(nearly INR 10‚000 crore) is higher than the 2008 US Presidential Elections (nearly INR 8‚000 crore).ii The cost of conducting 2004 elections was 125 times1 greater than that of 1952.iii 162 MPs elected in 2009 have criminal cases against them; 26% increase from 2004. OVERVIEW Free and fair elections form the foundation of any healthy democracy. Electoral reforms aim to strengthen the system by bringing in changes to the existing set-up. Elections in India have been plagued by issues related to criminalization
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gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html>. * Phombeah‚ Gray. "Viewpoint: Can Kenya Avoid Election Bloodshed?" BBC News. BBC‚ 16 Oct. 2012. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19948429>. * "Riots Spread in Kenya as Presidential Election Approaches." - Good Governance Africa. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. <http://gga.org/analysis/riots-spread-in-kenya-as-presidential-election-approaches>. * Scahill‚ Jeremy. "Blackwater ’s Black Ops | The Nation." Blackwater ’s
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The Presidential Debates Between Bill Clinton and Dole Philip Rubacha October 22‚ 1996 The presidential debates between democratic President William Clinton and Republican Senator Robert Dole proved to be a game of "dodge-ball". Bob Dole fired criticism and attacks while Clinton tried to "dodge" them. Dole attacked him on most of his ideas‚ and his tendency to exaggerate. Clinton avoided the lies he made since the 1992 presidential campaign (brought up by Dole‚ of course) by revealing
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significant key to the democratic process. Every November Americans go out to vote in local‚ state‚ and national elections; while every four years Americans elect a President to lead their nation. Much debates surrounds the importance of presidential elections and much goes into studying if these campaigns and elections matter. One key event of presidential campaigns are visits presidential hopefuls make to places. Campaign visits unarguably take up much of a candidates time due to the time it requires
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candidates. Media coverage of presidential campaigns is undoubtedly the biggest platform to reach voters. One major aspect of media coverage of campaigns is the presidential debates which have now gain recognition as a prominent tradition to a build to US presidential elections. From John Kennedy and Richard Nixon to Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney‚ presidential debates has been seen the biggest platform to project the image of candidates. A candidate’s image in an election‚ according to some campaign
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Procedures of American election Nominating process The modern nominating process of U.S. presidential elections currently consists of two major parts: a series of presidential primary elections and caucuses held in each state‚ and the presidential nominating conventions held by each political party. This process was never included in the United States Constitution‚ and thus evolved over time by the political parties to clear the field of candidates. The primary elections are run by state and local
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The new era of Mass Media Company has influenced the way we communicate and gather information‚ will it change the way we chose our leaders? The answer might be closer to a yes than an ‘’I don’t know.’’ We have seen the growth of broadcasting over the years from 1945 when there were only 8‚000 TV sets in America to approximately 114.8 Million today. The power this mass media medium to modify‚ inform and create people’s opinion might be underestimated. Broadcasting is maybe one of the most important
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Overall‚ I think the presidential election process is very democratic‚ or at least much more democratic then it was. The Founders’ original plan was to have the state legislatures decide how the electors would be elected and the only role the people would play would be to elect the people in the legislature who would then vote for the electors. However‚ the introduction of the political parties has made the presidential election process more democratic since the founding‚ as seen through its effects
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There were many reasons for me to pick an article about the US presidential elections as my topic of discussion. I have always been interested in the world of politics‚ being involved in it myself‚ during my early school days as a student representative. There is so many things that the politicians have to take into account while making important decisions that will affect our daily lives. Because so many important information that go into decision making cannot be disclosed to the general public
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younger population have a constant low turnout rate when it comes to presidential elections. In the article “Six take-aways from the Census Bureau’s voting report” by Paul Taylor and Mark Hugo Lopez they compare the turnout rate between whites‚ blacks‚ hispanic‚ and asian‚ from the years 1988 to the past elections in 2012. Until the past election whites have had the highest turnout rate‚ but since the impact Obama had on the last election according to the authors they believe it was the greatest factor
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