Voting and Elections

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Voting and Elections

By T.C. Herrick and Matthew Bright
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Americans should vote but research shows most
citizens dont take the time to go out and vote.
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Ballots are a part of the voting process that
provides a space for voters to mark their
selection.
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Citizens must vote if they want to bring about
change in their government.
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Democrat and Republicans are part of the two
party system.
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Endorsements are made by famous people in order
to help candidates get elected.
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Factors affect a persons decision on how they
vote for candidates and on public issue.
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Glittering generalities are statement made by
political candidates that sound good but are
meaningless.
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Helping build a house, clean a school play ground
or city park are ways to get voters to think you
care about them.
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Internet is a resource used to help get the word
out about the view points on each candidate who
is running for office.
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Jargon in political speeches must be short and to
the point so that the candidates speeches are not
confusing to those who are listening or reading
them.
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Keen candidates make wise leaders as they are
well informed.
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Literacy tests were given to prove that the voter
could read, write and understand before they
could vote on candidates or public issues.
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Most old people vote because they have the time
and they understand the importance of voting.
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News organization and public opinion research
companies also take polls to see which candidate
is running in a particular election.
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On election day, voters vote for selected
candidates for local, state, and congressional
office along with important issues.
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People who are not eligible to vote in an
election are people who are mentally ill or
criminals.
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Qualification that one must have in order to be
eligible to vote are being 18, being a U.S.
citizen and being a resident of the state in
which you are voting.
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Running for office is both time consuming and
expensive.
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Soldiers were able to fight but were not able to
vote so the 26 amendment was passed making 18 the
legal voting age.
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Type of interest groups vary greatly in size and
influence on legislature.
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Using television and radio gets the word out
about the candidates beliefs.
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Voting is an important responsibility that every
citizen must do if they want to complain about
how things are going.
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White house is where the president stays for his
four-year term once he is elected.
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Xenophobic people are afraid of strange people
and places so they seldom vote.
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Yearnings to have public recognition leads some
people to run for public office.
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Zany commercial dont encourage voting for that
candidate as voters think they are foolish.
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Don't forget to vote!!!