Should voters elect judges or should they be appointed? It would be better if a chief executive like a governor‚ mayor or county executive nominated judges vetted for their professional qualifications and judicial outlook. When it was first introduced‚ the idea of electing judges was meant as a way to avoid corruption‚ but it seems to have the opposite effect today. Holding judicial elections requires judges to campaign for their seats‚ which can adversely impact their ability to make independent
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Voter ID Laws: Common Sense The ability to vote is one of the most cherished and fundamental rights in the United States of America. Unfortunately‚ the validity and reliability of our democratic system is constantly under attack by the real issue of voter fraud. While a solution for this problem hasn’t been decided upon‚ Republicans strongly advocate the usage of voter ID (which could be anything from a drivers license to a passport) to ensure that whomever is going to the polls is exactly who
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The video I choose for this assignment is how to persuade non-voters to vote. I believe the video did a good of illustrating the point and the importance why casting our vote is necessary. The video was uploaded back in 2015 by YouthDebates.org‚ an international non-profit debate platform for young people. The video starts by mentioning four common topics with graphic illustration that get viewer’s attention on why should you vote? This is the link of the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch
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initiatives known as a direct initiatives undermine the political process we have had in place since the beginning of our nation. American voters elect representatives to create laws that benefit society. If these representatives fail to do their jobs then they can be voted out of office during the next term. There should never be a time when a group of voters gets together and decides that since they can’t get what they want they will pull an end-around on the legislative process by simply creating
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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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What are swing voters and how important are they in US elections? Swing voters labelled floating in the UK and independent in the USA‚ swing voters are de-aligned and lack strong party identification‚ and their votes cannot be predicted or taken for granted. As a result‚ the voter’s behaviour in an election is not easy to predict; the voter may cross party lines‚ for example‚ or decide to abstain from voting altogether. Many political campaigns expend a great deal of effort in trying to win the
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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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PROJECTS Voter Awareness Campaign by Mass for Awareness Democracy is a form of government in which power is held by “the people" under a free electoral system. It is derived from the Greek δημοκρατία (dimokratia)‚ "popular government" which was coined from δήμος (dēmos)‚ "people" and κράτος (kratos)‚ "rule‚ strength" in the middle of the 5th-4th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states‚ notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC. When we
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Date: 4/17/2012 To: Victor From: Subject: Voter Victor In the early years of American history‚ most political leaders were reluctant to involve the federal government too heavily in the private sector‚ except in the area of transportation. In general‚ they accepted the concept of laissez-faire‚ a doctrine opposing government interference in the economy except to maintain law and order. This attitude started to change during the latter part of the 19th century‚ when small business‚ farm‚ and
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elections the voters choose among the leaders of political parties for the open office position. America has two major political parties: Democrat and Republican. There are more political parties than that‚ but with the way the electoral process works most third parties are doomed to fail since they will not get the popular vote. Though for President and Vice President the popular vote does not matter since the Electoral College chooses the President and Vice President. Many eligible voters have decided
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