Foundation Briefs Advanced Level Sept/Oct 2013 Brief
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| Sept/Oct 2013 Table of Contents foundationbriefs.com Page 2 of 104 Inequality Problems in UK AMS .............................................................................................................. Problems with Unequal Participation AMS .............................................................................................. Unequal turnout reinforces gaps in privilege, DAT 9/9 pm ............................................................ Mandatory voting is rooted in the concept of universal suffrage, DAT 9/10 am ............................ Law of Dispersion AMS ........................................................................................................................... Compulsory voting brings the underrepresented to the voting booth. RMF ............................................ Compulsory voting can eliminate voting inequalities, DAT .................................................................... Trend of Increasing Voter Inequality JMR ............................................................................................... Democracies must remain majoritarian, DAT .......................................................................................... High Voter Turnout Creates Stability JMR .............................................................................................. CV decreases income inequality ....................................................................................................................... Summary of study Repealing compulsory voting in Venezuela increased income inequality. RMF ..... Theoretical background on why this happens differences in voting costs/benefits. RMF ...................... Circumstances of the study. RMF ............................................................................................................. Removal of CV increased income inequality in Venezuela. RMF ........................................................... Eliminating CV Increased Voter Inequality JMR ..................................................................................... Success Examples ............................................................................................................................................. Success in Belgium AMS ......................................................................................................................... Queensland, Australia Success AMS ........................................................................................................ 38 Australia’s Success AMS .......................................................................................................................... Low Turnout ..................................................................................................................................................... Expanding the Vote is Necessary AMS .................................................................................................... Low turnout undermines the idea of representative government, DAT ................................................... Mandatory Voting Encourages Moderacy ........................................................................................................ More Voting Tempers Politics AMS ........................................................................................................ Political Parties Encourage Divisiveness by Seeking Greater Turnout AMS .......................................... Prevents Free-Riding ........................................................................................................................................ Democracy is a Public Good—CV Prevents Freeriding JRM .................................................................. CV shifts the position of the median voter JMR ................................................................................... 43 |