2000 election

increased since 1952 until 2000. From the start of the graph, in 1952, the percentage of independent voters is about 25% and by 2000 it increased to over 30%. Therefore, fewer and fewer people are identifying with the two major parties: the Democrats and the Republicans. The decrease in political parties can be explained by multiple reasons. One reason is that the election process has become decentralized, meaning that the political party is not the focus of the election, but the candidate is. Instead

Media has become an integral part of the lives of both Americans and people all around the world. It has its influences on different aspects of a person’s aspect on life. Many political analysts have looked at the influence of media on elections, especially as the media has become more prominent in the world. With technology becoming more and more a n integral part of the daily life of a person, this subject will become that much more relevant. We live in a time where almost every person in the developing

was the 1992 elections. This election recorded a turnout of 53.75%. It is not surprising because, Ghana was returning from over a decade of military rule. The 1996 general elections also recorded a voter turnout of 76.09%; 2000 general elections, 61.7%; 2004 general elections had a voter turnout of 85.1%. This is the highest voter turnout ever recorded. The first round of the 2008 general election was 69.52% and the presidential run-off had a turnout of 72.91%. The 2012 general elections also had a

close election between the Democrats and Republicans polling at 43.9% and 42.9%, respectively. However, during the Clinton administration in 2000, the Republicans did not support him and voted 49.5% conservative. The republican rise continued during the Bush rule by gaining 3% more than the democrats. However, there was massive support for President Obama by wining majority in Nevada for both his terms with more than 50%. Although this state voted Blue four times in the presidential election, there

The presidential election of 2000 is the most controversial election in US history and led to a Supreme Court case between the two candidates, George W. Bush and Al Gore. Bush v. Gore has forever tainted the election and the integrity of the Supreme Court. The equal protection clause of the Constitution provided George W. Bush with a historical argument that surprisingly fit his case. Not every Floridians ballot was provided with the same protections. There was no statewide vote recount procedure

Since the beginning of U.S. presidential elections, the Electoral College has held the responsibility of choosing the nation’s next president. With 538 electors in the Electoral College, presidential candidates must win a majority of 270 votes from states across the U.S. to have victory in the general election. Forty-eight out of fifty states hold winner-take-all elections, which means that the candidate that wins the majority in each individual state wins the entirety of that state’s electoral votes

Are United States elections democratic? Democracy a universally recognized phenomenon refers to a government deriving its power from the people and being answerable to them (Fox 2008). President Abraham Lincoln (Gettysburg Address, 1863) said about democracy "...is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not vanish from this earth ‘ (Fox 2008). The foundations of democracy in America are found within, “The Declaration of Independence of 1776” and “The Constitution of

enthusiasm upon democracy system among potential voters and increase participation. This paper argue that online voting may play important role on enhancing security and cutbacks of burden human and financial resources allocation to election processes. However, in the emerging democracies, like some of Asian countries, in this case Indonesia, exhibit other factors, such as political, cultural, educational, economic sensibilities, that might be weighted before any online voting

system. As well as decreases the number of voters voting in an election. These individuals are more likely to be manipulated by selected party like the nationalist party of Canada who stands for anti multiculturalism and white nationalism since they are unaware of what's going on. This unawareness mainly occurs due to the lack of information and lack of interest that many Canadians persist. During the 2000 federal election, 5.0% of Canadians have the sense of incomplete or very little

- the elected officials that make up the Electoral College - are elected to office through a general election wherein the entire national population has the right to vote. The President of the United States, however, is actually elected to office by the Electoral College only, regardless of the popular vote of the citizens in general. Thus, the Presidential election is the only federal election in our nation where the vote of the citizenry does not directly determine the victor. Despite the fact