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28 Oct 2012
choice | congress | elections | electoral system | individual | parliament | Politics | Vote | voting | Voting
This debate is specific to first past the post systems (FPTP) such and the United Kingdom and the United States. Some of the arguments will work for other more...
20 Feb 2012
Candidates | elections | Politics | Primaries | United States | voting | Politics General | Government | Voting
An open primary is a primary election that does not require voters to be affiliated with a political party in order to vote for partisan candidates. In a...
18 Feb 2012
Modern day society relies more and more on electronic forms of communication for ease, speed and accessibility. A huge majority of citizens in developed...
26 Jan 2012
Democracy | Politics | Prison | Responsibilities | Rights | Society | voting | Punishment | Voting | Law
Many countries restrict the right of those sentenced to imprisonment to vote in elections. For example, convicted prisoners are automatically banned from...
26 Jan 2012
civic duties | civic rights | Democracy | Government | Politics | State | voting | Voting Systems | Government | Political philosophy | Voting | Philosophy
In many countries around the world individuals are free to choose to vote or not to vote, while in other countries (Australia, a couple cantons in Switzerland...
26 Jan 2012
Alternative Vote | First Past The Post | Politics | Proportional Representation | voting | Voting Systems | Voting
The Alternative Vote (AV) electoral system is currently used to elect representatives to Australia's House of Representatives. It is sometimes called the...
26 Jan 2012
democrats | discrimination | Photo ID | Politics | United States of America | voting | Politics General | Leadership | Local government | Voting
Voter identification laws are controversial precisely because they touch on one of the most fundamental political rights—voting. These laws concern a...
26 Jan 2012
Alternative Vote | Democracy | elections | First Past The Post | Politics | Proportional Representation | voting | Politics General | Government | Leadership | Local government | Voting
Using the electoral system of Proportional Representation (PR) means that the percentage of the popular vote that a party wins becomes the percentage of the...
13 Sep 2011
Democracy | international organizations | Security Council Veto | United Nations | voting | World War II | International
The United Nations was established in 1945 by means of the Charter of the United Nations. The membership of the organisation currently comprises almost every...
13 Sep 2011
coalitions | Democracy | elections | electoral reform | Government | Politics | Politics | voting
Using the electoral system of Proportional Representation (PR) means that the percentage of the popular vote that a party wins becomes the percentage of the...
