ELECTION AND ELECTORAL SYSTEM Election has derived from the Latin word “eligere” which means to choose or pick out. An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.[1] Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century.[1] Elections may fill offices in the legislature‚ sometimes in the executive and judiciary‚ and for regional and local government. This process is also
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economy and political instability. If the evil of Corruption is not nipped in the bud‚ it may spread rapidly like a bush-fire and may the whole nation suffer in this epidemic. The main causes of Corruption are mass illiteracy‚ abject poverty‚ wrong economic policies of the government‚ men’s burning and insatiable desires to accumulate countless riches or to become rich overnight. The non-availability of basic necessities and facilities like education‚ health care and job also paves the way to
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democratic institutions. Minor tinkering with the rules and regulations concerning the administration of elections has been common‚ including amendments to the laws governing election broadcasts‚ financial disclosure‚ or constituency redistricting. In the post-war period countries have occasionally switched electoral formulas between d’Hondt and LR-Hare‚ adjusted the effective threshold for election‚ and expanded their assembly size (Lijphart‚ 1994). Yet until recently wholesale and radical reform of
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the words of President Barrack Obama”one thing I think ‚is absolutely true is that for us to think that we can somehow deal with with some of the global challenges‚in the absence of major powers- like China ‚India andBrazil ---------- seems to me wrong headed” Let us shift our attention to the domestic arena I‚e India. What we have done so far to overcome our rural poverty ? comparisons‚is odious‚but in the area of rural poverty reduction‚China our neighbouring country ‚is far ahead of us.In 1980
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Term 3 Paper: The Media and Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a war of mass destruction‚ leaving Vietnam to become bitterly divided and claiming the many lives of Vietnamese civilians as well as American soldiers. Out of all the wars in American history‚ the Vietnam War was the first war to be broadly televised and covered by the media. It came to be known as the first “Television War”. Journalists began to pour into Vietnam from all over the nation‚ to cover the lives of the American Soldiers as
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INTRODUCTION An election is a decision making process by which people choose leaders. Elections are the most important ingredient of democracy‚ and have been said to be the factor that either breaks or builds the democracy of a state. This essay shall discuss the effectiveness of elections as a measure of democracy citing examples from recently held election in African countries. A conclusion shall be drawn at the end. DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS The term‚ democracy comes from the Greek word‚ dēmokratía
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In Flannery O’Connor’s "A Good Man is Hard to Find"‚ setting is used as a way to predict the tragic outcome of the story. The story’s end is unexpected when first read‚ but upon closer inspection one can see several clues and foreshadowing techniques O’Connor used to hint at what would eventually happen‚ specifically in her use of setting. The outcome of the story is hinted at through the description of the family’s scenic drive through Georgia‚ Red Sammy’s‚ and the deserted road they travel on.
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played a major role in presidential elections. Television allows candidates to reach a broad number of people‚ and personalities‚ to help push along their campaigns. Campaigns help the candidates just as much as the voters. The candidates get to be identified‚ and known to the voters‚ and the voters get to hear and see how a specific candidate identifies with their needs and wants. The best way to get this information out there is through the most used form of media‚ television. "One of the great contributions
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and ethnic origin often possessing or seeking its own government. National identity refers to the distinguish features of group and to the individual’ sense of belonging to it. In some case even a little difference in pronunciation is enough to categorize a person as a member of different nation but in some cases two people may be separated by language‚ culture‚ geographical location etc categorized in some culture. There are some ingredients below which make the person’s national identity: Common
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May 2013 Election: Manual System or Automated Election System Introduction Elections have played an integral role in the development of one’s country. Essentially‚ an election is a procedure by which members of communities and/or organizations choose persons to hold an office. It is a technique of rendering authority and/or creating representative bodies. Elections are often linked to the idea of democratic representation. Therefore‚ an election is a device for filling an office or posts through choices
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