Also some people might be swayed with emotion and make emotional decisions instead of rational ones‚ for example pro and anti abortion situations. Also there might be a "voters fatigue" and there might be low turnouts in elections and referendums and so it might lack legitimacy . For example there was a 34% turnout to whether London should have a mayor and this results lacked legitimacy as the majority did not get involved. In conclusion I believe that there should be an increase in the
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sovereignty rests. With the passage of time‚ Indian voters have become more assertive and active as regards their participation in the process of democracy. The turnout of Indian voters has significantly increased during the past elections. It was about 52% only during the Lok Sabha elections of 1952 which increased to 64% during the ninth Lok Sabha elections held in 1989. Similarly during the last elections for Parliament‚ the voter’s turnout has been quite encouraging. This phenomenon
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for the non-Muslims were contested by candidates mainly from the Pakistan National Congress‚ United Progressive Party and the Scheduled Caste Federation. The total electors numbered 1‚97‚48‚568 of whom 73‚44‚216 (37.19%) cast their votes. The lower turnout was ascribed to poor communications in rural areas and the reluctance of conservative Muslim women to come out of their houses. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the United Front which won 228 seats in a House of 309 (including
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A good government is a reflection of its citizens. The mechanics of a good government distinguish it from different governments around the world. However‚ how a government elects its leader is a big part of the way it runs in general. Many governments have different systems in which they elect their leader. In North America‚ electing a leader is a big responsibility for the citizens of that country. Particularly in Canada‚ our electoral system has been the same for many years and relies on the citizens
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D. +/- 3 points 5. According to lecture‚ highly educated and informed voters: A. Use many belief dimensions to structure issue dimensions. B. Use relatively few belief dimensions to structure issue dimensions. C. Are less “rational” than lower education‚ low information voters. D. B and C. 6. Political sophistication matters because: A. Levels are so high in any liberal democracy. B. It is correlated with turnout‚ rational deliberation‚ and a host of other characteristics we generally
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more funds. Not only that‚ there is no evidence that proves having more data of more votes will help the government out in helping the people or even a better governance. Also‚ it is very unpredictable where we will stand‚ as there may be lower voter turnouts. Finally‚ it is unreasonable to change the way that we are voting‚ due to it being nothing wrong with the individual liberty. Overall‚ the state of our nation with representative governing is the best and libertarian way of allowing people to
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AND SKIM THE CHAPTER BEFORE TAKING THE QUIZ! Question 1 0.5 out of 0.5 points Which statement about presidential elections in the period 1876–1900 is true? Selected Answer: Overall voter turnout was far greater than ever achieved after that period. Correct Answer: Overall voter turnout was far greater than ever achieved after that period. Question 2 0.5 out of 0.5 points Which political party expressed ideas that were close to the goals of the Grange? Selected Answer:
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the Electoral College. One of the cons is people have the idea of why vote if the President can still lose the National Popular Vote and still end up winning the Electoral Majority. This ends up invalidating the Democratic election and lowering voter turnout. Another Con is with only 270 Electors from the Electoral College they can veto the national popular vote majority. It violates the principle of popularly elected presidents. For the Third Parties‚ they have no chance in winning win-take-all elections
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president that was not the majority vote from the election. The two most recent cases were the 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore and the 2016 election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. During elections‚ there is always a good turnout because people are excited to vote for the next president of the United States‚ but what they do not know is that they do not directly elect the president under the Electoral System. The Electoral College needs to be changed to a more efficient system
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Should referendums be more widely used? Referendum can be defined as when the citizens either all or those in specific regions vote on a specific issue of public importance and it is conducted nationally‚ regionally‚ and locally an example of a referendum is the 2011 referendum on changing the current first past the post system to proportional representative. The public have one vote each on a specific issue and the referendum focuses on a single question with a yes/no answer. Many countries such
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