Question

A healthy democracy requires that voting be an accurate representation of the will of the people. Identify and describe two potential flaws in the voting process and how they challenge its accuracy or its ability to reflect the people's will. (4 points)

Answer 1

Voting lines for districts are unfairly created. The districts are stacked with voters that support one particular party.

Politicians make it harder for poor/uneducated people to vote by having fewer voting machines available thus creating longer voting lines. Longer voting lines makes it less likely poor/uneducated people are able to vote due to work restrictions, transportation issues etc