Why Americans Don't Vote Voting is a central aspect of American Democracy. ... Americans are very proud of the fact that they live in a democracy. In fact Americans have fought numerous wars and thousands of Americans have died in the name of Democracy; Americans even fight wars in the name of democracy where there is no democracy like Kuwait. ... About 40 percent of the eligible adult population votes regularly, whereas about 25 percent are occasional voters; 35% rarely or never vote. ... Many Americans are turned off by the length of American campaigns. ...

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An American identity began to form very earlier in the colonial era, and along with this came the "founding father " principles of freedom and equality, which are at the core of American philosophy. ... Tocqueville was impressed by the contained authority that the church had in America. ... Similar to his praise of religious freedom in America, Tocqueville also commended American-style democracy. ... Tocqueville came from an aristocratic family, so he full well understood that a country run by a small percentage of the population would put the common good of the country in great peril, riddi...

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Greenberg provided a framework for understanding American politics. ... Structural factors, to a large extent, determine what issues become a part of the political agenda, how political power is distributed among the population, what rules structure how government works, and what values Americans bring to their political deliberation. Michael Parenti had been very critical of American democracy. ... Apparently, Parenti implies that America is from exhibiting these qualities. ... Are Parenti and Moore correct in their criticisms of American Democracy? ...

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This brings us to the elderly population often linked to citizens with higher income. ... Much of the uneducated population does not understand the way our government works or the voting process we have. ... One main reason for the low voting turnout is due to the laziness of the American population. ... "55 percent of Americans have access to the Internet, with over a third "wired" Americans going on-line five or more hours a week. ... Voter turnout is hurting tremendously with the youth of America. ...

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This brings us to the elderly population often linked to citizens with higher income. ... Much of the uneducated population does not understand the way our government works or the voting process we have. ... One main reason for the low voting turnout is due to the laziness of the American population. ... "55 percent of Americans have access to the Internet, with over a third "wired" Americans going on-line five or more hours a week. ... Voter turnout is hurting tremendously with the youth of America. ...

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Over the years, many changes have taken place in American politics. ... However, the qualities of a good, strong American leader have not changed. ... "According to one study of the 1992 congressional elections, less than 1 percent of the population provided candidates with 77 percent of their money" (Jezer 2). ... If the purpose of a political campaign is to provide the public with information to make informed choices, then the American people are not getting full value of their money. ... The anger and frustration that Americans feel toward this political process has been seen and docume...

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Americans believe in "equality of opportunity", but not in "equality of results" meaning that the general consensus of American citizens feel that everyone should have an equal opportunity to progress, but not everyone deserves to be wealthy. ... Overall there are three key beliefs the general American public supports with regards to our contemporary economic status: "economic individualism" and personal responsibility should regulate public policies, the government and society should be more inclined to assist the truly needy than the competent, but lazy population, and the key factor behi...

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However, the movements also had clear differences in population and education. ... In South Africa, blacks made up 80 percent of the country's population. ... For one, the black population in each country was different. In South Africa, black citizens outnumbered whites by an astonishing 8 million, while in America, white citizens made up the majority of the population. In America, the majority of the citizens (the white population) was being represented Also, education was very different in each country. ...

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However, interest groups today do not properly represent average American's as intended, and oppositely, pose a threat to American Democracy. ... With so much campaign contributions coming from interest groups, legislators are forced to vote for legislation that favors the interest groups giving the most money, not what is best for the entire population. ... Only about 40 percent of the population joins an organization other than a labor union, and only 52 percent join any organization at all, leaving half of Americans unrepresented. ... Significant inequalities also exist in terms of th...

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Maybe this explains the $400,000 that Senator Stevens secured for a parking lot in the great city of Talkeetna, Alaska (population 300) and an extra $176,000 for the Alaska Reindeer Herders Association (Thomas 51-2). ... This statement especially applies to the younger adult population, the 18-24 age group. ... How else would the American public gain knowledge of such projects like "Weed It Now!" ... In fact, 30% of Americans think that politicians are corrupt and 33% mistrust Congress. ... But can this mistrust for the American government system possibly also be responsible for the decreasing...

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In theory, every American citizen has an equal say in the political affairs of this county. ... On the other hand, relatively few Americans actually take the initiative do so. ... This view suggests that Americans tend to be more passive than active political participants. ... While nearly half of the voting population does not engage in civic participation, there is concrete evidence on who is actually participating. ... This could possibly initiate the most lethargic of all Americans to vote. ...

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Intrusting one man, or even one branch of the federal government, with representing such a diverse and multi-cultural population is the exact opposite of what the Founding Fathers had intended. ... Also, the population of White House staff has been increasing in size since Harry Truman. ... We must have one official who we can all say, speaks for America. ... Lind overlooks is that the American people like it this way. ... We saw just how much Americans value the presidency last Tuesday. ...

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The Guatemalan government, like many governments of Latin America, has been through multiple changes. ... "A Central American convention declared Central America independent on July 1, 1823, and formed the United Provinces of Central America, a federation that included Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua."3 A concept similar to the United States of America, that ended up sounding too good to be true, because the different people living in the region of Central America were all very different. ... One factor is that the population of Guatemala has an illiterac...

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It is also important to note that it is unlikely that the population of Iraq would not fall under another totalitarian government without any outside assistance. ... As a result, adult illiteracy rate is estimated at more than 40 percent of the population, and joblessness is prevalent. ... This would show the American people and the world that this entire project of Iraqi Freedom was truly about giving the Iraqi people charge over their own lives (Lawson 4). ... Aside from creating a stronger nation within the world economy, the population of Iraq needs to become a stronger whole within itself...

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The general public of America believes that our country is democratically governed. America has been fooled. ... Inequality is inevitable with such a large population. ... Also, because of the fact that leadership is ever changing, one's power depends on one's skills to manipulate the population to share your interests. Pluralism accurately describes American society, but is NOT a classic democracy. ...

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The claim that America is the greatest nation on Earth is a fantasy that almost all, if not most, Americans have indulged themselves in. Jensen most definitely does not see America this way though. The foundation of this country was formed from a huge genocide killing almost all of the indigenous population, and slavery is the second genocide Americans are guilty of. ... Now with Imperialist America expanding onto Third World countries we find ourselves in perhaps a third American genocide. ... The fact that United States is about 5 percent of the world's population yet we consume about 2...

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Social equity allows us all to contribute to the social, political and economic life of Australia, free from discrimination, including on the grounds of race, culture, religion, language, location, gender or place of birth; and 1 Benefits for all - all Australians benefit from productive diversity, that is, the significant cultural, social and economic dividends arising from the diversity of our population. ... These actions are especially important given the tragic events of 11 September 2001 in the United States of America and 12 October 2002 in Bali and the changed global environment in ...

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Many foreigners came and thousands of Americans took up homesteads in the west. ... By 1901, the Prairies had a population of approximately 250 000. ... Again, many Americans crossed the border and made a home for themselves because of the lowered land price. ... The government used this money to promote immigration and increase the population. ...

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Unlike Chile and many other Latin American countries, Venezuela has endured a less turbulent history. ... Much of Venezuela's 19th century history was characterized by periods of political instability, dictatorial rule, and a 5-year civil war where ¼ of the population was killed. ... Since 1958 Venezuela has had free and open elections and its prohibition of military involvement in national politics is a reason why it is one of the more stable democracies in Latin America Clearly, Venezuela and Chile have taken two very different paths to democratic rule. ... The history of Chile is...

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The United States of America is highly notorious for its democratic government that openly distinguishes the country as one that serves its people like what Lincoln supposed as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. ... As we take a more rigorous look into the American government, the intensity of the voters in minority and active groups regarding certain issues is the driving force for candidates' participation. ... He explicates this claim when he stated "the American population is distributed ideologically on the linear continuum that appeals to party to ga...

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While modern Americans define the concept of "democracy" in terms of the United States government, the word can be used to cover a range of governmental forms. ... Only male citizens over the age of eighteen could participate in government, and this leaves out much of the population. ...

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Chapman, an American philosopher states in his study that Rousseau was a totalitarian (Rousseau, Totalitarian or Liberal Columbia University Press, 1956). ... Of course, it was; Arab population needed change and couldn't develop themselves in the age of globalization. ...

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Ghana should mechanize a system where, the less privileged yet resourceful could participate in our legislature, at least we can operate a double chamber parliament like the American or Nigerian parliament where one chamber is filled by lot and the other by election; since participation through the normal means of constituency elections may not see such useful persons elected to parliament. ...

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After the seventeenth century crisis of order, Europeans gradually moved towards the idea of liberal democracy and capitalism, hoping to model their society with the ideals "liberty, equality, and fraternity." While Europeans have not been fully successful in reaching their envisioned ideals of l...

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