[1] Suffrage‚ political franchise‚ or simply franchise‚ distinct from other rights to vote‚ is the right to vote gained through the democratic process. When you cast your ballot for a country or state representative in any given election‚ you are voting for an elected official who will represent your community‚ district or state. Elected officials are accountable to the voters who put them into office. Their primary responsibility is to listen to their constituents and enact legislation that will
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My Opinion on the Electoral College The Electoral College is the current system America uses to elect the president. How this systems works is when you vote‚ you aren’t really voting‚ you are telling an elector where you would like your vote to go to. Once everyone has voted‚ the elector votes for a candidate based on the votes of the people. There are anywhere from three to about 55 electors per state. I believe this system should be replaced with the popular vote method. One of reasons I believe
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Over this election in 1828‚ it changed the history of voting in many ways! Over the years it changed from in the 1828 election only white men could vote‚ now everyone American citizen has the opportunity to vote. There was only one main party at the time‚ Andrew Jackson was representing the Democratic party‚ and John Adams was National Republican. Today’s election there is two main parties and that is Republican and Democratic. The election was based on the electoral college vote that had changed
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disenfranchisement of southern blacks during the 1890’s? What measures did whites enact to prevent blacks from voting? The disenfranchisement of southern blacks during the 1890’s and well into the early twentieth century was based on a number of actions that upper-class‚ white‚ southern Democrats used in order to reverse the shift of political power created by southern blacks voting Republican. These actions can be further characterized into two techniques: direct and indirect disenfranchisement
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politically catered for. This would lead to some citizens being favoured in politics as they actually affect who is in power with their vote. On the other hand‚ there is an argument that there is in fact not a participation crisis because the turnout of voting is increasing and specific forms of participation are also on the rise.The main concern about democracy in the UK comes from evidence of rising political apathy. Some people have seen this as nothing more than a ‘participation crisis’ Political Apathy
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non-voters‚ more strongly connected with their neighbors and family members. They are more likely to discuss political issues with family or do favors for their neighbors. Voters have the satisfaction of knowing that they have expressed their opinions. Voting is a form of personal empowerment that gives you the opportunity to voice your opinion on issues that matter to you‚ your family‚ and your
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damage to its economy or society for a long period of time3. Democracy also allows for every individual over a certain age‚ if they choose to‚ the chance to have ’a say ’ in the government that is in power. This is normally carried out via numerical voting systems where each individual is given the count of one vote. Democracies also allow competing parties to
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one turns 16‚ but there is on crucial power that we are not entrusted with. The vote. While many countries around the world have lowered their voting age‚ Canada remains a country that has not. Teenage suffrage is a controversial issue that has created many a debate throughout the years. Both adults and students remain divided in their opinions on the voting age.But when deeply considering this issue‚ it is easy to see that lowering the vote can make a positive impact on Canada by
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using their own judgement due to discipline. It also restricts freedom of debate and voting in the House of Commons. Another feature of the Democracy in the UK is pressure groups‚ this gives a political voice to minorities an example of a pressure group is POWER 2010. It also provides a way in which citizens can apply influence between elections. Lastly it gets people more politically involved rather than just voting. Disadvantages of pressure groups are that it may concentrate political power rather
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senses of loyalty towards different countries make the Protestants and Catholics intolerant of each other‚ leading to the tension and hostility of the two religious groups. Apart from the divided loyalties‚ there are other important factors like voting rights and unequal employment opportunities which explains the tension between the Protestants and the Catholics. Before1969‚ the entitlement to vote was based on one’s ownership of houses and businesses. Each household is entitled two votes whereas
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