Votes

“The Electoral College Should Be Replace by National Popularity Votes” The Electoral College is a body of people representing the states, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. Popular vote is defined as the number of actual individual votes for a candidate or an issue. For many years the strategy of “electoral college” has been the factor for choosing the United States of America president. According to “The Federal Convention”, the Electoral college took…

question of, “when should someone be able to buy cigarettes, drink alcohol, vote, and be in the line of war”, is a question that’s been floating around for years now. Even though it’s a touchy and somewhat sensitive subject, I would like to share my opinion on the laws. Today I’m going to talk about the age a person should be when buying cigarettes. When should someone be able to drive? When should people be able to vote? How about drinking alcohol? These are the topics I’m going to be speaking…

the Electoral College claim a popular vote to elect the president would result in runoff elections. A runoff election occurs when no decisive winner cam be chosen, in other words, it’s too close to a tie to consider one candidate the winner. This claim is unquestionably valid—in a national-popular-vote-only election. No one wants to deal with re-votes and re-counts. That is why the choicest voting method is not a national popular vote where each person votes for their candidate of choice.…

The right for convicted felons to vote has been a controversial topic due to the fact thhat the felons are restrained from voting. As citizens of the United States, felons are looked down upon in our country’s society. However, after the time they serve in prison, it is believed that they have changed for the better. While the eligibility for felons to vote in the United States has grown into a critical topic of discussion, the debate between convicted felons voting and not voting will continue…

almost every American citizen over the age of 18 has a right to cast a vote for the president excluding United States territories such as Guam. The process in voting for the president of the United States is by no means straightforward. In the 2000 presidential election the candidates were Al Gore and George Bush, Al Gore received a majority of the popular vote but however lost due to Bush receiving a majority of the electoral votes. Al Gore lost because of the Electoral College. The Electoral…

right to vote do not have independent time limits, it could last from one day until the whole life. Moreover, voting in countries usually happens one time in four years. It means that some of the prisoners will receive additional punishment and some not. Interesting issue is the voting right pretrial detainees. Those people have not been convicted for the crime, but still the same restrictions as for prisoners are imposed on detainees in the USA. Should be noted that derogation of prisoner right…

Many Americans today say that they do not vote because their vote does not matter, and while others may oppose this view, people should truly ask their self if their vote does really matter? There are two different votes that come into play with each presidential election. They are the Electoral College and the popular vote. Popular vote is the number of actual individual votes that each candidate receives from American citizens. The Electoral College is a body of representatives from each…

functional, is comparable to popular votes in regards to elections and can be assessed in respects to a citizens votes under the system. The Founders of the Constitution, also known as the Founding Fathers created the Electoral College…

Felons to Vote I. Introduction A. Hook- Quote B. Thesis: Felons should have ability to vote because they have served their time, they did not lose their rights, and they are still involved in society and the racism card tends to be pulled. II. Common Ground A. “Eight states -- Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, Virginia and Wyoming -- permanently bar ex-felons from voting without exception. Maryland and Arizona permanently disenfranchise those convicted of a second felony,…

The main concept of this literature review is to test whether age has an impact on vote. In order to gain an insight on how age affects turnout rates, scholars have to consider several factors. For example; voters’ needs, values, experience, party identification, the voting system, ideological dimensions and the theory of market segmentation. These factors correlate with age and inevitably have an impact on vote. It is understood that individuals of all age categories in the United Kingdom have…