Votes

majority of total votes cast should be the winner. Definitions: Electoral College- the constitutional body designed to select the president. This system is described in Article II of the Constitution. (Gitelson, p.48) National Popular Vote Interstate Compact- a bill that would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Congressional District Method- alternative method of distributing electoral votes through an…

in 1920, which gave the right for women to vote. The betrayal from abolitionists who used them to further advance their plans to Black men rights in the country had a negative effect on the women’s movement (Hull 15). It split supported as some women wanted to help and others like Anthony thought it was noble but wanted to advance the women’s movement (Hull 18-21). N.E.H. Hull describes these conflicts and more in her book, “The Women Who Dared to Vote: The Trial of Susan B.…

In the United States, one must be at least eighteen years old to vote in any public elections. This right is protected by the twenty-sixth amendment of the United State’s Constitution which states that any United States citizen over the age of eighteen cannot be denied the right to vote. Although this amendment allows young-adults to vote, it is argued that the teenage demographic does not register to vote nor do they voice their opinion during public elections. Some say that this is because…

Incumbent and Challenger Vote Shares The SURE model also predicts the INC and BJP vote shares when they are incumbents and challengers. In making these predictions the methodology that was used took the following form. Using the coefficients of the INC equation (shown in the first panel of Table 5.1), the predicted INC vote share in each of these constituencies was computed and, then, averaged, first when it was supposed that all the INC candidates in the 2,684 constituencies were incumbents and…

the US Constitution was first drawn out, our fore fathers decided to create a second system of casting votes other than just the popular vote. This, of course, was thought to be as a means of checks and balances between the states and its’ government. The American republic was born, but there has always been a controversy with whether or not the Electoral College took power away from the popular vote. Established in Article II of the US Constitution, it sought to reconcile the interests between…

Considering the most recent Presidential election, there is a lot of conflict about whether the Electoral College or popular vote is the best method for electing our president. Currently, there are riots going on, partly because of the conflict about how we choose our president and whether Americans think it is fair. There are arguments associated with both methods but it is sad and discouraging to see such behavior from Americans who refuse to support the outcome of our current electoral…

Should American Citizens be required to vote Throughout the years, many citizens have fought for the right to vote. Citizens of other countries view the United States as being lucky just to have the opportunity to help choose the person who will be in charge of our country or to help decide how our constitution will be amended. American citizens should be able to vote for many reasons,first being U.S. citizens are the voice of America and are our future leaders and drive the political process.…

Do prisoners have the right to vote? in my country and also in the UK, New Zealand and a few other places if you are in prison you cannot vote. Judging by the almost total lack of public discussion about this, most people in the United States at least seem to be fine with that. It is something we do not really talk about, something we do not really think about and whenever this gets brought up somebody usually says something like “if you break the law you lose your rights” or “voting is a…

Women have not always had the right to vote in the United States. It was a very long and tiring process to get women rights. For centuries, women had been denied the right to vote and other rights. For over seventy years they fought for freedom and numerous rights for women. After the first meeting on July 19th at Seneca Falls in New York, abolitionists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony planned meetings to work on getting more rights for women (“The women 's rights movement”). After a…

older. Once the person turns eighteen they are allowed to vote. When in reality voting at the age of sixteen would be better than eighteen. Many sixteen year olds work and pay tax on their earnings.If young people are old enough to have jobs they should be able to have their say in these issues. Every voter that has ever vote has their own opinion on what they vote for. So everyone has an opinion on whomever they vote for, there is no wrong vote. Secondly, sixteen year olds are old enough to…