midterm election

Examples of midterm election in the following topics:

• Hispanics as a Political Force

  • For example, in the 2010 midterm elections, in spite of general Republican victories, 60% of Hispanics voted Democratic, while only 38% voted Republican.

• The Transfer of Authority

  • In the United States, transfers of authority generally occur after presidential elections.
  • A presidential transition refers to the period of time between the end of a presidential election and the inauguration of a new president.
  • In the United States, the presidential transition extends from the date of the presidential election, in early November, until the twentieth day of January in the following year.
  • That being said, the incoming president-elect is not yet legally empowered to enforce policy.
  • This ambiguity, between the president-elect and outgoing president, creates the potential for a leadership vacuum, which may be most acutely felt during wartime or times of economic crisis.

• The U.S. Political System

  • The United States is a representative federal democracy driven by elections in which citizens' and lobbyists' diverse interests compete.
  • Citizens elect representatives to national, state, and local government; those representatives create the laws that govern U.S. society.
  • With rare exceptions, elections are decided between the two major parties: Democrats and Republicans.
  • Although individual citizens are the only ones who can cast votes, special interest groups and lobbyists may influence elections and law-making with money and other resources.

• Politics

  • In the 2008 presidential election, 76.2% of graduate degree holders voted, while only 23.4% of people without high school degrees voted.
  • In the 2004 election, candidates George W.
  • Political participation refers to whether or not a person votes in elections, donates to campaigns, or attends public forums where decisions are made, such as town meetings or city council meetings, for example.
  • An illustration of this is the presidential election between George W.
  • Those with high educational attainment are more likely to vote in elections than those with little education.

• Democracy

  • Citizens over the age of 18 may vote in elections to choose their representatives.
  • For example, at the local level, citizens elect mayors; at the state level, they elect governors and state legislators; and at the national level, they elect the president, representatives, and senators.
  • An essential process in representative democracies is competitive elections that are fair both substantively and procedurally.
  • But in reality, in most democracies, citizens are represented by elected lawmakers charged with drafting and voting on laws.

• The Political Participation of Women

  • Women's political participation has increased due to landmark events—women's suffrage and the election of women to public office.
  • Women make up a very small percentage of elected officials, both at local and national levels.
  • Women make up a very small percentage of elected officials, both at local and national levels.
  • Women make up a very small percentage of elected officials, both at local and national levels.

• Democratic Socialism

  • France subscribes to a democratic structure of free elections and the country recently elected a socialist president.
  • In 2012, French voters elected the Socialist Party candidate, François Hollande, into office with the expectation that he will meet his campaign promises to introduce greater socialist policy.

• Democracy in the U.S.

  • Within the federal government, officials are elected at the federal (national), state and local levels.
  • On a national level, the President is elected indirectly by the people through an Electoral College.
  • All members of Congress and offices at the state and local levels are directly elected.
  • These two parties have won every United States presidential election since 1852, and have controlled the United States Congress since at least 1856.

• Political Parties and Elections

  • In countries with a simple plurality voting system there can be as few as two parties elected in any given jurisdiction.
  • In countries that have a proportional representation voting system, as exists throughout Europe, or a preferential voting system, such as in Australia or Ireland, three or more parties are often elected to parliament in significant proportions, allowing more access to public office.
  • In nonpartisan elections, each candidate is eligible for office on his or her own merits.
  • Multi-party systems are systems in which more than two parties are represented and elected to public office.

• Rational-Legal Authority

  • In the United States, for example, presidential power is passed on through elections.
  • Although individual voters may choose which candidate they favor based on a candidate's charisma or family background, the election itself must follow rational-legal requirements.
  • When election results are disputed, they are decided by referring back to those rules.
  • Thus, for example, when the 2000 election between Bush and Gore came down to a very close vote, it was decided by a careful review of ballots and voting procedures, not by anything having to do with the qualifications of the candidates.