decocracy and partisipation

Question 1

pros and cans of the electoral process in the us ( lists pro and cons for points)

Answer 1

• district boundrying
• gerrymandering
• Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( rcaial based) + Shaw vs reno raftiy in 1983

1

• primaries and caususes
• failer to produce a popular candidate, disporportional inflence of early states, lenth of process, incumbancy
• allow small party candidated to emerge incresed voted voice, more democratic/pop sove and reduces party controel (fit for purpose)

1

The party convention
* Super deligates
* party unity, rase fundign etc

2

The campeign
* party funding, disproportionat einfluence + one of many reasons = high encumbancy
* first amendment rights (fit for purpose)

3

the elctoral collage+ makup of the senate
* undemocratic/ disporportionate inflence, swing states and over rewarding small sates, rouge voters
* maintians federalsism ( fit forpurpose)

Question 2

give an exple of swing states vs safe states

Answer 2

• florida vs hawii
• 77% vs 58% TO
• ( blue wall too) (however fell in 2016)- michigan, Wisconsin etc

Question 3

how is distric boundrying done in the uk

Answer 3

independent boundary commissions

Question 4

whats the main reason that interest geoups have more power in the uS

Answer 4

• the first amendment
  1. due to PAC’s there is esentully no limit on party funding