mathematically possible by manipulating America’s electoral college system just by winning whole states and not individual voters. Though not to this degree, this has before in America’s political history a total of three times. The Electoral College should be abolished because it uses a winner take all system. Moreover, it advocates candidates avoid states with big…