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This current election season, millions have already come out to vote in the primaries and caucuses all around the nation, turnout has increased and everyone seems to be enthusiastically choosing a candidate. But there is one thing that voters going to the polls may not realize; contrary to popular belief, citizens of The United States have never directly voted for a President or Vice President. Instead, they vote for electors to vote for a specific candidate. Additionally, the President and Vice…

Is the Democratic Process Working as It Should? Our country has been running under the constitution since its conception in 1789 and little change has been made to it regarding the democratic process. Some may argue that the US has become more democratic, others may claim the opposite. In theory, a perfect democracy consists of completely involved citizens in the government in order to make decisions for themselves, which is, of course, unrealistic for the U.S. due to its enormous population. In…

Representation of Public Opinion: Probability and Nonprobability Survey Literary Digest had correctly predicted the presidential election of four candidates using a straw poll. In the 1936 election Literary Digest predicted Republican Alfred Landon would beat incumbent Roosevelt by a landslide. The poll used data from its own users, a list of registered automobile owners, and telephone users. The Digest population was two things; wealthy in the middle of the Great Depression and Republican. The…

Voting for the President of the United States is a necessary action we must take as citizens of our country. It is especially crucial to have background knowledge on who you plan to vote for because it enables a reasonable decision to be made. It is a chance for your opinion, regarding which candidate you would prefer, to be understood by others, to hold elected officials liable for their settlements and to have a voice in vital subjects that impact your community. The Electoral College is…

government was unique at the time of its founding because it brought back the idea of democracy, which had been a form of government almost non-existent since the Roman Empire. The idea of democracy is simple: citizens participate in politics through voting. This didn’t apply to all citizens; only white male landowners were allowed to vote until the Jacksonian era, when it was expanded to almost all white males. It wasn’t until 1920 that both men and women, black and white could vote -…

For years, voters of the presidential elections have been asking the question, “Does my vote count?” The answer to this question is yes. However, the votes cast by the American citizens are not the deciding factor in which presidential candidate wins the overall election. Votes casted by the public are instead counted toward whom the Electors of the Electoral College will vote for. The candidate the Electors vote for is meant to reflect the popular vote of the state; therefore the Electoral…

freedom, independence, and social equality. The power of choice was intentionally given to the people. This included the right to decide legislation, to be represented by specified civic leaders, and the right to elect a president through the process of voting. The electoral process can be approached in various ways. For some elections, popular vote is used. Nonetheless, the electoral college system is exercised for presidential elections. The structure and function of electoral college is based…

2016 has been filled with vicious rivalries: Black Lives vs. Blue Lives, Vote Leave vs. Stronger In, Clinton vs. Trump, but none can top the 160-year-old battle which continues to ravage the homeland of Wawa, bagels, and Bruce Springsteen. Not all speak up, but all have an opinion; some even consider this contention to be New Jersey’s own Civil War. Each side is deeply devoted, unwaveringly loyal, prepared to fight for their cause, taking their conviction to the grave. Starting in 1865, this…

Unemployment has always been an issue in America, and according to young Americans, politicians are trying to solve it in ways that simply won’t work. The cliché solutions coming from both parties are tax-cuts and stimulus, but millennials are opposing these solutions. In fact, these young Americans have developed many proposals of what can be done to help solve the unemployment crisis, rather than what most politicians are currently proposing. These proposals are stated, explained, and analyzed…

people, they would not be wrong. In fact, much of the Trump voting pool is rooted in racist ideals. In a recent study, voters who were the most denying of racism in America today were almost twice as likely to vote for Donald Trump, same with sexism, almost twice as likely to vote Republican than those who were the least sexist (Christopher DeSante and Candis Smith, 14/26). The correlation with the ethnocentric viewpoints of this voting population is extremely worrying, but it does make sense…