For example when congress loosened oversight on financial institutions the results was an economic meltdown of high unemployment, foreclosures dotted neighborhood landscapes and many pension funds were gutted due to fraudulent mortgage back securities and other questionable financial maneuvers.
The solution is to teach civics (study of rights and duties of citizenship) in middle schools and high schools. The dissemination of voting information distributed throughout the community by voter advocates groups would be a useful strategy as well. A mandatory or compulsory voting is a solution which 22 countries have adopted.
REGISTER TO VOTE More Resources
The United States presidential election of
2016, scheduled
for Tuesday, November 8, 2016, will be the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election.
Voters will select presidential electors who in turn will elect a new president and vice president through the Electoral College. The series
of presidential primary
elections and caucuses is
taking place between February 1 and June 2016, staggered among the 50 states,
the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
Caucus & Primary:
a process where party members vote for candidates running for president
enabling them to garner enough delegates electing them as their party”s
presidential candidate. The series of elections takes place between February 1
and June 2016 which is scheduled at different time between the 50 states, District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
Number of Delegates from Each State
Parties
Democrats: The
Democratic presidential nominee must win 2, 383 delegates at the national
convention which generally has 4, 765 delegates.
Republicans: 2472
Republican delegates attend the national convention. The candidate must win 1,
237 at the national convention to run as his party’s nominee for president.
https://www.gop.com/
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Caucus
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