...There are four different ways to identify public opinion on different issues: election results, polls, media, and interest groups. Each effects how a certain issues can be viewed on popularity. For example, election results shows how a group of people can vote a certain way to make what they want happen. However, due to the electoral college in our country, the person voted in is not necessarily what the people want. A candidate could win a larger state which had a larger amount of electoral votes, so that candidate wins, solely on that, well he lacks popular votes, which is what the people want. Also, often times, a person will vote for whom ever is winning, and does not know the views or agendas of that candidate. Next, we can view ideas on issues by polls, which is the main way to gather information from people. This too has flaws. A person could say something totally different on a poll than what they actually believe, simply because it is assumed to be the right answer. This also is flawed in the fact that the question can be utterly confusing. The wording can be tricky, and make people believe they are answering a different way then they actually are. Media is also a factor that people look into to find popular opinions. However, as the media is more looked into, people can find numerous flaws, like right/left wing beliefs, or biases. More often then not, many lies and rumors get thrown around in media, and people watch and listen to these misunderstandings, and believe...
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...Christian Llerena BUS 200 Dr. Lasher 3/19/12 The Electoral College is defined as “a body of electors chosen by the voters of each state to elect the President and Vice President of the United States”. The Electoral College system has been a staple in the United States since the ratification of The Constitution, however there is much debate on whether it should remain or be done away with completely. In this essay, I will give a brief history on the Electoral College, how it works, and why it was created in the first place. Despite the shortcomings and limitations of the Electoral College I believe that it should not be abolished because it contributes to the cohesiveness of the country, it maintains a federal system of government, and it maintains the interests of minority groups. To begin with, I will discuss how the Electoral College works. The Electoral College operates by having each state allocate a number of electors equal to the number of its U.S. Senators (always 2) along with the number of its U.S. Representatives (varies from state to state depending on its population). Next, after all their caucuses and primaries, each party nominates their candidates for president and vice president. After that, the people from each state vote for a party’s slate of electors. Whichever party slate gains the most popular votes becomes the slate of electors for that state. Then, the electors meet in their respective state’s capitol and cast their votes for president and vice...
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...“Arizona County gives wrong election date in Spanish voter cards” The Arizona Democratic Party is calling for a meeting with the Maricopa County Recorder following an error in relationship with the approaching election, the Maricopa County’s elections office says that they mailed out just about 2 million new voter registration cards, and that only about 50 of the cards, apparently handed out at the receptions of their offices had an error. The mistake in the voter cards was that the incorrect election date was printed on the mailer that comes with your voter ID that you punch out. The error was only made in the Spanish voter cards (and supposedly in only 50 of those cards), but of course some people is concerned it will cause voters to show up on the incorrect day, the county still alleging that this will only affect and involve a few dozen cards, but the people calling for the meeting aren’t convinced that this issue is not more widespread. This issue is likely to further complicate tense relations between local authorities and Latino residents References Article Ed Payne, M. M. (2012, October 18). Cable news network. [0]. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/18/us/arizona-spanish-election-ballot/index.html Other Espino, R. (2012, October 10). The Impact of SB1070 on the 2012 Latino Vote in Arizona | Latino Decisions. Latino Decisions :: Home. Retrieved October 23, 2012, from...
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...early elections the result of those factors are still used to this day, two centuries later. The founding fathers had a lot to consider when it came to selecting how they would choose the leader for their newly formed government. The first president was chosen by the founding fathers before the election of 1800 in which the candidate with the most votes was elected president and the runner up was to be the vice president. This was proven to be a problem due to the different views of the parties that were running against one another. Having just won its independence from Great Britain and only having the Monarchy as a model to obtain guidance it was very important that the founding fathers looked at every angle of picking the person to lead the country at the time. The wrong type of man at the helm of the country could be devastating to what the founding fathers had worked on establishing. If the people were to have a say in who was to be president the electoral college could be seen as a way to protect them from a person that could persuade them with words but truly have a hidden agenda or not have the best interest of the country in mind a “demigod “. Adolf Hitler is a good example of this type of person becoming a leader that was able to persuade an entire country into trying to take over the world and this kind of person was exactly what our founding fathers were adamant of preventing. With these factors in mind and the lessons learned from the early election the Electoral...
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...How the President of India is elected? New Delhi: The race for Rashtrapati Bhawan is hotting up and various political parties are leaving no stone unturned to back and support their loyal candidates by building consensus amongst themselves and their allies. Most of us are well aware of the probable presidential candidates for 14th President of India and who all are in the presidential fray, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, etc., but only few know about the procedure that leads to crowning of the first citizen of India. Here is how nation elects President of India: President of India is elected by all elected MPs and MLAs across the nation, as they all are representatives of the masses. As of current scenario India has 776 MPs and 4,120 MLAs. To elect President of India MPs and MLAs have certain vote value. MPs vote have a value of 708, which is uniform across the nation, irrespective of the parties they belong to. But, MLAs have vote value according to their states, i.e. differs from state to state. In total, 776 MPs have vote value of 549,408 (776x708) and 4,120 MLAs have total value of 549,474. The total vote value of 776 MPs and 4,120 MLAs is 10,98, 882. Various political parties join hands with other regional parties and allies to support their candidates and whoever supports with majority will get to crown President of their choice. And, this is how nation elects President of India through electoral...
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...An essay on IT platforms Issues surrounding IT platforms can never be over analysed. The constantly changing fashionable take on IT platforms demonstrates the depth of the subject. While much has been written on its influence on contemporary living, spasmodically it returns to create a new passion amongst those who study its history. Inevitably feelings run deep amongst socialists, trapped by their infamous history. Here begins my indepth analysis of the glourious subject of IT platforms. Social Factors There is cultural and institutional interdependence between members of any community. The immortal and indispensable phrase ‘honesty is the best policy’ [1] created a monster which society has been attempting to tame ever since. Both tyranny and democracy are tried and questioned. Yet IT platforms demonstrates a coherent approach, something so lacking in our culture, that it is not recognised by all. Our post-literate society, more than ever before, relies upon IT platforms. Clearly it promotes higher individualism and obeyence of instinct. As soon as a child meets IT platforms they are changed. Economic Factors The dictionary defines economics as 'the social science concerned with the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services'. Of course, IT platforms fits perfectly into the Watkis-Teeth-Pulling model. For those of you unfamiliar with this model it is derived from the Three-Amigos model but with greater emphasis on the outlying gross...
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...truly accurate or a miscalculation. The best way to solve this problem is to no longer use any by optical scanners, punch cards, or touch screens and make voting possible online. Internet voting seems like the most logical answer to the current problems faced by these machines and punch cards. It is also possible to have internet voting while ensuring that the votes are accurate. New voting technologies tend to emerge out of crises of confidence as seen prominently in the 2000 presidential election. We only rarely change systems and in response to a public anxiety that electoral results can no longer be trusted. There have been many incidents where previous voting machines have failed and made the results untrustworthy. A perfect example of one major incident is the 2000 presidential election in Florida. During that election year the votes from Florida were “too close to call” and had to be counted once and recounted again after that. Recounts could easily be required for elections where optical scanners or...
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...child-care facilities for working mothers". Sir Randol detailed other disadvantages women faced including the inheritance law of primogeniture and the inadequate maintenance laws for child support. However, this is not the only thing that resulted in the hard work of the women apart of this movement. In fact, even the amount of times you could have voted and the men’s vote was affected positively through the efforts of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Because of the Women’s Suffrage Movement’s Positive effects on the voting of all citizens’, and we can clearly see their important role in the “Quiet Revolution”. In the mid twentieth, the Bahamas was gaining strength towards independence, both indirect and direct protesting. In the elections before 1962, women,...
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...benefit by his urban area development. Development of new business and redevelopment of old area will revitalize their new business, and James was the Mayor who supported it. In consequences, Booker earned the dependency from people by giving them future expectation, while James giving his supporter actual tangible benefits. Scarcity During the mayoral race James created the sense of low substitutability of himself. He appealed he is the only one who can provide “experienced leadership”. Since he has a longest assumption as a state mayor, his experience is irreplaceable by new candidates. This was the key issue in the first election, because Booker was new to voters and there was no previous achievement he could for appeal. Influence power Reward power Xiaowei Brian Liu 2/20/2014  Sense of reward was one of the key issue trough out the election. Both James and Booker distributed many food and goods during gathering they held. However the real reward mayor can offer is the policy they going to execute in the future, giving out stuff and provide short term reward will also...
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...Introduction to Criminal Justice Assignment 8_08 Part A 1. Describe the loss of the right to vote for inmates who are incarcerated. Prisoners are citizens too. They may have committed a felony, but they are still citizens of their home country. Some people think prisoners should not have the right to vote, but many others think they should. About two million people in U.S. are in prison. All those people do not get to cast a vote in the election. They are not able to decide who runs the country they live in. Imagine not being able to have a say in our country. We are a democracy, which means everyone has the right to vote in our government. Prisoners should be allowed to vote because they still are citizens and still have rights. Prisoners should be able to vote and influence the outcome of an election . If all the prisoners were allowed to vote it may have an impact on the election. Prisoners want the chance to vote. As of February 2011 the United States was in the lead of number of prisoners with 2,019,234. Prisoners do not have a say in the government. In New York people who are on parole cannot vote. As of 2004 thirty-five states forbid people who have just been released from prison to vote. In the constitution it states everyone is given the right to vote. Amendment 15 is the voting rights act. In the first section of this amendment, it states the right to vote cannot be taken away from people based on their color, race, or what has happened previously in...
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...But this will not help those who are not registered 3. Apathy is not the only cause of non-registration a) Registration has costs in the U.S.; there are no costs in European countries where registration is automatic b) Motor-voter law of 1993 took effect in 1995, lowered costs and increased registration throughout the country B. Voting is not the only way of participating—by other measures, Americans may participate in politics more than Europeans. C. Important question: how do different kinds of participation affect the government? II. The rise of the American electorate (THEME A: POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS) A. From state to federal control 1. Initially, states decided who could vote and for which offices 2. This led to wide variation in federal elections 3. Congress has since reduced state prerogatives through law and constitutional amendment. a) 1842 law: House members elected by district b) 15th Amendment (1870): seemed to give suffrage to African Americans (1) Opened the door to literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses (2) Voting Rights Act of 1965 finally guaranteed right to vote to Blacks c) Women given right to vote by 19th Amendment (1920); participation rose immediately, but no major impact on electoral outcomes d) 18-year-olds given suffrage...
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...Tennis as a spectator sport Tennis: Its Time for War! Arguably the most popular life-long sport, tennis, in its true context is not merely the friendly game that is perceived by its spectators. Spectators are oblivious to its heart-crunching reality. To uncover the truth beneath the surface, spectators must become players and participate. Only then will their dream world be pulled from their eyes and unmask the brutality, the evilness, and the hatred that is pumping in a tennis players mind. The game of tennis is no more than an all out war. Tennis is a duel, a battle of skill and determination between two cherished friends or, perhaps, competitive rivals. Once on the court, though, the mentality of the players transforms from mellow human beings to war machines from hell. Its a tournament to the death. The winner is he/she that has survived to proclaim his/her glory of victory. The winner receives that extraordinary boost of ego and pride that all humans yearn for. These two attributes mutate the winner into the ultimate warrior, the supreme tennis player. The battlefield is where it all happens ;the tennis court. Whether natural or synthetic, players adapt to the surroundings to gain the advantage for victory. The tennis racket, a tennis players almighty weapon, bestowed upon them by the great sports manufacturers to wreak havoc and eliminate the competition. Along with their medium of attack, the tennis ball, tennis warriors engage in a battle that will ultimately determine...
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...Committee (PC) Development and Standardisation Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Table of Contents The purpose of the Participation Committee Membership of the Participation Committee The Office-holders of the Participation Committee The places for Management Representatives The places for Workers’ Representatives The powers of the Participation Committee compared to those of a Trades Union or in an EPZ a Workers’ Welfare Association Preparation for the formation of a Participation Committee or in preparation for new Representatives joining the Participation Committee 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 The duration of the Participation Committee Member Secretary of the Participation Committee Standard Documents Participation Committee Standard Procedures Election Procedure Role Description Participation Committee Member An implementation programme for the formation or development of a Participation Committee Grievance Procedure Company Suggestion Box – ‘3C Boxes’ (Comments, Complaints, Compliments) Flowchart of Participation Committee Function 28 23 26 8 9 10 13 14 16 17 8 Page 3 3 4 5 5 6 2 Participation Committee Guideline The purpose of this Participation Committee Guideline is to offer recommendations to the Proprietors of the knitwear and garment factories – these are recommendations, not requirements. The Guideline proposes that Worker Representatives employed in the factory are elected to the Participation...
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...countries have experimented with remote, internet-based voting for expatriates and armed forces, but the only country to ever hold a fully-digital election — where anyone in the country could vote via the internet — is Estonia, which started in 2007. In 2011, 15% of Estonia’s population voted via the internet. Why is internet voting so slow to take off? Security is one aspect — after 100 years of refining the paper-and-pen approach, it’s understandable that some states would be apprehensive about switching to that terrifying, publicly-owned entity that is the internet — but as Estonia has shown, with ID cards that also act as public key encryption smart cards, it’s possible to create a secure internet voting platform. There are also valid concerns about hardware and software tampering — a man-in-the-middle attack somewhere between the voting terminal (be it at home or at a polling station) and the end point where tabulation occurs — but these can be ameliorated by instigating a chain of custody and public, open inspection of the systems used. In short, it’s not like the US lack the ability or technology to run a secure, internet-based election. Just imagine what would happen if suddenly everyone with an internet connection — anyone with a smartphone — could vote. Heck, why not go the whole hog and enable voting by SMS? On election day, just open up an app on your phone and cast a vote; it would take 30 seconds, tops. The entire landscape of voting would change overnight. For...
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...How far could Britain Be described as a democratic country by 1911? Lisa Wilson A democracy should allow people to vote freely in order to influence the decisions of their government and enables citizens to voice their opinions by electing a party that represents their views. In the 1850’s the franchise was restricted to upper class male landowners who had the choice between two parties, the Conservatives and the Liberals. Industrial cities were poorly represented and corruption commonplace. However, the Industrial revolution changed the social and economic structure in Britain, where the emerging middle classes were demanding political reform. Throughout the late 19th century a number of acts were passed that ensured Britain were well on their way to becoming fully democratic. The extension of the franchise in Britain was a significant factor in securing democratic status. The Second Reform Act of 1867, known as the “Great leap in the dark” doubled the British electorate and gave one in three men living in towns the vote if they were property owners or paid an annual rent of over £10. This was a step towards democracy however, although a greater number of men were now liable to vote the electorate system was still dominated by middle classes and voting remained open to bribery and corruption. The 1884 Reform Act proposed further parliamentary reform, allowing working class men living in the countryside the same voting rights as those in towns; thus ensuring the electorate...
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