Foundation Briefs Advanced Level Sept/Oct 2013 Brief
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| Sept/Oct 2013 Table of Contents foundationbriefs.com Page 4 of 104 The underlying problems and inequalities of the voting process are not eliminated, DAT ..................... Increase in Voter Turnout due to CV would not make a difference in Elections, JMR ........................... Undermining the Legitimacy of Voting ............................................................................................................ Compulsory voting institutionalizes complacency with flaws in the electoral process, DAT ................. Universal Voting can pollute the democratic system JMR ....................................................................... Mandatory Voting would Decrease Quality of System .................................................................................... Those who Do Not Want to Vote Do Not Make Good Voters AMS ....................................................... Random Voting delegitimizes a democracy JMR .................................................................................... Compulsory does not address the problems of the voting process, DAT ................................................. Under a democracy, the responsibility of voting is different from the requirement to vote, DAT .......... Disenfranchisement as a Punishment Undermines Democracy JMR ....................................................... Compulsory Voting vs. Compulsory Turnout .................................................................................................. 66 Aff Counters. Alternatives do not address the problem entirely ............................................................................................. Even the full confluence of alternatives is not as effective as compulsion, DAT .................................... Political Parties do not Help Minorities Express Views ................................................................................... The Problem with Political Parties AMS .................................................................................................. Interests of Political Parties Conflict with Interests of Democracy AMS ................................................ CV does change election outcomes .................................................................................................................. Methodology author compares election results before and after CV across Australian states. ............... CV changed policy attitudes as well as policy itself. RMF ...................................................................... Compulsory voting significantly affected the share of votes going to the Labor Party. RMF ................. Other phenomena are unlikely to have caused this change. RMF ............................................................ Unequal Turnout Equates to Unequal Influence JMR .............................................................................. It Does Not Threaten Personal Liberty ............................................................................................................. 73 JS Mill, father of liberalism, saw participation as necessary for successful governance. RMF ............... Concept of equal liberty supports CV. RMF ............................................................................................ The liberty of the least privileged must be guaranteed, CV does this by ensuring they have a voice in elections. RMF .......................................................................................................................................... The Meaning of Individual Liberty AMS ............................................................................................. 74 |