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In the United States, the two majority parties in Congress have demonstrated an increased polarization towards the end of the 20th century to date (Moss, n.p.). This difference between policymakers is attributed to the injection of money into politics, political processes such as gerrymandering, and the broadcasting of news in the technological era. The effect is a lack of respect for the integrity of institutions and democratic health (Moss, n.p.). Different factors each supporting each other are to blame for polarization, but the focus should lie on probable solutions. These solutions lie with corporate leaders who can influence the process through four steps. These steps are the discourse on democracy, clarification of public priorities, investment in history, and upholding civics (Moss, n.p.).
Lack of inclusivity in political positions and especially the presidency is an issue in the United States. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) rules for the presidential debate require two qualifications for a candidate to participate. The first is each candidate should gather sufficient signatures to be on the ballot in states with 270 electoral votes or more (Hayden, n.p.). The second is each candidate should tally an average of 15% support in national polls seven weeks to the election (Hayden, n.p.). While most candidates achieve the first, independent candidates fail to meet the second qualification. The result is that the nation is exposed to candidates from the two major political parties.

The solution would be to amend these rules to accommodate independents would promote diversity and increase confidence in citizens.
Most Americans fail to vote because of indecision between their professional life and the right to vote. Federal voting falls on weekdays forcing most citizens to choose between voting and earning a salary with most jobs paying hourly. Therefore, most citizens are not afforded equal opportunity to vote owing to their standard of living preventing them from missing work which could translate to docked salary. Therefore, amending the constitution to set Election Day as a national public holiday would enable these citizens most of which are low earners choose leaders representing their interests. Furthermore, allowing these citizens to register as votes on the same day would eliminate the double hassle of queuing for registration and voting on separate instances.

Works Cited
Hayden, M. One Small Change to Fix Our Broken Political System. Web. June 15, 2015. Accessed on 13 February, 2018.
Moss, David A. Fixing What’s Wrong with US Politics. March 2012. Web. Accessed on 13 February, 2018.