Essay On The Election Process

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Democracy has always been a very important issue in America; as the nation grew and progressed, so did the type of democracy and the definition of it. "Democracy" which is a term that originated in Ancient Greece is a form of government that is ruled by the people of the Country in which the democratic system is runs under. It is for the people, and organised by the people. Democracy is basically, the way that a group of people run their lives with the group of people they live with, for example the people of our country America all live in a democratized
Election process in the USA is a very controversial topic. On the one hand, the USA is supposed to be the mother of democracy. Its election process is believed to be transparent and fair. …show more content…

In the past of course, polling tests and fees made the system inherently unfair. Now though, the US has banned any sort of voting test or fee in a step to ensure that everyone has equal access to the ballot box. The situations that may still make the US election process unfair are limited polling hours, the lack of ballots in languages other than English, overly complicated ballot measures that are difficult to understand, or the location of polling places too far from the voters’ homes.

Diversity has been very weak in the election process. Majority of the candidates who ran for the presidential race were non-Hispanic whites and had only one president who was non-Hispanic white by the name Barack Obama (Newport). This proves that there is lack of diversity in the election process and needed to increase the diversity.

Gender has been another problem in the elections. The only known women running for the presidential election and leading in 2016 is Hillary Clinton. There haven’t been many prominent women politicians compared to men and zero president who were female. But many polls suggest that Hillary might become the next democratic presidential candidate for the 2016 elections and a high probability of wining

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