Purchase Solution

Talking Point - Voters

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Voter motivation is often shaped by self-interest. A voter will choose to vote for a certain candidate based on the self-interest to be gained by electing that person or giving control of the political process to the candidate's political party.

What is an advantage to voters casting their votes?
What inaccurate assumption is being made when voters cast their vote?

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The solution provides information, assistance and advise in tackling he task (see above) on the topic of voting. Resources are listed for further exploration of the topic.

Solution Preview

Voting

According to Brennan (2012), "Voting is morally significant. Voting changes the quality, scope, and kind of government. The way we vote can help or harm people. Electoral outcomes can be harmful or beneficial, just or unjust...Voting is the principal way that citizens influence the quality of government. No activity is more emblematic of democracy." While in a larger scale 1 vote might not matter, Brennan believes that collectively, all votes do which evidences why voting is a civic duty where one's vote is seen as sacred in that it is morally wrong to sell or buy votes. All voters vote a particular way for a reason and this involves their ...

Solution provided by:
Xenia Rochelle Jones, MA, PhD (IP)
Education
  • MPhil/PhD (IP), Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
  • MA, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
  • Certificate, Geva Ulpan (via Universita Tel Aviv)
  • BA, University of the Philippines
Recent Feedback
  • "Thank you!:)"
  • "Excellent, thank you!:)"
  • "Thank you for your timely help. I have submitted another posting (656038) and assigned it directly to you. Please help."
  • "Thank you so much for your timely help. Much appreciated."
  • "Thanks so much for your support."
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Canadian Politics

A brief look into various aspects of Canadian Politics.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Tackling Democracy: Talking Points

    70543 Talking Points: Democracy I would like some sources and talking point suggestions for an essay for the following statement.

  • Confidence Intervals calculations

    ., true proportion > 50% (you may specify a different point), find the confidence interval (e.g. [0.0 0.5]), and THEN determine alpha (which will be around 97-98%, based on your data).

  • Persuasive speaking examples

    Persuasive speech is really just talking to people in a way that gets you something you want.

  • Low Voter Participation in Local versus National Elections

    This apathy then extends to voters thinking the candidates not talking, which translates to caring, about people's concerns in such a narrow view and makes them resistant to making an effort to get to a polling place and "reward" someone for their limited

  • Statistics

    It is clear at this point, however, that Romney has greater potential payoff with more politically active older voters, among whom his support is much stronger." a.

  • Hamiltonian Federalism

    This point of view would support a more direct democracy (with the voters qualified by land ownership). Hamilton felt that the future lay in the great cities of merchants and industry.

  • Statistics - Sample size

    all voters in the United States."

  • Sampling

    For example: * CNN/USA Today Gallup poll:48% of likely voters would choose Bush * CBS News poll: 43% of registered voters say they will vote for Bush * Newsweek: 4-point lead for Bush * AP poll had the race dead even Estimates can be influenced

  • Microeconomic Questions

    From another point of view it also means that the opportunity cost in using each method is the same.

View More Related Solutions