Elections Essay Examples

The son of a freedom fighter against British colonialism has served the Congress for more than four decades in various ministerial positions. His opponent, P. A. Sangma, a Christian “tribal”2, hails from the state of Meghalaya.The former Labour Minister was supported by the Opposition National Democratic Alliance, and the ruling regional parties Biju Janata Dal […]

“Those who heard the first debate on the radio pronounced Nixon the winner. But the 70 million who watched television saw a candidate sick and discomforted by Kennedy’s smooth delivery and charisma. Studies of the audience indicate that those television viewers focused on what they saw, not what they heard, Kennedy was perceived the winner […]

Singapore has been recognized as a representative democratic state since August 1965. However, to examine if Singapore is in fact democratic, we need to first define the word democracy and its parameters. The word originated from M. Fr democratic in the 1570s, with demo referring to common people and crate to rule of strength. Therefore, […]

Second chambers have been created by modern democracies to check on the powers of the assembly. These second chambers are able to criticize, amend and even reject any procedures passed by the other chamber. The second chambers help to check and control any events by the other chamber (Russell 2001a, p. 445). When the American […]

The Second Party System is a term of periodization used by historians and political scientists to name the political system existing in the United States from about 1837 to 1852. The system was characterized by rapidly rising levels of voter interest beginning in 1828, as demonstrated by election day turnout, rallies, partisan newspapers, and a […]

The process of drawing boundaries within various states in the United States has been politicized and has become a contentious issue. Many people in United States have criticized the process arguing that it only results in representing the biased interests of the partisan, at the expense of the opposing parties and voters with a minority […]

In my opinion if there was a general election tomorrow (8/9/07), the Labour Party would win, albeit only by a tiny percentage of the vote and by maybe 15-30 seats (resulting in a hung parliament). This is reflected in the latest polls which show Labour winning 36-8% of the vote (based on the findings of […]

There were many reasons why the Liberals managed a landslide election in 1906. The success of the Liberals and the failure of the Conservatives all of which contributed to the election were one which was a landslide. The Liberals in the 1906 election got 399 seats whereas the closest opposition which was the conservatives gained […]

The Conservatives managed to maintain a period of dominance from the middle of the 19th Century to the late 20th Century for many reasons. The electoral system favoured them, meaning that they did not even have to get more than 50% of the vote to win the election. They were very organised, and had strong […]

Whether or not you think there is a need for electoral reform depends on your political view. For instance if you follow the Liberal Democrats then you would certainly agree that there is need for electoral form. However if you were a Conservative supporter you would not agree with that viewpoint as they had an […]

In 1832, parliament passed an act changing the way M.P.s were elected and the way Parliament was run, this resulted significant changes. The act was designed to “take effectual measures for correcting diverse abuses that have long prevailed in the choice of members to serve in the commons house of Parliament”. In this essay I […]

The Age of Jackson, or the 1820’s and 1830’s, harbored changes in the government, one of which was the expansion of suffrage. Throughout this time period in American history, the right to vote created controversy and arguments, supporting and opposing the right of suffrage being given to the common man in addition to the wealthy, […]

On Tuesday the 6th of March my class attended the Women Suffrage Movement Symposium that was held on campus of the College of The Bahamas in the Performance Art’s Center. This event was sponsored by ZNS and planned by the chairman of this movement, Mr. Priss Curry, under the theme of “Commemorating the Past, Reflecting […]

A watershed Election is one that changes history. The candidate has a campaign that decides the course of politics for decades; one that is especially memorable, or that proves to be a dividing line between historical periods. The election of 1896 was just that. The depression of the 1890s, and President Cleveland’s unwillingness to use […]

The current system under the Westminster elections is first-past-the-post. This is a majoritarial system in that winner-takes-all. Those who are in favour of PR argue that the FPTP system is under-representative towards minor parties and votes are then typically ‘wasted’. However those who are in favour of the FPTP system point out that it leads […]

Economic impact is a policy, event or a decision that produces a microeconomic effect on commerce, employment or incomes. Majority of the U.S economic activity is made up by the American consumers whose determines the economic growth by their spending. Therefore, this paper seeks to discuss political campaign promises on economic impact. Donald trump a […]

Democracy is a political system enforced by the government to allow people to exercise their rights to vote and choose a representative that best suited their needs. Democracy is the opposite of an authoritarian government system as it allows freedom of speech, freedom of movement. A democratic system gives the people the political power to […]

There needs to be a definite distinction between the innocent and those that are guilty that are held in Augmentation Bay. After new rules and regulations are put in place this should be the permanent location of where the true terrorists should be housed and maintained. What is Habeas Corpus In our county we have […]

This election year marks many historical achievements in American politics. “For the first time in history, the front runners for ticket are two minorities – a woman and an African-American” (Northrup, 1). Racism has always existed as well as sexism. It is present in the course of the 2008 election campaign. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) […]

Sonia Maria Sotomayor is the Second Circuit federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals. Sotomayor, born on June 25, 1954, is of Puerto Rican descent who grew up in the South Bronx. Her father is a manual laborer who was not able to attend high school and died due to diabetes when Sonia […]

Wikileaks exist to bring important news and information to the public… so that readers and historians alike can see evidence of the truth. In May 2010, US President Barack Obama signed legislation intended to promote free press around the world. It requires the US department of state to expand its scrutiny on news media restrictions […]

We have seen many great leaders in our day especially within the United State of America. No two are the same however their decisions and policies have affected the progression and development of our country at large. The beauty of democracy is that we the people have an influence to elect leaders that will ultimately […]