Essays on Elections

In the book Defining Moments of Women’s Suffrage by Jeff Hill, talks about the struggles women have had to endure for a long period of time for equal rights. The debate over women’s suffrage lasted from the 1840s to 1920s, as women suffered to have...

Elections have a huge influence on the development of societies as the people say they want to be governed in the right way. It also brings in their rights and freedom as well as ensuring political participation, moreover, ensures that the government would review all...

Originating from the Greek word ‘mimema’, meme was firstly put forward in Richard Dawkins’ ambitious book The Selfish Gene in 1976, in which the definition of meme is divided into two stages. The first stage of memes is regarded as a unit of cultural imitation,...

Before the secret ballot was introduced into American politics, voting was a very public display of one’s political affiliation or political support of a candidate. In most places, citizens attended a public event and would either stand in line or in crowds, and come forward...

It is not hard to complain about what is going on in our society and what is “wrong” with our government, but if you are an eligible voter who can cast a ballot in an election, and you chose not too, you have no right...

A victory for democracy, the 26th amendment, passed in 1971, lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 and extended the right to vote to approximately 11 million Americans. The 1972 election the following year saw a 55% turnout of 18-24 year-olds, a stark...

Electoral participation is the main indicator of democratic performance as well as a measure of a state’s legitimacy. Bingham Powell, a professor of political sciences, studied the mean turnout of 17 countries during the 1970s to understand factors correlated to this measure. Nationally competitive districts...