Can I Vote?
As we are currently learning in class, the amount and types of people that were allowed to vote has changed over the …
Faults of the Electoral College System
Chapter 10 discusses why citizens vote in the way they do and how these voting practices affect that outcomes of elections. It …
Voting
Voting is not a right, it is a privilege. The fact that women did not have the right to vote until 1920 …
The Election Process
As a result of the most recent election, the current political culture in the United States is extremely heightened and constantly continues …
Voter Turnout
There is a common understanding both in our class and within society as a whole that the United States has a low …
Campaign Funding
In Chapter 10, we learn a lot about the election of our political leaders, the extent to which people vote, how candidates …
Corporate Consolidation of Local News
The role of the news media is arguably just as important as any of the three branches of our government. Our freedom …
How Large Cooperations Affect what we hear
It comes as little surprise to most Americans that any large cooperation is going to seek out strategies that sell their good …
The Internet as a News Source
The prominence of the Internet as the main source of news for people has been building up since its conception in the …
Relationship Between Business Corporations and Politicians
Chapter 6 discussed the role of news media in our democratic system. The news media has three main roles: being the watchdog …