Fresia, Jerry. “The U.S. Electoral System Must Be Reformed to Make Third Parties Feasible.” Does the Two-Party System Still Work?, edited by Noah Berlatsky, Greenhaven Press, 2010. At Issue. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints. Since the author expresses and argues his point of view, the article might be classified as...
Lemieux, Scott. “Revise the Electoral System to Encourage All Voters to Support Their First Choice.” Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2022. This article is a viewpoint essay organized into two sections: the summary and the main content. This article persuasively discusses the electoral system to dismiss third-choice parties as...
Introduction In democratic systems, citizens elect representatives who eventually form the government, thereby influencing a wide range of social, political, and economic processes. Voting remains an important practice that allows more individuals to make appropriate choices when selecting their leaders. This process has gained recognition in most of the developed...
Introduction The 2020 US Presidential election will forever live in infamy as one of the most divisive elections in US history. The incumbent President at the time accused the legally elected president of fraud and incited his followers to insurrection. This was a shameful moment for America and I vowed...
The Founding Fathers’ views were subject to democracy, liberty, freedom, and citizenship that steer the United States till today. Elections allow people to determine their nation’s political makeup and policy directions, in turn ensuring democracy. Critical developments at state and federal levels are successful with democratic and legitimate elections. The...
Summary The 44th President of the U.S was Barack Hussein Obama. He was initially elected on November 4, 2008, and the following year January, he was sworn into office. On November 6, 2012, Obama was re-elected to a second term (Endres, 2020). For Americans and the rest of the globe,...
Introduction When US citizens vote, they do not elect their next president. Instead, they vote for state representatives who are responsible for selecting the next president through the Electoral College. The Electoral College has been a part of the American democracy for centuries. However, scholars argue that the decision was...
The process of redrawing borders takes place in the country almost every ten years. This is reflected in the change in the original structure of the boundaries of legislative bodies and congressional districts. This process makes sense since the composition of the population changes over a certain period. Therefore, to...
The article in New York Times criticizes the current voting system in the US stating that direct elections would give equal weight to all the votes (Bouie, 2019). The concern of the author refers to the circumstances in which it becomes impossible to pass and approve an amendment abolishing the...
Introduction Voter ID is a significant electoral reform that serves as the basis for creating a more reliable voting system. It provides more opportunities for fair elections, which reduces the risks of violations of election rules. However, this policy is one of the main problems reflecting the risks that various...
Introduction A presidential election is an event when political forces mobilize all their resources to receive a victory, meaning that a defeat can have severe consequences. In 2020, Donald Trump lost the presidential race and claimed that the election was stolen through voter fraud. Trump called it “The Big Lie”...
As a legal practitioner representing George Governor as his lawyer, I am certain that CNBC should be charged with defamation and negligence for actions leading to defamation of my client’s reputation. Reputation is one of the most significant aspects of the political arena since it entails the trust of many...
Introduction Democracy has been one of the leading government systems embraced by many countries. One of the definitive elements of democracy is the representation of the people through elections. Elected representatives from the legislature that is responsible for formulating laws governing the state and representing the interest of the people....
In a democratic nation, one of the rudimentary means for the public is to partake in voting and elections. An electoral system entails a set of rules determining how referendums and elections are carried out and how their outcomes are determined. Voters can involve in the decision-making process pertaining making...
This article focuses on the fundamental question of political choice in the United States of America. During the past years, it became evident that political parties became ‘weak’ in terms of their influence on presidential and governmental elections. More specifically, parties cannot provide stable communication between their representative and the...
Due to their unclear political position, white females have always considered a particular electorate type. In this article, white women have been the protagonists because they have consistently, for over 70 years, voted for the Republican Party in the majority (Junn, 2016). Usually, the republican party is known for not...
Some events are the most important and key for the history of the state. Such days are holidays in order to draw special attention of the population to certain dates, and also not to forget the importance of historical turns in the development of society. However, not all incidents are...
The speech made by Barack Obama in 2008 is one of the examples of an effective communication. In this piece, the newly elected president did his best to combine the interests of all populations groups for overcoming the challenges of economic and political nature of the time. Hence, his purpose...
In a State built on democratic principles, citizens are allowed to participate in the political process. One of the most important types of such participation is the possibility of forming elected public authorities. However, today the topic of citizens’ refusal to participate in the political life of society is becoming...
The sources presented clearly demonstrate the essence of the restriction of voting rights and how to solve these problems at the present stage. In her article, Arce (2021) argues that Texas’ restrictions on voter rights silence electrons and reduce their influence on meaningful decision-making, which is unacceptable. Among such limits,...
Introduction The presidency is labor in which the individual requires outstanding commitment and responsibility. It is not enough to be a solid leader to be president; one must be able to solve strategic problems and lead people. Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was the first president...
UnidosUS. (2021). The racist history of voter suppression laws. The news article explores the history and contemporary issues surrounding voter suppression laws. The source bases its argument on the recently passed bill – SB1 – in Texas, which prohibits drive-through voting and 24-hour voting, introduces new ID mandates for vote-by-mail,...
Introduction Electoral systems in a given country dictate the level of representation, voters’ experiences, and overall quality of quality. Numerous models of governance have emerged within the wider notion of democracy. In Canada, the First-Past-The-Pole (FPTP) remains in place and dictates the manner in which politicians are elected to occupy...
Elections in California are usually held to fill seats of local authorities. It happens every year, but some positions have a longer-term, requiring elections once in two years. The occasion has specific aspects that differ from the regulations in other states in the US. For instance, Democrats have more advantages...
Suppression of voters in the United States is characterized by various legal measures designed to restrain voters from exercising their right to vote. Notably, states introduced around two dozen laws that restrict voters’ rights. Most of the new laws make it complicated to vote by mail or absentee (Boschma, 2021)....
Introduction The US congressional elections are an essential democratic attribute of the entire country, attracting more and more voters every year. However, this event was far from always free from prejudices, discriminatory cases, and much more. Historically, suffrage has only gradually become available to racial minorities, older people, and women....
The research paper addresses the topic of voter suppression and voters’ rights. The right to vote is one of the leading indicators of a democratic society. It belongs to a category of fundamental human rights every person possesses. Since the beginning of the 21st century, numerous acts have been passed...
Bayne, Nicholas. “So Near and Yet So Far: The 1995 Quebec Referendum in Perspective.” London Journal of Canadian Studies, 2017, vol. 32, no. 1. In this article, Bayne analyzes the methodology of the 1995 referendum the reasons for the Referendum. Due to his experience as a diplomat and British high...
Modern elections are a rather complex mechanism when it is difficult to assume by what criteria and knowledge a person will choose. Indeed, we have quite a lot of criteria by which we choose the ideal candidate for ourselves. When choosing a candidate, I will often pay attention to such...
The 1945 United Kingdom general election was crucial for the British Labour Party. The outcome was a defeat for the Conservative Party and the Labour Party securing most of the seats in the House of Commons. The reason for this victory was their accurate representation of recent history embodied within...
The system of selecting a president based on electoral college votes is a controversial issue in modern U.S. politics. There are currently 538 electoral state intermediaries, and a candidate needs to attain at least 270 votes to win. Forty-eight states have a “winner-takes-all” policy of casting votes. Therefore, a candidate...
Indeed, the Electoral College does not work correctly in the current era of income inequality and widespread geographical disparities. For example, contrary to a candidate for president winning the popular vote but losing the electoral vote, a president can lose the former and win the latter. The system with more...
Social networks are becoming a new stage in the development of the transfer and exchange of information between people and a universal way to unite various groups of citizens. Thus, politicians increasingly use social networks during election campaigns. Social media analytics allows candidates to shape electoral promotional marketing strategies as...
Political promotion is a method of marketing in which politicians may directly communicate their ideas to people and shape the political discussion. Candidates can attract people who might not have been paying close attention to the campaign somehow by airing advertisements in different forms of media (Nott, 2020). This allows...
Introduction The right to vote is one of the main historical events that shaped American society between 1815 and 1861. The white males’ wealth dictated the American laws on political and public leadership positions before major revolutions in voting and elections. This depicts that women, people of color, and less...
The author is not satisfied with the idea of changing the country’s voter laws. The nation has a lot of issues to address, but the main focus is on creating a new voter’s law. Ideally, the Senate bill will create barriers to voting before the election days, how voters receive...
Introduction Liberal arts have four ways of thinking, commonly referred to as ‘lenses,’ used to understand and challenge the existing approach angle of various topics. These four lenses are history, humanities, social science, and natural science. Each lens has key characteristics that differentiate and coincide with others. Professionals and relevant...
Citizens may take either a retrospective or prospective approach to voting. Retrospective voting means making the decision on whom to elect by considering politicians’ track records (Benton, 2019). It is a backward-looking strategy where voters evaluate politicians’ past performance and re-elect incumbent leaders. On the other hand, prospective voting is...
Voting in governmental elections and various processes associated with it have long been identified as an ethical issue. It is generally considered to be morally significant due to the influence citizens’ voting has on the future of a country. It determines, at least officially, who ends up in power and...
Introduction Several politicians are affected by the redistricting of the congressional and district voting blocs. Some of them are likely to lose because portions of their population are being placed in other regions. At the same time, some will have difficulty in re-election since they are placed in the same...
Introduction The voting arrangement is established and implemented primarily at the state level. These arrangements, which incorporate elector distinguishing proof prerequisites, early democratic structures, and online elector enrollment frameworks, direct the conditions under which American residents cast their voting forms in their states. To be qualified to cast a ballot,...
Introduction The USA is considered to be one of the most democratic states in the world. However, many Americans still face many challenges regarding their voting rights, a core value of any democracy. Therefore, deeper research of this topic is crucial and requires the knowledge I already possess and posing...
Introduction Created by Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the constitution of the United States and refashioned by the 12th and 23rd amendments, the Electoral College is a distinctive political institution unique to America’s democracy. Since its establishment, this system has generated confusion and discontent among the general population...
Following the speech by P. Sulpicius Rufus, I oppose his idea of advocating for the distribution of the new citizens evenly among the thirty-five tribes that already exist for voting. On the contrary, I recommend the establishment of only eight new tribes that should be distributed evenly across the newly...
Introduction Elections are typical of all democratic societies since they spread across many different institutions and governing forms, including parliament, President, executive, and sometimes even legislative authorities. Such an abundance of institutions gives the citizens opportunities to express their political opinion and influence the state and public affairs. Elections are...
It is estimated that participating in political life is somewhat of an American tradition. However, according to Chapter 8 in By the People: Debating American Government (Kersh and Morone, 2020), today, while Americans continue to display high voluntarism levels, the political participation indicators have been reported to disturbingly fall. In...
Key Characteristics of the Lenses Generally, each liberal arts sphere employs a varying outlook or “lens” through which it uses to observe and study the world. Professionals in natural science, humanities, history, and social science utilize questions to gain information even though they may ask them in diverse ways that...
Introduction The 2020 presidential election was a highly controversial political event that dramatically divided the people of the United States. The allegation of the election being fixed against former President Donald Trump in favor of President Joe Biden resulted in multiple protests erupting across the country. One of these protests...
Generally, voters quickly acknowledge to pollsters that candidates’ stances on issues influence their votes much more than their attributes. According to the article by Morning Consult (2018) on measuring the potency of political endorsement, my perspective is that political endorsement matters because every person has a different perception that affects...
In the United States, election contenders are nominated directly through popular votes. But for the vice president and the president are not directly chosen by the people. Instead, they are selected through a process referred to as Electoral College by ‘elector’. The United States constitution dictates the procedure of using...
An article published on October 13, 2021, announces that the Texas state representative Lyle Larson will not be competing for another term in 2022. The Republican state official represented House District 122 in San Antonio, and it was previously suggested that he would not continue his career as a state...
The article by Ellingson et al. discusses the infringement of women’s reproductive and birthrights following the enactment of Senate Bill 8. Lasswell’s definition would suggest that, since September 1st, anti-abortion groups and medical professionals in Texas have obtained a legally viable reason to deny the procedure if the fetus’ heartbeat...
Low voter participation poses considerable threats to the basis of democratic countries as many groups of people may have no representation in their governments, which eventually leads to social tension. Although the presidential elections of 2020 in the USA were characterized by the highest voter turnout since the 1910s, it...
Political opinion and manifesto agendas are as good as it benefits voters in the interest of their opinions. Texas people should vote for a Democrat during the Lieutenant Governorship in the coming Senate elections for Lieutenant Governorship post. Ideologically arguing, the Democrat party is boasted of representing the people of...
When it comes to counting ballots, the political parties in America strive to maintain or gain an edge. However, the public interest necessitates a bipartisan approach. There has yet to be discovered a neutral approach that simply elicits the people’s will without distorting it one way or the other. Ranked-choice...
Summary Historically, there has been a remarkable decrease in the number of voters during mid-term elections as compared to the general elections. Every United States citizen has a right to choose their leaders through the voting process. Voters are expected to participate in two major elections, the Presidential and midterm...
Republicans voted against a comprehensive pandemic bill signed by the President of the United States three months ago. However, they later stated that funding was needed but claimed that Biden’s plan was too costly and insufficiently focused on the nation’s health and economic crisis. Public opinion polls show that Biden’s...
The current status quo of the electoral college allows for political actions that some voters may find in contradiction with the college’s purpose. The issues that are often ascribed to the existence of the electoral college have to do with faithless electors, selected candidates that either promise or are assumed...
A leader has to fit in the life of the voters to address their needs effectively. Voters elect leaders for what they can do to meet their needs. Immigrants have minimal rights compared to the majority population in the US. Consequently, choosing a leader familiar with their underrepresentation condition would...
Introduction The US electoral system has more than two centuries of history, and its features are often the subject of criticism due to an ambiguous algorithm for counting votes and determining winners in presidential races. In particular, the Electoral College, which is a stand-alone board, is associated with questions about...
Introduction The USA presidential elections are one of the most important political events in the US and the rest of the world. This is due to the notion that two candidates usually have different opinions on the current situation and propositions for future policies. As a result, the method of...
The recent situation with the presidential election has drawn attention from all political forces across the globe. Its overextended process and a number of controversial statements and mishaps that occurred prior to and during the election served as a catalyst for speculations regarding global political changes in the coming years...
During the 2016 election, a city in Macedonia, Veles, was found to host an industry that was able to produce over one hundred websites that presented fake news that mostly favored Donald Trump, the Republican candidate (Davey-Attlee & Soares, 2017). Employees within the market explained the ways in which the...
The Electoral College is the system used in US elections. In the system, each state gets a certain number of electors depending on its representation in Congress. The state with a higher number of representatives in Congress will have more electors in the Electoral College as compared to a state...
The U.S. Senate election in Alabama was conducted on November 3, 2020. Its primary goal was to select a member of the United States Senate who would become the representative of Alabama. In addition, this political initiative was simultaneously conducted with the 2020 U.S. presidential election and other local elections...
Although voting is one of the most crucial elements of a functioning democracy, the voter turnout is staggeringly low in the US, with only almost half of the population participating in elections. Automated Voter Registration (AVR) is one of the ways to alleviate the problem of low voter turnout. If...
President Biden said that he would be open to altering the filibuster surrounding the passing of the voting rights legislation. Nonetheless, he was keen to consider that the attempt to reverse the delayed tactics on voting rights might compromise the ability to pass his economic agenda. Hence, Biden waded into...
Introduction The USA Electoral College elects the president and vice-president, who are the only two elected persons in America elected in federal elections. According to government regulations, the number of electors depends on the number of people living in a particular state that generally is up to 538. The existence...
Introduction Every nation needs to change its constitutional provision over time to match the changing dynamics of the evolving world. Amending constitutions helps correct ineffective laws and respond to citizens’ changing needs and demands. Nowadays, all American citizens above 18 years have a right to vote, with different States having...
Summary The article under the review summarizes on the key suggestions Republicans and Democrats issue in the states where they are dominant. Thus, one of the main focuses of the former is abortion restrictions up to a complete prohibition, which they have insisted on for a decade (Bacon 2019, para....
An increasing amount of modern political discourse among the general public is centered around corporate responsibility. Corporations today are heavily criticized for compromising the American ideals of equality and justice in the ruthless pursuit of bottom-line profit. One aspect of this is lobbying, the process by which corporate representatives offer...
Political parties are an important part of the US political system. During the election process, they allow citizens to compare candidates from different political parties, understand their suggestions, and decide what is better for the country. A party can be defined as a group of individuals united by the same...
Introduction The concept of new institutionalism as a theoretical perspective is understood to have allowed for a common approach to the political actions of the individuals. The theory acts in the same way as a market-based economic model helps in aggregating the economic behavior of individuals. Being a rational choice...
Introduction Voting is essential in every society’s democratic process. It allows residents of a particular nation and age group to share an opinion on relevant issues. Only citizens 18 years and older can vote in Canada. Debates on reducing the voting age are crucial for the democratic system in Canada...
Abstract The United States government was founded as a democracy. Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the United States was a “government of the people, by the people, for the people”. The fourteenth and fifteen amendments of the constitution give citizens the right to vote for government officials that represent the people. Even...
Introduction/The Problem Foreign Interference in the election is an ancient form of manipulation that allows countries to disrupt the political systems. In the elections of 2016 and 2020, Russia has been the primary country in attempts to interfere with the U.S. election results. The global influence of the USA on...
The fact that Arkansas regularly lags behind the national average voter turnout rate can be examined through the lens of general mechanisms of action. In addition, the enhanced participation of voters can be achieved through addressing the revealed problems in this respect. Therefore, the consideration of the main obstacles concerning...
The United States of America presidential elections are unique as the citizens do not directly vote to choose the president. Instead, the U.S. president is chosen through a process called the Electoral College, where a group of electors cast their votes to determine who wins the election. During the national...
Politics significantly determines the quality of health institutions, and many political events may have implications for the health services to the public. One of the most important factors of influence is the person at the head of the White House. Before the US presidential election, only a month and to...
Introduction Suffrage is one of the fundamental rights of a democratic citizen and the major claim of the first feminists, who are therefore also referred to as suffragists. Most governments, including that of America, satisfied the claim during the 20th century. Nevertheless, the voting right remains a sensitive issue in...
Voting is the responsibility of the citizens, and it is an essential part of every democracy, although it is not a legal requirement. By casting their vote, people contribute to the democratic process of participating in the nation’s affairs. The reason behind voting is to choose the leaders who shall...
Introduction It is worth acknowledging that the information environment of society has undergone significant changes over several decades. Whereas previously, the quantity and quality of information media was limited to printed newspapers, radio, or human-to-human communication, the modern development of technology has led to a tremendous expansion of the media...
Introduction Although the race for the American presidency has often been characterized by unprecedented eventualities; the candidacies of Mr. Bernie Sanders and Mr. Donald Trump were the most extraordinary political occurrences in the recent past. Although the 2016 election took place a few years ago, political observers, pundits, and commentators...
The election of Kamala Harris as Vice President of the United States is a widely discussed political event. For many people, such a candidate’s choice is perceived as a purely populist measure, while others consider her a significant leader for the Democratic Party. The article “Harris Has the Potential to...
Many fail to acknowledge that voting is a privilege given to people just a few centuries ago, and even later to women. Balloting is the country-shaping process, which creates the government for the next several years. Therefore, isn’t voting a way of voicing an opinion to receive a diligent life?...
American Elections always tie worldwide attention due to their unusual approach to voting. The crucial element making them engaging is the Electoral College – the system where each state selects voters who represent citizens’ choice. That unique approach was established in 1787 as the nation’s founders’ intention to form powerful...
Despite its remarkable resistance to change and the ever-growing unpopularity, America’s Electoral College political institution should be abolished. Since its establishment, the Electoral College system has generated discontentment and confusion due to the incidences where the winner of the popular vote could not become president, an eventuality that breaches the...
The coronavirus pandemic, scandals, and even the age of the candidates contributed to the course and outcome of the election race. Ahead of the US presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic became the dominant topic in local media. By October 20, the number of people infected with coronavirus since the beginning...
Elections play a significant role in democratic states; therefore, the American government is unimaginable without this institution. Their fundamental mechanisms are the primary forms of manifestation of the people’s sovereignty and political role. This instrument also serves as the most crucial channel for representing various social groups’ interests in government...
Just before the United States of America went into the 2008 general elections, the American economy was thrown into a crisis following a panic that occurred in the capital markets and has persisted to be the world’s financial market crisis. The pre-election campaign of Barrack Obama went under the slogan...
Low voter turnout in the U.S is linked to several theories. One of them is the irrationality of the election exercise, implying that polling costs overshadow its potential benefits. The justification for this theory is that despite investing much time and energy to take part in casting of votes, a...
Elections of the head of state act as one of the main socio-political events in the life of any state. This is especially true for presidential republics. The election campaign for the election of the president is a central political event since the first person of the state is formally...
Many parts of the world have been eagerly waiting for the United States’ presidential elections because the result has a number of impacts. The voting was finished, and the Democrat Joe Biden was announced president-elect, but President Trump insisted that he would challenge the exercise legally because he was not...
Before the election of Barack Obama, the United States of America was politically divided. One of the factors increasing political division in 2009 was a rising conflict between republicans and democrats, the figure of Obama as a presidential candidate had only fueled the disagreement. Secondly, many republicans were openly against...
Throughout history, humanity has been in search of the optimal form of state power. Many people were looking for a solution to the problem of creating an ideal society with the best organization of power, in which social justice, peace, and happiness prevail, and people are free and equal. As...
The election may be regarded as one of the most significant events not only in the political sphere of the country but in the life of almost every person. Citizens generally vote for their preferred candidate expecting that this person will consider their demands and officially represent their interests. It...
The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th presidential election, held on November 3, 2020. The current president Donald Trump ran against former vice-president Joe Biden, who ultimately won the race with the largest share of the popular vote. Held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the election...
The next US presidential elections will be held on November, 3. In less than three weeks Americans will have a chance to decide on their future and whether Trump remains in The White House. According to CNN’s poll of polls, all nationwide surveys that track voters’ opinions reveal a significant...
The state of the health care system in any country is highly dependent on who is in power. Often, the state’s central figure sets the direction for developing this area. Presidential elections in the United States, regardless of their outcome, will bring significant changes in all spheres of society, including...
