Voting

democracy, all citizens of the United States are granted the right to vote for their government officials. Although voicing one’s opinion through voting and political participation is heavily encouraged throughout our lives, the truth of the matter is that a vast majority of the eligible population choose not to participate in the political process. Only 57% of voting-age population decide to participate according to 2012 presidential election polls (248). Despite the fact that I believe…

The more educated the better. Any person who is not educated about what they are doing in politics is a threat. They could be voting for a totalitarian genocide enthusiast for all they know. This is why not everyone should vote. If one has not done enough research to know what they are voting for, then they should contribute by being idle. Many politicians try to appeal to this crowd for a couple reasons: they are not educated enough to have a foundation of…

Introduction The steady decline of youth voter turnout in Canada calls for drastic action to reverse this trend and engage youth with their civic responsibilities to ensure a strong voter turnout that will ultimately arbitrate the health of Canada’s democratic system in the future (Elections Canada, 2011). Political education within formal institutions is perhaps the most penetrative opportunity to reach youth across Canada (Canada’s Public Policy Forum, 2012). Despite this opportunity to…

limits for the presidency in 2009, and creating electoral laws that are biased in favor of incumbents ”. Not only did Chavez achieve restrict the ability of opposing parties to effective go against him in elections, but there was also doubt that the voting system itself was susceptible to manipulation. In the 2006 elections, opposing parties to Chavez doubted that the election would be anything but fair and transparent…

Voters are not given the rights to vote directly for the presidential candidates.They actually vote for an elector in their respective state, who had pledged to cast a ballot on voters’ behalf in the election that actually chooses the president. This voting system is called the Electoral College. In the Electoral College system, different In states are allotted with different number of electors. In each state, the number of electors is equal to the number of House of Representations, plus 2 more…

audience believe strongly in his cause is something that has been difficult for Hillary Clinton to replicate. For him to be able to win the nomination, he must now change his rhetoric. Before he was talking to younger voters, a large, untapped potential voting block that has been ignored in most traditional politics, but now Sanders must speak to those that still make up the majority of voters, older white…

media is a huge part of presidential elections. There are many positives and negatives to having the media around the people of the United States. Is it right to be biased on television or any other media outlets that might influence the audience’s voting choice? I definitely think it is wrong. I believe people should not listen to the media during the presidential election because of biased television stations, biased newspapers, and biased social media. People should not…

There are many different types of campaign ads. Among them are characters ads, which serve to establish the good character of a candidate, bandwagon ads, which serve to convince the public that a candidate is best choice because many other people are voting for them, and evidence ads, that use facts to convince the public that a candidate is the best choice for office. There is, however, one type of ad that sparks more controversy than any of the others, the attack ad. The attack ad seeks to…

An electoral college allows a voting system in which every state is given a certain amount of votes. Whichever candidate has more votes, wins the state. Having an electoral college allows equality throughout the United States, as an example, people that do not work or have a little to no income still have a say in who they believe should govern. The geography and religion are also factors of who people vote for and that allows not just the majority to win. Electoral colleges also direct more…

make a difference in the process. Justice Theodore Boehm was the only one who voted against the law. He said that if they want to make ID a requirement to vote, it needs to be added to the constitution (Carden). There shouldn’t be any requirement on voting that isn’t in the constitution. If you have the right to vote, then you have the right to vote. It’s unnecessary to more requirements. But, Justice Dickson is not alone with his –it don’t matter, let it pass- attitude. Erin Murphy, writer…