Sept/Oct 2013 Table of Contents foundationbriefs.com Page 1 of 104 Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................... The Structure of a Foundation Brief ................................................................................................................... Defend Your Source ............................................................................................................................................... Organizations ...................................................................................................................................................... Authors .............................................................................................................................................................. Topic Analysis One. Topic Analysis Two .............................................................................................................................................. 17
Aff Evidence ......................................................................................................................................................... Compulsory voting increases turnout ............................................................................................................... Voter turnout is higher in Australia than involuntary voting democracies. RMF ................................... Success of Mandatory Voting AMS ......................................................................................................... Places emphasis on democratic procedure ........................................................................................................ Emphasizing democratic procedure
allows the votes to be counted, rather than promoting an elite aristocracy that decides what is democratic RMF ................................................................................ Compulsory voting upholds the public
good of voting in a democracy, DAT .........................................
CV upholds democratic ideals, e.g. more clean
and equitable campaigning, DAT ................................. CV encourages voting from marginalized groups in society JMR ........................................................... CV Ensures Better and more Accurate Representation JMR ................................................................... Enhances election process ................................................................................................................................ Guaranteed turnout means candidates focus on right issues during campaign. RMF .............................. CV encourages candidates to engage with those Alienated in the Political System JMR ........................ Turnout inequality harms democracy ............................................................................................................... Low turnout harms legitimacy of government. RMF ............................................................................... Voluntary turnout is skewed toward the elite. RMF ................................................................................. Low turnout harms the socioeconomically disadvantaged. RMF ............................................................. Political participation places positive pressures
on democratic government, and vice versa DAT ......... Benefits of Compulsory Voting Outweigh Disadvantages AMS ............................................................. Unequal Representation AMS .................................................................................................................. 29