Demographic Differences Between The Republicans And The Democrats

This makes it difficult for candidates to reach out to this demographic to get them to come out to vote. The link between the different ethnic groups plays a role in the voting turnout as well. The Hispanic and African American communities tend to vote at lower rates than the Anglo (white, English speaking) Texans. With the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, the first black president, the vote within the African American community rose greatly and was about equal to the Anglo vote. Many politicians blame the 2011 Texas Voter ID Law as the cause for many of the issues with voter turnout.

Some changes in party polarization in Congress over the last several decades are the party division between Republicans and Democrats as having widened over the last several decades, leading to greater partisanship. What caused this change was increasing homogeneous districts and increasing alignment between ideology and partisanship among voters. I feel this can be good because the original congress was just one and if you did not agree with this opinion you could not do anything about it. Now at least you can fall under a category which is Republican or Democrat. In fact, I believe there should be more than just two parties because I know most people like some of the ideologies from Democrats (such as being more liberal) but they also like

Political endorsements and get-out-the-vote campaigns are valuable to candidates. Union members vote more often in general elections than do nonmembers (or their own family members), and they vote for endorsed candidates about 15 to 20 percent more often than nonmembers do. But union members do not vote

The government even shut down recently as the Democrats and Republicans were unable to reach an agreement. However, providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is favored by the majority of American citizens, and research shows that they help the American economy and lower the national crime rate well below the current statistics. Immigration policies are a vital part of any nation’s economy, and any changes can induce drastic changes. Canada, a nation with radically different immigration policy than the United States of America, enjoys the benefits of multiculturalism. Their immigrant population is the most educated in the world, and despite growing the xenophobia in the west their population is still highly in favor of an influx of immigrants (Tepperman 5).

Overall, Thomas Jefferson would be the best choice if he ran for the presidency today when compared to Andrew Jackson. This choice is based singularly on fact, not opinion. Jefferson was more qualified to deal with economic issues considering he consistently paid off national debt so it did not accumulate. Also, while Andrew Jackson was more coordinated and qualified when it came to matters of national defense, it only contributed to his lack of gracefulness when dealing with the economy. Lastly, Jefferson would be much more eligible for office when considering issues of racial controversy since he made more of a stride to equality for all races than Andrew Jackson.

Frequent voters share common characteristics share common characteristics which include: Party association: Political bias affects most of voter turn out, individuals and groups who associates themselves with a political party are likely to vote more than those who don 't identify themselves with political parties or independents. According to New York Times, "between the two major political parties , Republicans tends to vote at higher levels than democrats". Political interests: Interest groups and individuals who are interested in politics and who follow politics in media platform such as televisions, internet, newspapers and magazines tend to vote more than those who are not interested and who do not follow politics in both the broadcast

"A vote is like a rifle it depends on the character of the user". said by Theodore Roosevelt. I believe that everyone should ‘vote in America, It would determine a better President, There would be less argument throughout the country, And the voting in America would improve a lot. The most people that are not happy about their President is the ones that don 't vote. 76% of people vote in the USA.

American families were considered to be conservative, yet liberal in comparison with other types of families from other countries. American families were composed of a few kids, married parents, pets and the rate of divorce was lower in comparison to recent years. Through time, all this has been changing and it is common to see more diversity in American families nowadays. Those changes can have factors like people have become more liberals and their point of view of marriage and family may have different meanings for them than what those two words meant in the last few years. In the United States, it is common to see interracial marriages because this is a country of immigrants.

The electoral college is a system that gives representatives to states to vote in favor of what the people want in that state. Each state is guaranteed one representative out of the 435 there are. The remaining 385 are distributed into the states by population size and how the population of that state increases or decreases. This is seen as unfair because the smaller states have the same power to influence the election outcome as the states with more people. The smaller states have more advantage because their representatives, represent a smaller amount of people, while larger states representatives must represent what a much larger amount of people in that state want.

In the presidential election a candidate must receive a majority of Electoral College votes, a very difficult task for a party that is up against two of the most historically rooted and powerful parties in America. Although the third parties may be influential, their impact is very limited because “they rarely receive enough support to capture a state’s Electoral College votes” since “support is concentrated” (Hernnson, 3). This acts as a domino effect; if they cannot elect candidates to represent their party then they lose any type of recognition and political influence, let alone a place for their name on a voting ballot. Getting on the voting ballot itself can be an obstacle for third parties. The two major parties have a great advantage; they don’t have to worry about making it on the ballot in the first place because of their large following.

Thesis: From my understanding, during the process of the economy’s expansion; the reason for this, are due to, immigration and better opportunities. Immigrants, from Southern and Eastern Europe outnumbered cities, by over one to three million people. There were, of course, other reasons for this expansion; The laissez-faire was the reason for this as well. They were the policy that wouldn’t deal with free trade, free enterprise, as well as, marketing. Although, many people thought it only protect only the weak competitors from better ones.

One of the many debated issues between the Federalists and the Anti-federalists was whether a republican form of government could succeed in a country the size of the United States. This debate was actualized in the arguments of the Letters of Brutus and Federalist 10. In Federalist 10 Madison argues that a strong, large republic better protects against the dangers of factions. He says that factions are usually found in small republics because there is fewer diversity of opinion. In Federalist 10 he explains, “the fewer the distinct parties and interest, the more frequently will a majority be found…, the more easily will they concert and execute their plans of oppression.” The smaller the number of citizens the faster a majority opinion can

The presidency is more polarized now than it was before the 1990s. Even when Reagan was president, there were both liberals and conservatives in both Democratic and Republican parties. There was a slight difference between Northern and Southern Democrats, but for the most part, there were different ideologies in both partisanships. Now, that is not the case. We only have liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans.

Even though Bernie Sanders is behind in the delegate count, the upcoming primaries have a higher delegate’s numbers and he believes the majority of them will favor him instead of Hillary Clinton. Bernie has received 6 representatives from the house for endorsements, while Clinton has 159 representatives, 40 senators and 13 governors for her endorsements. Clinton is way in the lead for endorsement so, I don 't think Sanders will have a chance to catch up. Dr. Cornel West, Ed Schultz and Neil Young are individuals who are contributing to his