Votes

election for president is consisted of a vote from Congress, and by popular vote of citizens. In order for the president to be elected, there needs to be a majority vote of 270 electoral votes. If that majority is not met, then the election is given to the majority vote determined by the people. In the Electoral College each state gets two senators…

advocate the right to vote. Being an anarchist, Goldman views suffrage differently because of what she sees suffrage as. Goldman views the idea of suffrage as a way for the government to create burdens for the…

right to vote is a big deal, it’s so important that most people equate it with democracy itself, but Americans should not be required to vote because it does not make our democracy stronger, there would be more uninformed voters voting, it would cost the nation a lot more money, and choosing not to vote is a right. Compulsory voting should not be permitted because it wouldn’t make our democracy any stronger. Mandatory voting will only make our country weaker because voting “just to vote”…

United States has a democratic system so the people also get to vote; however, the most popular candidate, or the person that wins the popular vote, may not win the presidency because of this group of people that get the final say on who gets elected or not. The Electoral College should be abolished because it defeats the purpose of having a democratic system, if the people do not get to elect as a president the candidate that won their votes and trust. There are a number of reasons why the…

party or independent candidates are extremely low. As an example, “A third party or independent candidate were to win the support of even as many as 25% of the voters nationwide, he might still end up with no Electoral College votes at all unless he won a plurality of votes in at least one State” (The Pro 's and Con 's of the Electoral College System). This system limit the presidential election to a two party system which is considered as a good point of the electoral system. In fact if we look…

Sixteen year olds pay taxes, drive, and are allowed to drop out of school, so why can’t they vote also? Voting age in the United States is currently eighteen years old, although teenagers younger than that are still required to do many things that are controlled by how people vote on the ballots. I believe that the voting age should be lowered to sixteen years of age. If the voting age were lowered, it would allow schools to encourage voting, and even educate students about the process before…

As the upcoming Presidential election approaches, many citizens believe their personal vote will elect the next President and Vice President. However, the framers of the U.S. Constitution decided to have a different process instead of using the popular vote. As the form of government was being discussed, America was not as large as it is today. In the United Kingdom, the leader is chosen by the governing body. Two leading thoughts were prevalent during the major discussions while setting up…

body, and the electors granted two votes. The fundamental structure consists of the number of electors, which will equal the number of congressional delegates. The reasoning behind the electors meeting at home state rather than a unified body is to reduce the opportunity of electors influencing other electors on the outcome of the election. It was also made lawful to allow electors to submit two votes; one as the state vote and the other as his/her personal vote for…

from the 438 members of the House of Representatives, and the 100 members of the Senate. Each state gets one elector for each senator it has, and at least one to 53 more electors based on population. Votes are given to states rather than people, so a voter from a smaller state like Wyoming has his vote count for more than a voter from Texas (“Problems With the Electoral College”). Some smaller states should only have one or two electors, but due to the electoral college rules, they receive a…

researching why people choose not to vote. There are many things that can be done to increase the voter turnout in Texas as well as many reasons as to why it is so important for citizens to vote in national, state, and local elections. Age is an important factor in voter turnout. Younger adults are less likely to vote while older adults are more likely to vote. Younger people who have not settled and are still moving around are less likely to re-register to vote every time they move somewhere…