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Many youth who have a less advantageous socioeconomic status can face many conventional obstacles that can prevent or dissuade youth from voting. Situations where in one cannot take off of world (or more plausibly not afford to), when one cannot spare the cost of gas to get to a polling location, when a young single mother cannot find time between raising her child and work to go vote are…

complex man to understand. Thoreau was a Harvard graduate and an abolitionist.This man wrote “Civil Disobedience” and had many reasons for doing so. Some of his thoughts given throughout the essay are, he did not like the way the government was run, the voting system, he did not respect some of the reasons he was taxed, he also wanted the readers to learn how to be more outspoken against the government, and lastly he wanted to acknowledge that he is different in thinking than most people. There…

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 different needs,…

the very essence of democracy (449, KJVK). Although participating in voting is the most powerful tool for everyone in democratic countries to participate in political activities, not every citizen tends to do so even if the results of voting can directly affect his or her life. There are many factors that can affect the voting turnout, and it does not take long to identify that the older generations voluntarily participate in voting more likely than the younger generations, and the turnout…

Every four years, on the first Tuesday in November, millions of American citizens go to the polls and vote indirectly for their President. However, the actual election takes place in December, and only 538 people are involved. This small group of people is called the Electoral College. This paper will explain how the Electoral College works and analyze how it factors into the campaign strategies in Presidential election. The US Constitution was forged 200 hundred years ago in which time America…

Throughout Canada’s time as a nation, voting has always been a right, which an individual may choose to exercise, or not. In the last 15 years, voter turnout rates have gradually declined, hitting an all time low at 58.8 percent of the eligible voters in October 2008 as compared to, 64.7 percent in the January 2006 elections. Being the highest voter turnout rate in the last 15 years. Leaving almost 1 in 3 people without an opinion. Which is abysmal as a democratic nation. Raising the question,…

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 College is voting system extremely outdated, and should be replaced by the Popular…

Electoral College By constitution, US has a unique system of electing President and Vice President. Every four years elections are being held. On the Election Day voters do not choose President directly choose electors who will represent their will, hence voters indirectly choose a President and Vice President. Electoral College consists of 538 electors. It includes 100 Senators, and every state has 2 Senators regardless the population. District of Columbia has the same number of electors as…

Although compulsory voting has not been implemented in many democratic governments, those that have adopted its method show very high voter turn out. Since 1924, Australia has been a leading example of how efficient mandatory voting can be when implemented properly. Mandatory voting has many benefits that would not only aid the political system of ones country, but also countless other factors such as economics, foreign policy, and the general will of the people. Obama has even considered…

One Man, One Vote: An Analysis of Faithless Electors Just a quarter century ago, 71% of United States’ residents had “a great deal” of confidence in the President (Gallup). Today, that number resides at approximately 33% (Gallup). Many reasons have been proposed to explain the decreased confidence both in the Presidency and Congress, which has seen about a 20% drop since 1991, but there is still debate among scholars as to what exactly contributes to this issue (Gallup). Regardless of who the…