Essays on Voting

In the United States, the legal age for voting stands at eighteen, this is an age that has been lowered from twenty-one due to statue reform. Every citizen has the right to vote, yet so many choose not to. Especially in the 2008 presidential election,...

Everyone who lives in the United States has the right to vote, and when given the opportunity it should be taken advantage of. By voting, you are participating in being a U.S. citizen if one has a strong opinion on a certain subject or a...

“Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do” is a description of the American Political scene. The writers of the book offer up several reasons why they came to the conclusions they did. The overall theme of the...

Freedom to vote is one of the most important and the most hard-earned political right outside the bill of rights. We began as a nation where rights were restricted to only white men. It’s only because of perpetual hard work and the firm beliefs of...

The Electoral College is known to be an important part of the electoral system. Many researchers have proven that it benefits our government and society in many ways. Just like any great idea, there are still many flaws. The original idea began in 1787 when...

Being able to vote before the age of 18 in the primary election, would be a good idea. Nearly half a million or more citizens in Texas turn 18 every year. Having their votes can make a big difference moreover having the right to vote...

Last but the least, Susan B. Anthony uses pathos, for the most part know as feelings or emotions, in her speech to make it a powerful and dependable speech, that made it into the best addresses ever. The feeling of which I say are the...

In popular government, it isn’t sufficiently just to educate voters about race dates. Keeping in mind the end goal to enable the electorates to take an educated choice, it is quintessential to sharpen them about the significance of partaking in the appointive procedure. Additionally, voters...

India is the world’s biggest democratic country. In ongoing national races, a larger number of votes were thrown than the consolidated populace of the United States and Canada, and by far most of voters utilized paperless direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machines. In spite of the...

If I were eligible to vote, I would vote for the New Democratic Party, or NDP. As we discussed in class, the NDP follows a socialist ideology, placing them left-wing on the political spectrum. Although the activity we did in class places me more towards...

The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) starting point can be followed back to the period before independence when the Electoral commission of Nigeria was set up to lead the 1959 elections. The Federal Electoral Commission (FEC), built up in 1960 led the quick post-independence government...

However, in 2011 General Election, Nigerians voted a – then despised – party because of its candidate. That was historical. Former president, Goodluck Jonathan appealed to the struggles of a common man with his “I had no shoes” mantra. The publicity was by the people...

Every 10-year electoral districts go through a process called Redistricting. This process happens to account for population changes or shifts of the earlier decade. These new districts must be approved by the representatives or state legislators, the governor, and the state courts. There are things...

The United States of America has been fighting throughout history for individual rights and freedoms, ever since 1792 when Kentucky was the first state in the US to ban felons from voting. Now, the only two states that one can vote while in prison are...

Substantive representation would be the tendency to vote, through an informed process, by someone who represents the thoughts, ideals and principles that you as a citizen want to see safeguarded.[1] Taking this and the democratic system which the UK operates in, I intend to argue...

Public opinion polls are types of surveys or inquiry premeditated to measure the view of the public regarding a particular topic or issue that directly or indirectly affects them. From the population being measured, trained interviewees ask questions and the results are measured grounded on...

“ The Compromise of 1877 fixed the commotion that had ascended following the 1876 presidential election. In that election, Democratic candidate Samuel J. Tilden of New York won 247,448 more popular votes than Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio. But the electoral votes in the...

An electoral system is the set of rules that determine how elections and referenda are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral political systems are organized by governments, while non-political elections can take place in companies, non-profit organizations and informal organizations. Electoral systems consist...

Under the current electoral voting system general elections are decided using the first-past-the-post system (FPTP) and Members of the House of Commons are elected in single-member constituencies. The first-past-the post system is known for its simplicity, because under this system voters simply put a cross...