Elections are the selection of an individual or a group to be placed into an office. This is a broad definition and the goal of this essay is to open up this definition, and understand exactly what goes during the electoral process.
There are many different kinds of elections, each has its own set of rules. The impact of elections can vary greatly depending on how they are legally structured. The best way to illustrate this is the comparison of the process of Canadian federal elections to those of the USA. Both the Canadian and American system of elections is determined by the constitution, but the vital difference stems from how they are regulated. In Canada our elections are handled solely on a federal level, under the guidance of the Canadian …show more content…
In Canada there are rules about when and where promotional or oppositional broadcasting or publishing can occur. For example all parties are prohibited from broadcasting and publishing on the day before polling or the day of polling. An attempt is made in Canada for the parties to have equal access to major media. This is done through allocation of broadcasting time, and allowing hours to be purchased. In order for this allocation to be done fairly the Chief Electoral Officer must appoint a Broadcasting Arbitrator, who will allocate the times for the parties using a formula set out in legislation. These rules and other similar regulations are what cause Canadian elections to be much less of an event than those in the USA, where little to no systems are in place to maintain fair media coverage. (Canada's Electoral System, 2001) The Canadian polling process, like most of the Canadian electoral system, is regulated on a federal level. This helps with problems like swaying voters, for example until 1993 alcoholic beverages were banned on polling days, because at one point bribing voters with drinks was common. An interesting difference between Canadian and American electoral systems, is the way in which media and the voters interact. In Canada it is illegal to ask someone who they are going to vote for, or have voted for, while in the USA …show more content…
Another film following elections although this time the films main character is Steven Meyers, who is a junior campaign manager for Mike Morris, the Governor of Pennsylvania, who is running for president. This film follows a very different side of the media in politics. It shows how much and to what extent people will go to in order to get their candidate into office. Both films illustrate candidates that really don't know much about their own campaigns, but in this film Mike Morris has more initiative because he has experience in politics. This film shows the different ways that the campaign managers, and the media attack each other in order to gain a competitive advantage in the elections. Steven meets with the opposing sides campaign manger, this causes Stevens boss Paul not to trust him. Paul then fires him, but Steven has the knowledge of a sex scandal between Mike and an intern working on his campaign. Using this leverage his is able to get his job back, but he also uses it to convince Mike to make some choices in his politics that he doesn’t believe are right, thus allowing Mike to gain enough of the vote to win the
There are many different kinds of elections, each has its own set of rules. The impact of elections can vary greatly depending on how they are legally structured. The best way to illustrate this is the comparison of the process of Canadian federal elections to those of the USA. Both the Canadian and American system of elections is determined by the constitution, but the vital difference stems from how they are regulated. In Canada our elections are handled solely on a federal level, under the guidance of the Canadian …show more content…
In Canada there are rules about when and where promotional or oppositional broadcasting or publishing can occur. For example all parties are prohibited from broadcasting and publishing on the day before polling or the day of polling. An attempt is made in Canada for the parties to have equal access to major media. This is done through allocation of broadcasting time, and allowing hours to be purchased. In order for this allocation to be done fairly the Chief Electoral Officer must appoint a Broadcasting Arbitrator, who will allocate the times for the parties using a formula set out in legislation. These rules and other similar regulations are what cause Canadian elections to be much less of an event than those in the USA, where little to no systems are in place to maintain fair media coverage. (Canada's Electoral System, 2001) The Canadian polling process, like most of the Canadian electoral system, is regulated on a federal level. This helps with problems like swaying voters, for example until 1993 alcoholic beverages were banned on polling days, because at one point bribing voters with drinks was common. An interesting difference between Canadian and American electoral systems, is the way in which media and the voters interact. In Canada it is illegal to ask someone who they are going to vote for, or have voted for, while in the USA …show more content…
Another film following elections although this time the films main character is Steven Meyers, who is a junior campaign manager for Mike Morris, the Governor of Pennsylvania, who is running for president. This film follows a very different side of the media in politics. It shows how much and to what extent people will go to in order to get their candidate into office. Both films illustrate candidates that really don't know much about their own campaigns, but in this film Mike Morris has more initiative because he has experience in politics. This film shows the different ways that the campaign managers, and the media attack each other in order to gain a competitive advantage in the elections. Steven meets with the opposing sides campaign manger, this causes Stevens boss Paul not to trust him. Paul then fires him, but Steven has the knowledge of a sex scandal between Mike and an intern working on his campaign. Using this leverage his is able to get his job back, but he also uses it to convince Mike to make some choices in his politics that he doesn’t believe are right, thus allowing Mike to gain enough of the vote to win the