Over the years, many changes have taken place in American politics. ... However, the qualities of a good, strong American leader have not changed. ... But, many people still believe that money, as much as ballots, is a proper form of democracy. ... The anger and frustration that Americans feel toward this political process has been seen and documented. ... Liberals, conservatives, and independents alike, all want their vote to have meaning and democracy to be revived. ...

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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. As a democracy the central act of democratic citizenship is the casting of the vote. ... Many Americans are turned off by the length of American campaigns. ...

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The answer is surprisingly few for a country that prides itself on democracy. ... On the other hand, relatively few Americans actually take the initiative do so. ... If voting is the fundamental method of political expression in our representative democracy, why do so many Americans take their democratic right for granted? ... These people, unfortunately, are the Americans who have no concept as to what a democracy stands for. ... This could possibly initiate the most lethargic of all Americans to vote. ...

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In the United States we have what we call a representative democracy. ... How stable is our democracy and exactly how much do people participate in our republic? ... "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. ... This concept is the meaning of our republic, a democracy in which our country stands for. ...

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In the United States we have what we call a representative democracy. ... How stable is our democracy and exactly how much do people participate in our republic? ... "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. ... This concept is the meaning of our republic, a democracy in which our country stands for. ...

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Citizens should put their thoughts and opinion into the system, so America will be a better place to live for our children and ourselves. ... They are indirectly voting against democracy. ... To live in a democracy society people should be educated political measures and concern about their country. ... In a democracy country, it is crucial to choose a government that concerns about citizen's willing rather force individuals to follow it. ... If we as American citizens have an excuse not to vote, what kind of government and future we will have?...

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However after the 1950's in America, candidates replace the old techniques. ... "Most Americans are immigrants or descendants of immigrants who came from many different cultures in Africa, Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, and Latin America. ... However Giovanni Sartori said "the success of democracy in Britain and the United States is largely to the dominance of their empirical mentality[ CITATION Dan95 l 2057 ]". ... It states that American politicians are most powerful but as affective. I know that the US and Britain are both democracies, but both countries have very d...

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Other than supporting his people, President Roosevelt also wanted to expand the influence of the Democracy of the United States. ... The Panama Canal was the long sought after solution for a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through Central America. ... He encouraged the U.S. to invest foreign investments such as in South and Central America. ... He too wanted to encourage the influence of Democracy in addition to establishing world peace. ... However, Wilson's Neutrality policy was broken when Germany continued to sink American ships after it sunk the British Lusitania. ...

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"Senator Bill Bradely, a New Jersey Democrat says "Money is distorting democracy now. ... "All the fundraising problems that happened in 1996 with foreign money can now be done legally and anonymously" making this a very dangerous loophole for democracy (Foerstel). ...

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The Utopia States is a simply enhanced United States of America. The Utopia States is a utopia in which all Americans want to be a part of and live freely in with no racism and free of stereotypes. In this utopia, the government will be ruled by a democracy. ... The government of the Utopia States is one of democracy. ...

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American citizens are not interested in participating in government. ... There have been many efforts to increase voting interest in America over the decades. ... The true issue is that the American Voter does not trust their government. ... The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.... This brings us to the second issue; American citizens don't trust their government. ...

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"Any congressional record probes that many American representatives like to avoid change" (Houser, 1) thus presenting the first problem. ... Most importantly, a direct popular election would give way for Americans to truly have their voices heard on Election Day. ... It has never rejected the winner of a popular majority" (Quoted on GlobalExchange.org/democracy). ...

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Citizen Participation in American Politics Elections and Democracy Three Theories l Responsible party government » Elections should present a "real choice": - Political parties should stand for different policies, - The voters should choose between them, and - The winning party should carry out its mandate l Electoral reward and punishment » Voters simply make backward-looking judgments about how well incumbent officials have done » , Rewarding success with reelection and punishing failure l Electoral competition » Parties compete for votes by ...

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American voters attitudes and traditions are big factors in what makes our parties weak. ... The Americans then called for a change. ... Many Americans have mixed feelings about parties. ... Other Americans favor political parties and take part in it. Most Americans believe in voting for individual candidates, regardless of party label. ...

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Third party candidates need to receive better financial support to be able to introduce a better democracy into the system. As of now our "democracy" consists of a selection between two candidates whom represent a small portion of the population. ...

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In fact some believe that in a democracy it is the media's responsibility is to provide citizens with the information needed to make informed and rational decisions (Kaid, Tesdesco & McKinnon, 2000). ... More importantly the bias in television news has no real effect on the out come of presidential elections (Allen & D" Alessio, 2000) Conclusion I like many other Americans believe that there is a bias in television news coverage of presidential elections. ...

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