Foundation Briefs Advanced Level Sept/Oct 2013 Brief
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| Sept/Oct 2013 Table of Contents foundationbriefs.com Page 5 of 104 Abstract compulsion is enough to spur turnout and political involvement, DAT 9/10 am ............. The right to vote does not imply aright not to vote, DAT ....................................................................... Liberalism allows for civic duties. RMF .................................................................................................. Liberty cannot be achieved in democracy without popular sovereignty. RMF ........................................ Abstention still exists under compulsory voting ............................................................................................... Blank ballots are common in countries with CV. RMF............................................................................ In practice, all CV laws allow for casting a non-vote. RMF .................................................................... Despite being able to opt out of voting, CV still remains important to turnout and attitudes. RMF .... Abstention as a form of protest can be effectively carried out under CV, DAT ...................................... Other forms of protest do not have to be problematic, DAT .................................................................... Better Alternatives to Abstention under Compulsory Voting Rules ................................................................ The Right to Withdraw Democratic Legitimacy JMR .............................................................................. CV Protects the Right to Say No JMR...................................................................................................... Neg Counters ........................................................................................................................................................ CV does not increase political knowledge ........................................................................................................ Multiple studies have found no link between CV and increased political knowledge. RMF ................... Experimental tests on CV find no increase in knowledge or effort. RMF ............................................... CV does not Increase Voter Interest, JMR ............................................................................................... CV does not Increase Voter Knowledge JMR .......................................................................................... There is no Cure to Apathy ............................................................................................................................... Why More Voting is Not Always Good AMS ......................................................................................... Apathy is inherent to mass democratic voting systems, DAT .................................................................. Consensus is not a democratic value. ............................................................................................................... Politics Can’t be Moderated AMS ........................................................................................................ True majoritarian rule and democratic legitimacy are not intertwined, DAT .......................................... Democracy does not require true majority rule, which is assumed under CV, DAT ............................... Response to Jury Duty Comparison .................................................................................................................. Jury Duty and Voting Duty Serve Different Purposes AMS .................................................................... None of the above option not satisfactory ..................................................................................................... 91 |