The Importance Of Voting

Introduction

Political culture has been an area a subject of political science largely because it deals with political attitudes and behavioral patterns of the population. This culture determines relations of the citizens with the political system in terms of elections. Elections have specific elements that have impact on behavior pattern on political attitudes. This covers various aspect which deals with elections and voting. People are always engaged in voting because of the perceived benefits that are obtained from balloting (McDonald 107). This means that regardless of the effect of the outcome of an election, it may have substantial effect on a person’s life. Citizens always participate in voting playing the role of political actor in

Therefore provides the link between the individual voters to the political system, for instance the government. With such a link created through voting, it legitimately serves the political system to the extent of democracy and shape policies so that they accord with the popular wishes and interest (Green, 79). In most of the parliamentary democracies in the world, for instance the U.S, the straightforward and easiest form of political participation is through voting. This research paper will give in sight on the importance of a person’s vote, the reasons why they vote and engage in non-voting political activities in the process of an election.

Hypothesis

Across the political spectrum the political systems are always in a deplorable state. This is because of controversial aspects of an electoral democracy. The hypothesis of this study is to find out the controversial aspect of an electoral democracy regardless of the election outcome. For example, in the case of America in the November 2014 election almost two thirds

Citizens who have always participated in voting and have identified the importance of election have done more than just voting. Also, as the level of education and economic status of the population increase, it has become increasing difficult to limit the role of citizens to merely participating in election. A new behavioral pattern has emerged which is part of the modern political culture. This culture has allowed citizens to volunteer to the various political camps that they believe serves their interest. In the developed democracies most citizens are politically conscious. Citizens’ volunteer for the political camps to engage in non-political activities enables them express their political stand (Saari, 201). In this form, one can assume that by voting and helping out a particular camp by engaging in non-political activities serves individual interests. Theorists have supported this through pointing out that the worth of an individual citizen vote cannot be equated to the benefits that are derived from an election outcome (Flanigan et al. 67). Conversely, people vote or engage in the various political camps because they believe their effort is the product that will create benefits by producing the desired election outcome. The expected value related