Essays on Elections

Labour’s victory in 1945 came as a shock to the political world, Winston Churchill almost suddenly lost is popularity. Labour also took full advantage of the BBC which had a left-wing approach in many of its news reports and talks. Also, by proposing a welfare state, Labour was able to more votes from within the…

The presidential election that took place in 1960 was an interesting one. Newcomer, John F. Kennedy verses the Vice President, Richard M. Nixon. It was experimental with its trail of televised debates. It also marked the second in which a catholic had run for president and more importantly the first in which a catholic attained…

Voter ID Pros and Cons In the history of the United States, voting has made a very big impact ever since the beginning. But nowadays, government officials are thinking about revising the voting system. This would be due to the fact that in the past decade there has been instances of people saying they are…

  Does Media Influence Public’s Voting Behavior in Elections?Nevertheless, elections are the reflection of democracy in any society. It is the only way of communication between the government and the general public by which the policies of the government are propagated and public prestige is assured. The media has always played a vital role during the…

“Election 2000 “to-close-to-call”…How?”Democratic candidate Al Gore and Republican candidate George W. Bush have been in a “to-close-to-call” race for the presidency since the campaigning began. With the distinct differences of the candidates how could this be? Al Gore’s position on the major issues, political experience, knowledge and America’s economic growth and prosperous state in the…

Elections in the United States are characterized by low voter turnout. Discuss two demographic characteristics associated with nonvoting and three institutional obstacles associated with nonvoting. Low voter turnout, or very simply put, non-voting, is a major issue in the United States today. By looking at demographic characteristics and institutional obstacles associated with nonvoting, we may…

Election system is one of the most important features of a country’s political system. It symbolizes some inner concept of a political system of a nation. I have chosen election system of US government to discuss and compare with that of Bangladesh. Both of these countries have some unique style of election procedure. That has…

Main article: Long March (Pakistan) In mid-January, Sufi cleric Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri led a Long March from Lahore to Islamabad, which is over 350 km, demanding electoral reforms, the quick dissolution of the National Assembly and a precise date for the election. The march attracted about 60,000 individuals from across Pakistan and ended peacefully. However,…

If not at least once, we all have been absent from work for one reason or another. Some are absent more than others, but when it takes place on a regular basis then absenteeism is a noticeable problem for that company. Absenteeism can defined as habitual absence from work, thought to reflect employee demoralization or…

In order to participate in the the May 13, 2013 party-list elections, approximately 280 groups registered with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to be included in the official ballot; however, Comelec disqualified 52 of these groups for not representing the “marginalized and underrepresented sector”, or for failing to prove that its nominees actually belong to…