One of the greatest ideas our forefathers had when they wrote the constitution was the Electoral College. There was much debate and deliberation over how a president should be elected into office. The founding fathers had many different aspects to consider when making their decisions, including ho...

The Electoral College A Righteous System One of the greatest ideas our forefathers had when they wrote the constitution was the electoral college. There was much debate and deliberation over how a president should be elected into office. The founding fathers had many different aspects to con...

The Electoral College: Is Attendance Smart? A common misconception among Americans is that when they vote they elect the President. The truth is not nearly this simple. What in fact happens when a person votes is that their vote goes for an Elector. This Elector (who is selected by the respective...

Virtually everyone agrees that the media have a profound effect on the electorate's thinking. Given their enormous influence, however, it is remarkable how little has been said about what the media should cover in a properly functioning democracy. There are pundits of various ...

A way to enforce democracy-compulsory voting According to the statistics from Statistics Canada, even though the total registered number of the electors has increased each year (from 1988 to the latest 2000), the percentage of electors who exercised their voting rights in the federal elections ha...

Michael Mackay The electorate of the people, Tocqueville and Mill The election of officials is a sticky situation. In a democracy the people rule and elect the officials that they want. But what happens when they start choosing unqualified persons and the quality of the ruling becomes poor? Or w...