The Presidential Election of 1860 was the drive that caused the American Civil War to take place. The date of the election was November 6‚ 1860. The candidates were Abraham Lincoln for the Republican party‚ John Breckinridge from the Southern Democratic party‚ John Bell from the Constitutional Union party‚ and Stephen Douglas from the Northern Democratic party. Abraham Lincoln ended up winning the election. The South did not favor Lincoln‚ so when he was elected the southern states decided to secede
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“ELECTIONS PER SE DO NOT AMOUNT TO DEMOCRACY”: EXAMPLES FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA” INTRODUCTION The democratic process in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is in a state of crisis despite the occurrence of elections. There seems to be a gradual‚ but dangerous reinstitutionalization of autocratic and authoritarian regimes clad in democratic garb (Adejumobi‚ 2000). Elections are supposed to be a hallmark of democracy however in SSA dictatorial regimes are also holding elections resulting in their abuse and a
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Free and open elections are the cornerstone to any democracy. The citizens of the United States have fought for years to increase this right to everyone‚ but also keep each vote as strong as the next. However‚ it has become obvious to many that their voting power is being shortened each election cycle. Money and influence from powerful‚ wealthy interest groups and corporations have made their way into politicians’ coffers in the form of major campaign contributions. This system has resulted in voters
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According to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971‚ any group who provides a candidate with funding over $2‚600 automatically becomes a PAC. In the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee Supreme Court case‚ it was decided that corporations have a First Amendment Constitutional right when giving money to campaigns‚ allowing them to essentially
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Reconstruction By: 9/9/2013 1. Columbian historian Eric Foner (1983) quotes W. E. B. Dubois in calling reconstruction a “splendid failure (p.16).” After studying the events of late 19th century‚ defend whether or not you agree with his position. What are the long-term implications? In my opinion the one of the largest mistakes that was made was the amount of racism that still continued in America. Still to this day there is a large amount of racism in America‚ the only difference is it
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Winning a presidential election is harder than most citizens believe. Technically speaking you have to win more than just voters. You have to win the media over and companies. A president also needs to win electoral votes instead of popular votes. In 2016‚ Donald Trump ran a very unique campaign‚ so he could win the presidency. He ran against Hillary Clinton‚ and he won the presidency. Two years later‚ many people who reside in the United States ask the question: How did Trump win the election? Many
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Voter Turnout in Federal Elections In the past half of the twentieth century‚ researchers observed a decline in the voter turnout in federal elections. It has also been observed that the voter turnout has been higher in presidential elections than in midterm elections. The main factors of the declines are the citizens’ negative public attitudes and the widespread political "apathy". On the other hand‚ the difference between presidential and midterm election voter turnout was caused by what I call
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Over this election in 1828‚ it changed the history of voting in many ways! Over the years it changed from in the 1828 election only white men could vote‚ now everyone American citizen has the opportunity to vote. There was only one main party at the time‚ Andrew Jackson was representing the Democratic party‚ and John Adams was National Republican. Today’s election there is two main parties and that is Republican and Democratic. The election was based on the electoral college vote that had changed
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CONTEXT Election for the new leaders serves a major role in every history of a country. The future of each country depends on how they lead the nation. The elected president will become the 15th President of the Philippines‚ succeeding President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo‚ who is barred from seeking re-election due to term restrictions. The successor of the Vice-President Noli de Castro will be the 15th Vice President of the Philippines. The legislators elected in the 2010 elections will join the
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heart of politics is elections. Without elections the whole political process would be totally different and far from democratic. Elections is where political government officials careers start and end. The fact that they are so important‚ means they are the most deeply focused on and criticized on their organization. This paper will focus on the debate of partisan or nonpartisan elections‚ and prominent voter factors. In order to understand the different ideas of how elections should be ran‚ and
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