Essays Tagged: "Voting"

Loss of freedome through Apathy

t. Many don't find anything particularly wrong with this. Their logic being that half of the nation voting would be just as effective as the entire nation. The problem with this reasoning is that some ...

(4 pages) 53 0 4.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

The Responsible Electorate based on V.O. Key, Jr. ideals Information on positive and negatives of electorates

ke the electorate vote as it does.Instruments such as the Gallup Poll have helped experts determine voting behaviors of a large number of people. Preliminary findings many years ago lead researchers t ... and a potential leader's character. We can have faith that the electorate will continue to take its voting right seriously and use it to maintain and strengthen our democratic form of government.

(1 pages) 42 0 4.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Basic Essay on Voting Systems

Nicholas StrykerOctober 1, 2002+Paper #2There are three different types of voting systems. One is majority rule in which one must receive greater than fifty percent in order t ... ction with more votes than any other candidate without receiving more than fifty percent. The final voting system is proportionality which awards the political party seats equivalent to the number of ... l party seats equivalent to the number of votes received. Majority rule has survived as the fittest voting system in the United States.Plurality has not survived as a system of voting because it is to ...

(4 pages) 65 0 3.8 Oct/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

"Polling Day".

Classification essay. The essay contains what groups of voters we have, the reasons for voting the way they do, and the consequences on society. Full five paragraph essay, supportive detai ... usually classify voters into three distinct groups. Each of these groups has their own reasons for voting the way they do. Not only do the groups effect the elections and laws, but also their long-te ... t also their long-term consequences on society. They also effects how campaigning is handled before voting time. The three main groups are religious voters, issue voters and no voters. Lets see what t ...

(2 pages) 36 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Compulsory Voting !

Compulsory Voting is a "solution" (a bad one) so before our points are raised about how bad this "solution" is. ... on" is. Why is there a solution, in a healthy democracy people should want to vote. If they are not voting it indicates there is a fundamental problem with that democracy; forcing people to vote canno ... e a proper considered decision. At best they will vote randomly which disrupts the proper course of voting.Many of the problems associated with compulsory voting are major problem area's for specifica ...

(2 pages) 32 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The Importance of Voting

son concerns a person's forbiddance to vote. However, in America, almost everyone has this freedom. Voting is an important responsibility that every American citizen should participate in. No matter w ... n important responsibility that every American citizen should participate in. No matter who you are voting for, your vote always counts. Voting should be a sacred right held by each American ci ...

(2 pages) 117 0 3.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

The relation of the PR with Media

"Political DNA." For example my name is Valentina Gjoni, my father works at certain place, has been voting for years a particular Party, he has different credit cards, loans, watches specific shows or ...

(2 pages) 25 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Informed Voter

nt when you approach the polls. You do not have to know everything about the candidate that you are voting for. However, you can easily gain adequate knowledge about the candidates through any of thes ...

(3 pages) 29 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Executive Sessions

(1 pages) 21 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

"Fixing Elections" Essay

ess of favoring one side over the other. These two ways show that our country has problems with the voting, and the process that it is done in. The voting standard of the "winner take all" syst ... for states with a large electoral college. It is proposed in this book that the idea of this voting system will not be changed any time soon. As long as the economy is going along well, everyth ...

(2 pages) 33 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Article Review Not All Money Is Equal: The Differential Effect of Spending by Incumbents and Challengers in Gubernatorial Primaries.

s citizens to pay attention to each candidate's platform and ideas. It is much easier to enter that voting booth, scan down the list of candidates and check the box beside the name that has appeared o ...

(3 pages) 38 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

How Far Do We Go To Increase Voter turnout?

America has been its decline. Many voice the concerns of our lack of participation when it comes to voting. However, their efforts seem somewhat ineffective since there are still many that hardly resp ... do so. Participation for smaller elections is by far worse. So what could we do to resolve this nonvoting situation? One suggestion was made my Matt Miller and his idea for turning the election into ...

(4 pages) 63 0 0.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

PS 301 Research Methods

ects if they vote or not.Variables:· Independent variable: party· Dependent variable: voting record· Control variables: age and educationResearch Design: Party/voting record, (200 ... t; Control variables: age and educationResearch Design: Party/voting record, (2000 setup data) V001-Voting in electionsList of Academic sources:1. The Democratic Party U.S.http://www.democrats.org2. F ...

(1 pages) 881 0 1.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

What factors would you say determine the level of political participation in the UK?

of politicians are white, 'middle-class' men, and therefore not a fair representation of the State. Voting levels will rise if they manage to convince the electorate that they know what the people wan ... they manage to convince the electorate that they know what the people want, and are therefore worth voting for.- Whether political parties show that they and their policies are different to and better ...

(1 pages) 1458 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Democracy And Citizen Ship

(1 pages) 15 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

How To Become President

e Republican national convention and rally my party behind me. Next I will turn my attention to all voting Americans and tell them my stance on the issues and why I am qualified to be president. I wil ...

(2 pages) 1217 0 3.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Electorial College

ballots for president evey four years on the first Monday in November. The voters are not directly voting for president and vice president, but they are voting for all of their partys electors in the ...

(1 pages) 1609 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

How effective are student run governments?

out. They must make it easier for students to run for office, and they should set up web and e-mail voting to get students to take voting seriously. The ultimate goal should be to reach a level of par ...

(4 pages) 1041 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Low Voter Turnout in the United States

emocracy. The concept of democracy is dependent on citizens actively participating in elections and voting to select representatives for public office. The government cannot be representative of the p ... better solutions to the problem of low voter turnout in the United States than enacting compulsory voting laws.America has not established a national system of automatic registration; procedures for ...

(6 pages) 52 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

The Electoral System in the U.S

Table of contentsVoters and voting rightsLegal aspects of the voting system -a timeline includedElectoral systemsElections-an ov ... s in history.The idea for this paper came when I realized that the simple, uncomplicated process of voting is far from being just that : a stamp on a paper every 4 or so years. It is actually the basi ... es. This would lead to a clear assessment of the historical development and several stages that the voting system has gone through.Next it was important to thoroughly know the present election system ...

(7 pages) 27 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government > United Nations