Essays on Voting

Paul Wellstone won the 1996 Minnesota Senate race with 50.32 percent of the vote. That resulted in his re-election for a second term (Lofy). Following his re-election, he made a commitment to the health system by extending healthcare services for mentally ill patients. He also wrote a new farm bill...

A Free and Equal Election A free and equal election is the secret to progress in every democracy. This is important for a peaceful change of power. Voters select leaders that would have a larger effect on their future. Elections give the average voter more control. This could be the best...

The Canadian Electoral System The Canadian electoral system is special in many ways. It also uses the first past the post voting method, which means that the person with the smallest vote wins. This article discusses the different components of the system as well as the problems that emerge. It also...

The passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1965 laid the groundwork for resolving voting and legislative disparities for minority groups in the United States. Prior to the passage of the bill, the bulk of civil rights activists in the United States were brutally assassinated. The assassination of these elected...

The Decline in American Voter Turnout The number of Americans voting in elections has been steadily declining over the last few decades. The explanations for the poor voter turnout have varied from nuanced to very basic.Increasing Public Engagement Increased and effective voter education is one of the key solutions that will assist...

The Third Estate and Abbe de Sieyes The third estate, according to Abbe de Sieyes, was a set of men that fall into a traditional order considered to be governed by a wealthy social class or nobles under the old regime. The Church and the Nobles are the other...

The restoration era in the United States was characterized by three major amendments. These are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments of the United States' supreme constitution (Graber 12). The three constitutional amendments discussed the problems of slavery, civil freedom, and citizenship. The conservative republicans never had any acceptable motivations,...

Democracy is a concept used in many countries, with elections acting as the intermediary expression of the electoral process. The democratic mechanism is a method for selecting individuals to represent the whole state. Elections may serve as a confirmation or recognition of the government's efforts to popularize it and motivate...

Inequalities of electoral participation threaten the democratic process's integrity, representation, and deliberation. Women traditionally voted in democracies around the world insignificantly relative to men following enfranchisement. Women's voting enrollment has recently improved, but they also participate in politics at a lower rate (Baylis et al. 2017, p. 6). Gender distinctions...

Presidential Campaign Fundraising Presidential candidates raise funds for their campaigns in a number of ways. Presidential campaigns are designed to manipulate a candidate's success. During an election, candidates must collect funds in order to run and coordinate their campaigns. The funds could be used for travel, advertising, and other uses. The...

The Mixed Member Proportional Voting System The electoral method of preference is the Mixed Member Proportional solution. It entails a two-tier election of the majority of legislative candidates (approximately 60%) in single-member districts. The remaining proportion is then voted off party lists at the state or national levels using a compensatory...

The California Proposition System The California proposition system is a political system that requires its voters to freely establish and vote on various legislation, which is called a kind of direct democracy.Ballot Initiative Referendum on June 7, 2016 Currently, California has a variety of propositions in multiple voting periods, with some passing...