Explain three arguments against the use of referendums (10) A referendum is a general vote on a singular political question which requires a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote on the particular issue. The first argument against referendums consists of the idea that unless there is a high overall turnout‚ the results are dubious and do not represent the whole community or country. The 2011 Wales referendum on the issue of giving the Welsh Assembly primary legislative powers only gained a 35% turnout. The effect of
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It can be debated‚ whether or not voting should be compulsory in local and national elections in the United States. Political votes are very important in America. They determine who will run that states‚ or even the entire nation as a whole. Depending on this‚ the country could either fail or succeed‚ in many different ways. All citizens should definitely be well educated in politics. However‚ voting should not be compulsory. There are too many risks that come with compulsory voting. Therefore
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Educate Young Voters Act of 2016 Purpose: To increase and politically educate the population of Florida’s youngest eligible voters. Findings: - 46 million young people ages 18-29 years old are fitted to vote ( 21% of the U.S.’s most eligible voting population) - Studies have shown that when a young person in a household votes‚ it will impact the rest of the home and often lead other eligible voters in the home - Experts
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offender has been charged with. Offenders can have their name put on the registry list for something as undemanding as mooning. With the citizens not knowing the circumstances they are panic stricken for no legitimate reason. “As sex offender registration and public notification laws begin to identify an increasing number of offenders‚ these laws will create increasing levels of panic and possibly may begin to terrorize communities” (Freeman-Longo‚ 2000‚ p. 8). Second‚ with the increasing
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iMINICASE STUDY #2 Unforeseen Opportunity in an Election You are in charge of the advertising staff for Cindy Smith ’s election campaign. Cindy is trying to prevent the eight term incumbent‚ Jesse Jones‚ from getting another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Cindy decided to run against Jesse because he wrote 150 bad checks in the House banking scandal‚ voted to not disclose the names of the people involved in the scandal‚ and voted to give himself a substantial pay raise at taxpayers’
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Cassidy Williams 9 December 2016 PLS101: American Democracy Haglund Please Vote for Me: Summary and Response In the movie‚ Please Vote for Me that we watched in class‚ an experiment in democracy took place in an elementary school in China. For the first time ever‚ the way of electing a class monitor had changed. The teacher usually just appoints who she feels would be the best candidate‚ but this time the children were asked to do an election. The class monitor is a powerful position in this elementary
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Why I voted? Martin Luther King Jr. once said‚ “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” Depending on the situation silence can be providential or catastrophic. When you become silent of things that that are vital your point won’t matter. Voting is defined as a formal expression of opinion or choice‚ either positive or negative‚ made by an individual or body of individuals. Voting is important because you are expressing your opinion and making your voice
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With the election coming up everyone seems to have opinions of how they want it to go and how they think it will turn out. There are many people Who believe that it is obvious the polls weight Democrats more heavily than republicans. According to Donald Trump the polls are rigged. He believes this basically because Hilary Clinton is beginning to bypass him. This sort of reminds me of when I used to play games with my family. Whoever was winning was almost always presumed to be cheating. This is
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Push Poll or Real Deal: How to Know You Are Not Being Spun According to the article on Wikipedia a push poll is an “interactive marketing technique”. Conversely the definition of a push poll on Pollster.com a push poll is a “telemarketing smear masquerading as a poll”. Two seemingly different definitions which leads to question how does the average person know when a pollster calls if it is a legitimate poll or a push poll. Logic tells me most people do not know what a push poll is and therefore
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Hall Mr. Weaver English 10 10 February 2017 Voter ID in America Voter ID laws in America go back to the 1950’s‚ when South Carolina became the first state that required a person to have some form of identification document or in some cases‚ a photo ID to vote or receive a ballot for an election. Throughout many years this topic became a controversial issue in America and has caused a major uproar between American citizens. Voter ID laws are backed up by voter fraud claims that are not accurate. President
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