1. Read Bush v. Gore in the text. Do you agree with the majority or the dissenting opinion? Why?
I remember this election and following the Florida recounts. I remember as a young man I licked Al Gore for how he challenged Bush which he was later criticized for. I remember feeling an injustice, but later I learned more about how the electoral college works as far as keeping the smaller and less populous states relevant in a campaign. I do not like the winner take all approach thou I think they should be able to win parts of states like the few mentioned in the text. This may make more people turn out to elections if the think they would have a larger part in the election process.
2. Is the ability to fundraise too important in elections? In other words, are good candidates prevented from running because they cannot raise the needed funds? Can/should something be done to correct this if it is a problem?
I think it is too important. There may even be more of an atmosphere like the framers intended if every serious candidate had a level playing field to express his or her ideas really bringing out the best and brightest our country has to offer instead of who is the best salesman of a parties ideology.
Unfortunately I am not sure if anything can be done, when people are going to lose power or money they rarely tend to vote for it.
3. Why is there such voter apathy - in other words, why is there often such low voter turnout for elections? Is there a way to rectify this problem?
I think a large part of the American people don't think a lot of the issues relate to them. A lot of the time It seems that the vote don't matter politicians have there own agenda is not always in line with the people it is in line with the potential voter. They are looking to increase the base, I think most Americans have everything they want and just want to live there life until something is threatened to be taken away.
