Unlike some people who suffer from voter apathy‚ I believe voting does matter. Voting matters because this is how we elect our leaders to represent us as a country. Voting matters‚ as this is how we can choose the leaders who we believe will best represent our voice and our ideas. Ideas we will like to see come into effect when they are elected as President. I believe voting is important because people like to complain about politicians but do nothing about it. When people don’t vote it’s a
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constituents - The body of voters or supporters in a district‚ regarded as a group. “... his Tennessee constituents began to talk of running him for the presidency.” divine right - The belief that government or rulers are directly established by God. “... America was now witnessing the divine right of the people.” hard money - Gold and Silver coins‚ as distinguished from paper money. “They sought ... to substitute hard money for bank notes...” deference - The yielding of opinion to the judgment
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the proposal of letting 16 year olds to vote. I believe they shouldn’t be allowed to vote. They shouldn’t be allowed simply because most 16 year olds do not really care about politics‚ nothing motivates them to vote and even 18 year olds have low voter turnouts. The 16 year olds I know do not care about politics that much either. This is a sign that they shouldn’t be allowed to go into the polls and be able to vote. Shin says that “young people are barely old enough to drive a car don’t have enough
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to move on to solving other problems. We cannot solve problems without working together. What this election taught us is that elections matter‚ an informed electorate matters‚ apathy matters‚ cynicism matters‚ and getting involved matters. Citizen engagement is important to having an educated electorate‚ turning apathy into interest‚ turning cynicism into a belief that if lead properly government does work. This election should lead us all to inform ourselves on how the process works locally‚
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Bibliography: 1. Coxall‚ B et al (2003) Contemporary British Politics ( Basingstoke: Palgrave) 2. Denver‚ D (2003) Elections and Voters in Britain ( Basingstoke: Palgrave) 3. Jones‚ B et al (2001) Politics UK fourth edition ( London: Pearson) 4. Stoker‚ G (2006) Why Politics Matters (Basingstoke: Palgrave)
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Contents 1.0 Introduction Public policies are instruments through which the essential decisions of political authorities are executed (Dye as quoted in Zhou and Zvoushe‚ 2012). They provide mechanisms for the government to communicate their response to the demands of their citizenry. Public policies thus serve as conflict management tools at the domestic level by balancing competing values and interests. These domestic policies cover a wide range of areas such as land‚ defence‚ tax‚
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important it is to vote and how truly every vote matters. Molly stated‚ “All the world’s great civilizations have followed the same path. From bondage to liberty‚ from liberty to abundance‚ from abundance to complacency‚ from complacency to apathy‚ from apathy back to bondage. If we are to be the exception to history‚ then we must break the cycle‚ for those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Not only does voting make a difference‚ but it is also our duty as American citizens
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Points/Questions Notes The Mass Media and Politics Mass media strongly influences politics. Scholars have long recognized the dependence of politics on communication. The mass media reach an infinitely larger audience and therefore yield a greater voter or public-opinion return than face-to-face communication.Newspapers Many major newspapers‚ long money losers‚ have drastically cut their staffs and Washington and overseas bureaus. Radio On the decline like newspapers. With the rise of television
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deteriorates into “general apathy‚” Tocqueville claims that “anarchy and despotism” will follow (Tocqueville 704). In these two possible dystopian democracies‚ either tyranny of the majority or tyranny of the executive power reigns. Both the executive and the majority are “in a position to oppress” when apathy conquers the populace (Tocqueville 704). Furthermore‚ anarchy and despotism seem to combine in this dystopian democracy‚ also as a consequence of general apathy. When citizens lose interest
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two-party system that effectively dominates American politics‚ our voting policy encourages apathy‚ prevents dissenting opinions from being expressed with efficacy‚ and grants disproportionate power to national parties. When third party candidates do arise‚ they are viewed as “spoiler candidates” that prevent the most popular candidate from winning. In the 2000 presidential election of Bush V. Gore‚ many voters credited
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