Voting

some form of identification and is only limited to five types: Driver’s License, Passport, Military Id, Gun Permit, or a State Issued Identification Card. This requirement limits the population of voters and discourages many to come out to the polls. Voting is a constitutional right and one of the best tools in effecting public policy as a normal citizen. “The Constitution itself forbids the denial of equal protection and the exclusion of voters on specific grounds, such as race, sex, failure to…

right to vote. The movement that Cavanaugh supports implies that by not voting he is all together avoiding any political partisan, but that’s not the case. Following Cavanaugh’s logic we assume that by not voting he doesn’t have any set beliefs on politics. Whether you vote or not, you still agree with or lean towards one candidate more so than the other. America is a democracy and we have the right to change our minds, voting for one candidate does not embed you to…

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 The Electoral College is voting system extremely outdated, and should be replaced by the Popular…

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…

participatory democracy that some say may be an important change for America’s society. Participatory democracy is a system favoring much more involvement with the citizens and less dependence on elected officials (Participatory Democracy). Instead of voting on elected officials, citizens vote on the direct issues without putting trust into strangers in the social institutions. Participatory democracy requires much more involvement than representative democracy (Participatory Democracy).…

an understanding of how their government functions (state and national). Civic education must instill students with values & historical principles of the United States’ republic, current political issues, community needs, and the reasonability of voting (Warren & Wicks, 2011; Niemi & Smith, 2001). Furthermore, interactive methods and techniques should be utilized to facilitate the transmission of this information in the classroom. Below is a definition crafted by The Civic Mission of Schools, it…

among the political sphere, and often is upheld as a truism. However, there is little empirical evidence that leads to a concrete decision on the truthfulness of this statement. The article, The Republicans Should Pray for Rain: Weather, Turnout, and Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections, opts to put an end to the confusion surrounding the accuracy of inclement weather negatively affecting voter turnout. Together, Brad T. Gomez, Thomas G. Hansford, and George A. Krause, work to find the long…

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…

In 1915, five years before ladies were allowed the vote in America, an article distributed in The New York Times recommended that, when everybody of each religion, sex, financial status, and race had the capacity to vote, the class rule would end and the genuine vote based system would follow. Such an announcement was hopeful, at the same time, right around one hundred years after the fact, there are still a few angles that remain constant. In any case, American history proves that widespread…

Louisiana and California are immensely one-sided on the political spectrum. This is, generally, untrue. In fact, states are often, with exception, relatively balanced in political opinion. Liberal states such as California and New York always end up voting for a liberal elector, which renders all of the votes of the other party pointless. Removal of the electoral college would make people’s votes in such states that are outweighed by the other party still matter, as they would all count toward…