Elections

governance, backed by the Liberal Democratic party. Kazuhiko Yamauchi successful campaign illustrates distinctive attributes, that ultimately wins Yamauchi the election. Yamauchi following the conventions of a Japanese campaign is paramount. Adhering to traditional campaign conventions, gave Kazuhiko Yamauchi the most favorable outcome in the election. Yamauchi on the surface was not an ideal candidate. Yamauchi had zero political experience. The only formal requirement that Yamauchi…

and be the voices of the people. But proportional representation is something our systems of government is simply not achieving. The electoral process ought to be more inclusive and responsive to ensure that every vote has a meaningful voice in elections. I would change the system in which voters, vote. Instead of a winner take all system,…

each district has an election and the party that wins the most districts then wins the election. The first of such flaws is gerrymandering. The dictionary definition of gerrymandering is, “To divide [a geographic area] into voting districts in a way that gives one party an unfair advantage in elections” (“Gerrymandering”). The term gerrymandering was first coined in the 1800s when the governor of Massachusetts named Gerry changed the electoral districts purely to win an election. These electoral…

on in the world, until you hear about the ideas of the candidates who are running. All of the sudden, you become interested and you want to vote. B. Background and Audience Relevance: Lucky for you, elections are coming up. People who are eligible to vote can register in time for this year’s election. C. Speaker Credibility: I recently (today) registered to vote. It was this assignment that encouraged me to learn more about voting since it is an important topic that I knew little to nothing…

In the current US election system, citizens do not directly vote for their next President. Instead, there is a group called The Electoral College that carries out that function. Citizens Cast their votes and then those votes are tallied up by state. Once tallied, the Electors, also known as Representatives, of the states go and place their votes. Each state has a certain amount of electoral votes placed by those electors. Whoever those Electors vote for is to whom all the electoral votes of that…

other less populous states combined. Due to this, a candidate could feasibly lose the popular election while winning the necessary number of Electoral votes should they win key states, thus securing the Presidency. This ‘electoral crisis’ (Spilerman & Dickens, 1974) can give rise to situations such as in the 2000 election where VP Al Gore won the popular vote by approximately 500,000 votes, yet lost the election to George W.…

United States electoral process fair and effective? The answer will vary, depending on who you ask. There are many aspects of the election process that must be considered to determine its fairness and effectiveness- such as nomination process/primaries, voting methods, and much more. With this being said, the electoral process is effective but unfair due to elections being done by electoral votes and the power of money. Although democracy is spread out and is said “every vote counts”,…

Thinking About Political Reform by John R. Johannes is about making the American government operate smoother for the people and politics. Political reformers are faced with these challenging issues. They must think about what reforms are great for politics and if they will work out for the people. In the book Thinking About Political Reform Johannes discuss what reform is and list numerous reforms that can benefit American government. This essay is intended to break down each chapter of Thinking…

The United States electoral system permits constancy and permanency in our nation due to serving as a way of checks and balances. Our system of government is divided into separate powers in order to ensure that all results are reasonably and fairly considered and accepted throughout the common ground. The electoral system is formatted in such a way that it allows for some securities for alterations to take place in order to keep a democratic stance while possessing stability of the political…

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of any true democratic state today and the legitimizing force by which citizens of a country grant a government the authority to rightfully rule over them and represent their opinions by make decisions in their best interests. Citizens’ right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights which they possess in modern liberal democracies, however, the low level of electoral participation is indicative of the fact that a countries democratic system might…