Voting Rights Act

increases its dependence on technology, it is inevitable that this technology is brought into voting machines. Electronic voting machines are a relatively new invention which allow voters to vote via a computer rather than a ballot sheet. Some people are uncomfortable with electronic voting machines either because of fear that they can be hacked or because of lack of electronic literacy; however, electronic voting machines should be used because of their easier and more secure vote counting, and…

My position on this issue is the opposite, politicians doesn’t always have to be truthful. As a matter of fact, politicians lie because the people doesn’t want to hear the truth. If two candidates running against each other, the one who tells the public what they want to hear instead of the truth will win the election. The one who tells the truth will loses out. An example could be the 1988 presidential election. You might recall the famous lie, "Reeeaaad myyy llliiipsss, nnoooo neeewww…

In my opinion, there a lot of different aspects voters need to know about when voting for any seat, whether it be town council, mayor or President of the United States. There are hundreds of ideas and values that need to be addressed and in no way can they be addressed in one instance. Using these debates to inform the public about their views on popular issues such as abortion and torture is understandable, and I believe having multiple debates to discuss these matters are important. However,…

The basis of Evo Morales’s MAS party stems from being an inclusive party rather than an exclusive. Within the borders of Bolivia there is a large indigenous population that resides in rural areas; by this population being excluded from society as it disables its ability to voice its opinions and concerns on a national level—driving the community away from political power. This strategy of inclusiveness embodies a populist party; according to Raul Madrid, author of Ethnic Politics in Latin…

things. After looking around I have seen 3 social classes The Citizens, they could hold office and the most rights to be a citizen you had to be born in athens and own land. The metics, the metics were born outside of athens and so they were not citizens so they could not hold office however were could become artisans and could become very wealthy. The last class was the slave the have no rights and ni say in what they do whatsoever how ever their master could free them and they could become…

ideological extremity on the electoral outcomes of incumbents. Therefore, the authors set up an experiment to determine whether voters punish incumbents more severely for voting lockstep partisanship than for ideological extremism. By understating the article’s results, political scientists are able to analyze if partisanship voting motivates constituents to hold their legislators accountable. In addition, political scientists have an opportunity to explore the extent to which each factor,…

Rachouh didn’t worry about driving home that day to vote in her district. She had scribbled her information on a registration form a few weeks earlier and requested a mail-in-ballot that she completed days before the election. It was the first time voting in any election for…

some people think in the election because people will be voting for the person who helps the country the most and not because of their gender. One compelling opinion I found was an article from The New York Times entitled “Feminism, Hell and Hillary Clinton,” by Frank Bruni. Bruni…

In their article "Is America More Divided by Race or Class?", Sean McElwee, Jesse Rhodes, and Brian Schaffner discuss whether the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States was influence more by race or class. Specifically, they use research to dissect how race and class influence political affiliation. Donald Trump being elected was influenced by the intersection of class and race because when people began to look into the demographics that voted for him they found…

Why are politics sometimes such a difficult topic in any type of conversation? Should they even be discussed openly? Are you left or right? What does that even mean? Can you be neutral, without with just trying not to offend anyone, and appeal to all sides? Do we deserve to use rhetorical strategies in politics? How much can someone truly influence you and your beliefs? When does having enough money to out advertise or “sell yourself to the public” more than other candidates become an issue?…