Category: Elections

Coming closer to Election Day for presidential polls, American people face one of the most challenging times in deciding on an appropriate office bearer. The most probable candidate to face the incumbent president, Barrack Obamas opposition in the race to the white house is Mitt Romney. This former Governor for Massachusetts believes in himself in…

Introduction Three different online news sources were selected for this assignment. The ABC News (2016) is a source that is generally considered to be one of the most authoritative and trustworthy news outlets. It focuses on the breaking news from all over the world and allows the readers to read articles, interviews and watch related…

The year 2008 is a presidential election year. Many people believed there would be a significant shift in government. This belief had a deep-rooted cause in the economy, and it was found that the economy became a fundamental and decisive part of this shift. The importance of the economy to the United States was once…

The United States presidential election process is flawed because its main components have lost their fairness, importance and simplicity. The electoral college over represents the smaller states, with the winner of the popular vote able to lose the presidency in the electoral college. The cost of the election has become too high in recent years…

I am African American, and it is essential for us to vote. Our race has taken a lot for us to be able to vote. Martin Luther King marched and fought for our rights to vote. It is a great responsibility for us to vote. Voting to me gives you a voice in todays society.…

Elections are a necessary but insufficient feature of democratic rule. Analyse this statement with reference to both democratic and authoritarian states for illustration. In this essay, I will argue the point that elections are necessary for democracy and that they are not insufficient for a strong democracy. Elections are essential due to direct democracy. Direct…