Voting is very important at anytime. Voters elect people to represent them in government and when they don't vote they are giving up the right to determine if the person running for office will represent them and make laws for the common good of the nation or community. They are giving up their voice to change things for the better when they don't vote.
Presidential debates can influence the decisions made by voters in Presidential elections. Even though in most elections, there is a lot of party loyalty, and many voters are determined to vote for the candidate of their own party, almost regardless of anything else they may learn about that person, still, there are some people who are undecided, and who can be influenced, and in a close election, such influences can be important.
Presidential debates can influence the decisions made by voters in Presidential elections. Even though in most elections, there is a lot of party loyalty, and many voters are determined to vote for the candidate of their own party, almost regardless of anything else they may learn about that person, still, there are some people who are undecided, and who can be influenced, and in a close election, such influences can be important.
We have elections because its time for the people To vote in a new or old president, mayor, and even more
This phrase refers to the Congressional elections which are held in the even-numbered years between the Presidential elections. (Congressional elections are held every two years.)
The exact year when elections are held may vary from country to country. Presidential elections are typically every 4, 5 or even 6 years; in some cases, elections for Congress are combined with that, while in some cases, there may be an additional election in-between.
Presidential elections are held every four years and congressional elections every two years, all during even-numbered years. Off-year elections are held during odd-numbered years and involve only a handful of notable races such as gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia.
Voting is very important at anytime. Voters elect people to represent them in government and when they don't vote they are giving up the right to determine if the person running for office will represent them and make laws for the common good of the nation or community. They are giving up their voice to change things for the better when they don't vote.
Congressional elections are every two years. Every other congressional election is also a presidential election. Two of every three elections you also elect a senator from your state. (Senators serve for 6 years and their elections are staggered so you usually don't vote for both senators in one election). Those elections that are -just- congressional tend not to get as big a voter turnout. Most people don't even know who their congressional representatives are. More people care about presidential elections. Congressmen and Senators are elected by direct vote--whoever gets the most votes win. Presidents are elected by the electoral college, so whoever gets the most votes in your state gets -all- your state's electoral votes.
In a representative democracy such as ours, elections are extremely important. ... Voting in elections is the best way to make your "voice" heard. One fact that makeselections even more important is when politicians or political parties try to "suppress" voting with the use of laws to disallow people to vote
Presidential elections in the United States are held on the first Tuesday in November, in those years with numbers evenly divisible by 4. So Presidential elections were held in 1960, 1960, 1968, 1974 ... 2000, 2004, etc. The next Presidential election will be in 2012.
"Midterm elections" in the United States are the Congressional elections held halfway through a Presidential term, in November of even-numbered years that are not divisible by 4. For example, the November 2010 election was a midterm election, held throughout the United States.
Some explanations include political efficacy, increase media coverage, election frequency. In plain English - the presidential election is a higher profile election as the job is higher profile and it's a position people more often are exposed to. The president is the international representative of the American people. In addition, the media is hyped over presidential elections. More money is spent and there is more at stake. The executive branch of the government - essentially, the president - is perceived as being on an even level with the legislative branch (Congress) and judicial (Supreme Court). Also, one congressman is important for one state, essentially. There are 438 of them for the whole country. However there is one president who is chosen by all and serves all.