The 16th President of the United States‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ said during his Gettysburg Address‚ “Government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people‚ shall not perish from the Earth.” This quote is routinely used by backers of the democratic government system. It shows how the democratic system works‚ allowing the citizens of a country to shape their government by electing officials to serve on their behalf. With any good system however‚ there are bound to be detractors. Plato is one of the most
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actually prevent citizens from voting. Literacy tests‚ poll taxes and lengthy residency requirements have all been abolished for some time yet the declining trend in voter turnout continues. Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward authored a book entitled Why Americans Don’t Vote. They point the finger at one particular aspect of voter
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‘permanent’ campaigns and ‘bed-sheet ballots’‚ leading to a sense of ‘democratic overload’ due to more than 100‚000 elections taking place annually which may lead to voter fatigue‚ higher alienation levels and abstention through too many participation opportunity’s. In the USA‚ candidates for office are not chosen by the parties‚ but by voters in primaries and caucuses. This is the nomination process which take place every 4 years for the presidential election and every 2 years for the mid term congressional
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an open list proportional representation system. This type of electoral system offers many benefits including battling corruption‚ fair representation of citizen’s interests and an overall more efficient and fair democratic system in regard to voter turnout and gender equality. In years past‚ many different forms of democracies and democratic voting systems have been tried and tested‚ and the open list proportional representation system has proved itself as a leading choice in electoral systems around
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falling voter turnout as well as the dramatic decline and aging of political party memberships. Such trends are most striking particularly amongst the young people who have become alienated from mainstream electoral politics (Richard Fry (Pew Research Center‚ pg. 60-75). The likelihood of the older citizens to participate in voting process has been high relative
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be mandatory in the United states. It increases voter turnout and will help minimize political polarization. Compulsory voting has been working well in the twenty-six countries that implement it. Australia is a great example of how voter turnout has increased dramatically with the law. In 1924‚ only 47% of Australia’s registered voters voted. After putting a mandatory voting law in place‚ the current voting turnout rests at 80% of eligible voters (about 90% of registered
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would significantly impact voters and turnout. This type of system would give the individual voter a much more significant influence. “Turnouts [would] also increase if more people see the benefits that flow from their participation” (pg. 211). The election of the leader of the United States is an important decision that should include the citizens’ opinions‚ which are expressed directly through their votes. The Electoral College system “breeds the psychology among voters that they are throwing away
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The rationale behind voter non-participation varies among individuals and demographic groups‚ however‚ they all share a connection in regards to their feelings towards their treatment by the country’s political system. The fact that congressional elections encounter some of the lowest voter turnout rates speaks to the misrepresentation and corruption present in the current political system‚ fueling the cycle of repetitive non-voter interest in political elections. Certain voter demographic groups have
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one way in particular is voting. In roughly the past century‚ there has been an all-time low voter turnout in the U.S.. There are factors that affect the amount of citizens that vote every time the opportunity comes. These circumstances mainly are age and education that is provided for that individual. As well as age and education‚ there is also a dynamic that the government set that hinders voter turnout. Other than voting‚ there is another way citizens can be involved in government in a couple of
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Should voting be compulsory? The voter apathy in Canada in the 2004 federal elections was so high‚ that politicians are now searching for a method to increase the turnout. One of the possible solutions is introducing the mandatory voting‚ where every voter is forced to participate in the elections. First of all one big benefit of the mandatory voting is the equalization of the social bias because according to some surveys a very big part of the voters are white property owners. If all people
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