...Angela Choi 111 ND-A Achoi5892@gmail.com Informative Speech Outline Topic: The importance of voting Type of Speech: issue Strategy for Presenting Content: Explanation General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the importance of voting. Thesis Statement: Voting is essential and should be exercised by everyone because one vote can make a difference. Introduction: How many people are registered to vote? How many people are registered to vote and have voted? This is the dilemma the United States is facing today. Many people are registered to vote, but choose not to vote. It is important to exercise your voting rights because the decision our government officials make can have a huge impact on our lives. Voting in any type of election, from local races to Presidential primaries, provides an important way to voice your opinions regarding elected leaders and overall policies. In addition, voting decides our future by electing officials who reflect your own views. Therefore, voting is essential and should be exercised by everyone because one vote can make a difference. The ability to vote is one of the most cherished Constitutional Rights that many have fought, marched, and died for over the centuries. 1. Many people do not realize that voting is so vital that it can even have an impact on your daily life. Voting is the best way to...
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...purpose of this essay is to explore the problem of low levels of participation and its connection with crisis of democracy. Firstly, it will highlight the role of parliament. Secondly, it will evaluate drawbacks and benefits of election systems and the devolution. Thirdly, it will illustrate the roles of political parties and low results of participation in elections. Possibilities for and trends of becoming participated in the political process by people is political participation. Generally, political participation contains a number of points such as awareness of current issues, supporting online forums, taking part in all kinds of elections, standing for political office, joining and becoming active in pressure group and political party and participating in physical and e-petitions (McNaughton: 2012). Vlassopoulos (2009:29) mentions that direct popular participation in making decisions is the vital aspect in definition of democracy. One of the main functions of Parliament is representation. This means that elected MPs should represent and defend the interests of their voters. However, in real life citizens have no significant impact on the activities of legislators. Another important function is that it is the origin of political authority and exercising of power is impossible without Parliament’s sanction. Furthermore, the UK government membership depends on it: the members have to be from the House of Lords or House of Commons. McNaughton (2012:65) says the Blair government...
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...Whether it’s from decreasing voter turnout or decreasing numbers in party membership. In my opinion I believe that the UK is suffering quite a large crisis. The first reason to suggest that Britain is in a crisis is if we look at recent voter turnout. In the 2010 and 2015 General Election the voter turnout was between 65-66%. This is considered as a crisis because in contrast to the election in the 1970’s the turnout was about 80%. It is a crisis because voter turnout has been decreasing over the years. The problem with lower voter turnout is that it becomes harder for the government to make decisions that would be more representative. When there is low voter turnout the government’s decisions are mainly based upon the people that voted. This would result in a large minority being left out and unrepresented in the process. Furthermore, it is considered a crisis because it also highlights the fact that UK citizens aren’t politically active. This means that less people are engaging with politics and are less aware with what is happening in their country. On the other hand, others may argue that the figure is relatively high and will improve overtime. This is because in the 2005 General Election the turnout was 60%. They would use this to suggest that voter turnout isn’t evidence to suggest...
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...The social and economic change brought on by the Market Revolution in the first half of the 1800s saw political developments. Between 1814 and 1850 while the American economy was booming and prospering, the more the society and American politics were becoming more democratic. The educated people were expected to be different with the wisdom of the elite, which was the politics of difference. This was called the era of the common man (white man) because governments began to expand beyond elite origins. The vote was extended to of the population. The common man (white man) was considered to be white, quite literally, and a man of the early 1800s. Many of the states required property ownership to be mandatory for full citizenship, but racial...
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...Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. She is the only woman to have served as the House Speaker and to date is the highest ranking female politician in American history. On January 24, 2012, she revealed that she had a secret information against Newt Gingrich that would keep him from becoming president. However, this appears to be counterproductive. If Newt Gingrich is the weakest GOP candidate, she should not reveal she has secret information against him, but instead hope that he becomes the nominee so that President Obama has the best chances of winning the election. One question...
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...including 843 registered voters. Results have a margin of sampling error of 3.5 and 4 points for the general population and registered voters, respectively, including design effect. Partisan divisions are 30-24-37 percent, Democrats-Republicans-independents among the general population, 33-26-33 percent among registered voters. Scope: The potential for Hillary Clinton to run for President is evident now moreso than ever for the next election. In a hypothetical head-to-head early matchup against five other opponents she leads in the polls. The national survey has Clinton being supported by 53 to 56 percent of registered voters. One of the cited reasons for this is that her husband is a former President and she has a significantly strong political base than her GOP peers. With a 13-point margin voters stipulate they would support Clinton primarily due to her status as the potential first female President. Voters tend to get behind individuals that are trying to create history (Langer, 2015). Clinton’s current base is like cement where she is backed by nine out of ten Democrats that are registered to vote. Due to President Obama’s financial recovery for the country Clinton has an overwhelming amount of support from voters that see income inequality as a major issue. Women also favor Clinton 20 to 24 point margins, men by non-significant 2 to 7 point margins. Clinton also appears to have a strong base with minorities, and adults under 40 and lower-income voters. Keep in mind early...
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...I chose this article because it connects with my study in US history. Before the 19th century, voter qualification was very limited. Typically, the voters were only the wealthy, white male citizens. It did not include any women, Natives, or African slaves. After declaring independence on July 4, 1776, each former English colony wrote a state constitution. About half the states attempted to reform their voting procedures. This used tax requirements to eliminate the voters. In the article, it mentions “In the presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump, the immigrant vote could be pivotal, especially in states with large numbers of Latino immigrants”(). This relates to the incident during Continental Convention in 1787 about the representation of slaves in the apportionment process. Those who opposed slavery only wanted to consider the free people of a population, while those in favor wanted to include slaves in the population count. This would provide for slave holders to have many more seats in the House...
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...(Butler and Stokes,1969) Labour was established to represent the interests of the working class and the conservatives were typically associated with protecting the interests of the property owning middle class so voters would be drawn to ideological positions which were characteristically ‘right wing’ or ‘left wing’. It can be further argued that voters are influenced by long term processes of political socialisation particularly in the family, work place and wider community. For example, if a voter comes from a working class area where both parents are manual workers who have always voted labour, it is more likely that the particular voter would vote in accordance with their...
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...books of America and around the world politics occurred in open spaces and in crowded rooms. Grass roots organization actually occurred on grass. In the new millennium the political landscape is rapidly changing and people don’t know what to consider a fickle trend or an actual anthropological shift in the way in which politics operates today. What is becoming clear is that the Internet, or more specifically social media, is now a mean in which politicians can communicate with their electorate. At the same time it is a means in which electorates can engage with politicians. The political landscape is now scattered and fractured; and it is becoming difficult to discern what is politics and what is white noise. The article Party Change, Social Media, and the Rise of “Citizen-Initiated” Campaigning Rachel Gibson dissects the recent trends in the way that the internet and social media have changed the populist political landscape. What she focuses most on is Citizen Initiated Campaigning or CIC. This is grass roots campaigning that occurs in the digital sphere but eventually blends into actual organizations and voter turn outs for specific events and elections. Through her article Gibson examines how citizens engage with politicians they are passionate about and how they use social media to relay that politicians message to people they know through the internet. Through this form of CIC Gibson notices a dichotomy in this digital realm of of politics “On the one hand...
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...levels of class alignment. This means that a member of the public that usually votes conservative, might decide to vote labour, or vice versa. This shows the volatile side of voting as these statistics change depending on what the parties promise, however, it is becoming more common for people to vote the opposite to what they usually vote for because of party policies. This makes it very hard for people to predict the way other people are going to vote. Another point of volatile short term voting, is the declining levels of party id. This means there has been an increase in floating voters. The 2010 general election resulted in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats, and the Conservatives. In some respects, this was a surprising coalition and many of the parties laws they promised to change, never happened. Again this has had a knock on effect for the 2015 general election, because people cant trust the party they want to vote for in the short term! The last point of Volatile short term voting is that generally people are more influenced by short term factors. An example of this would be when Labour voters, voted for the Liberal Democrats in protest of the Iraq war in the same way the Conservatives lost voters after Black Wednesday. This...
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... In the presidential race there are several types of Primaries that can be held. Let’s first look what a primary is. According to Dictionary.com a primary in US politics is a preliminary election in which voters of each party nominate candidates for office. There are different ways that voters are able to vote for their candidate. There is a Closed Primary which is a type of primary in which voters are limited to choosing candidates from the party in which they are a member of (AG&PT,pg184). In a closed primary voters have to declare their party’s affiliation and has to vote according to their party. This prevents voters from voting for the candidate on the opposing party that they feel has the best chance of losing against their candidate. Another Primary is an Open Primary which is a primary in which any registered voter can vote but must vote for candidates for one party (AG&PT,pg184). In an Open Primary voters pick a side in the privacy of the voter’s booth. This is also called voting a straight ticket. Then there is the Blanket Primary where voters can vote for candidates of different parties regardless of their political affiliation. This practice was allowed until 2000 when the United Stated Supreme Court ruled that allowing voters to do this violated the parties First Amendment Right of association. This seems crazy to me that the Supreme Court would do this. This appears to go against the principles that the United States was founded on. I feel...
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...Arizona Statehood & Constitution Kelli Miller Grand Canyon University: POS 301 January 22, 2013 Arizona Statehood & Constitution Arizona is recorded to have began in 1539 by the Europeans with the first documented exploration of the area by Marcos de Niza. Arizona was part of Mexico because the population was small. The United States took possession in 1848 after the Mexican-American War. Arizona split off from New Mexico in 1863, and became a state on February 14, 1912. Arizona still continues to grow today as a state in population, with retirees and tourism. I will be describing and analyzing events that have impacted Arizona becoming a state. Preterritorial Period The earliest cultures of Arizona can be speculated to have appeared around 25,000 BC. In 500 A.D., the more defined cultures emerged being known as the Hohokam whom was pit dwellers that specialized in irrigation systems. They brought water by way of canals to grow crops; and many of the remains of their canals still can be traced. The Casa Grande tells us a great deal about the achievements of the civilization. Beginning in the 11th Century, the Pueblo developed underground chambers to build their homes and cotton fiber. They lived in elaborate cliff dwellings, unlike the Hohokam. Around this time, Spanish colonist began to populate the territory in search of fortune. The Apache and Navajo whom exited Canada in the 13th century began to settle the land. This time was known for many battles and...
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...democratically correct, and whether it serves purely the interests of the larger parties and reproduces a two party system, rather than accounting for the minorities. It is suggested that FPTP creates voter apathy, over exaggerates votes for larger parties and excludes minorities, although, all of these arguments can be countered to some extent. In my opinion, general elections are an opportunity to ensure the will of the people is reflected in the government of the day and FPTP does not serve this purpose because it simply follows the tyranny of the majority. Firstly, FPTP encourages voter apathy, which is becoming a pressing issue in British politics, it does this because once a majority is formed in a constituency and the MP is officially elected- the rest of the votes are binned. This creates a disincentive to vote, perhaps because people voting for minority parties do not see the point and regard it as a waste of time, or out of disrespect for the system. Apathy was evidenced in the 2015 election, which had a turnout of 66.6%, a measly percentage compared to the Scottish Independence referendum turnout of 85%. However, there is no evidence to suggest that apathy is a direct result of the current electoral system, and therefore the validity of the argument is restricted. The reason for falling voter turnout could well be hapathy- people are content with the current political stance of the country and feel no obligation to vote in the next election. Furthermore, in...
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...Mandatory Voting as a Response to Declining Voter Turnout In many parts of the world, the act of voting is seen as an act that empowers citizens and an act that gives them a voice. However, with the decline of voter turnout, this voice seems to be coming from a select few, leaving political scientists wondering about the remaining of the population. In response to this situation, many have suggested making the act of voting, a mandatory one. Making voting a compulsory act for all citizens does provide both the citizens and the political system with many benefits. However, there are those that oppose this idea, stating possible disadvantages and contradiction in ideologies. The matter in hand is tough for any nation to deal with but making voting a mandatory act proves to have more advantages than disadvantages. With the issue on hand, each side of the debate has to be given an equal opportunity to present their ideas in hopes of coming up with a viable way to deal with the situation. The hopeful outcome of making voting mandatory in countries has shown is to have an increase in voter turnout. This can be approached in different ways. For example, countries such as Switzerland, Peru, Argentina and Australia impose fines on people who do not vote. (Henry Milner 11). Other countries use other methods to single out non-voters. In Peru, voters carry around stamped cards that confirm they have voted in the election and these cards are presented at public offices for services to...
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...1. What have states done in the past to restrict voter access to the ballot? There has been many changes through the years for voters. Many years ago some eastern states had a requirement that you had to own property in order to vote. Also, throughout the years we have overcome some big changes to the restrictions to the ballot based on sex, age, gender, race, property ownership and literacy. In the southern states they took on literacy testing to keep African Americans from becoming eligible to vote. 2. What is the problem with allowing states to choose which types of ballot they would like to use? Should all states be forced to use the same type of ballot? Allowing states to choose which types of ballots to use seems to effect who will vote, which can give them a disadvantage or allows the state to control who votes. It can go both ways with should all states be forced to use the same ballot. In a way some can say it is fair to all be on the same page to have a more efficient vote. Also, you can argue that every state runs different and have different goals, so in that sense I would say no they shouldn’t be forced to all have the same ballot. 3....
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