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Isisekelo Somthetho - sisekelo Sokuhlanganyela Kuhulumeni Kahulumeni
UMthetho-sisekelo wase-United States, owagunyazwa ngo-1788, wamisa uhlelo lokubusa olulinganisela igunya likahulumeni nobukhosi bukahulumeni kuyilapho uqinisekisa izakhamuzi ukuba zibe nezindlela eziwusizo zokuhlanganyela kwezombangazwe. Lencwadi ayizibekeli ngokucacile zonke izindlela zikahulumeni kahulumeni kodwa esikhundleni salokho inikeza izimiso eziqondisayo eziye zathonya indlela amaMelika asebenzelana ngayo nombuso wawo nohulumeni bendawo amakhulu angaphezu kwamakhulu amabili. Ukuqonda lezizisekelo zomthetho kubalulekile kunoma ubani ofuna ukusebenzisa amalungelo awo futhi afeze imithwalo yawo njengezakhamuzi ezisezingeni lombuso.
ISichibiyelo seshumi esigcinelwe uMthetho-sisekelo ezindaweni wonke amagunya angaphathiswanga uhulumeni kahulumeni noma enqatshelwe emibuso. Lokhu kwenezehlo kwegunya kusho ukuthi ohulumeni bezwe basebenza njengenkundla eyinhloko yezindlela eziningi eziqondile zokuhlanganyela komphakathi, kuhlanganise nomthetho wokhetho, ukuqondisa imfundo yomphakathi, ukuqondisa ukugcinwa komthetho, kanye nokuqondisa ukusetshenziswa kwezwe nesisekelo. Umthetho-sisekelo udinga futhi uhulumeni wezwe ukuba uqinisekise uhlobo ngalunye lukahulumeni wezwe lwezwe ngaphansi kweSiphakamiso IV, isigaba sesine sisho ukuthi umbuso ngamunye kumelwe ulondoloze idemo-demokramenti yentando yeningi evumela izakhamuzi ukuba zihlanganyele ekubuseni ngezikhulu ezikhethiwe nezinye izindlela zokulawula ezithandwayo.
Ubuhlobo phakathi kwezakhamuzi nohulumeni bazo baphinde bahlotshaniswa iSichibiyelo seshumi nane, esandisa isivikelo sikahulumeni senqubo efanele nesivikelo esifanayo ezinyatheloni ezithathwa ohulumeni bezwe. Lokhu kulungisa izakhamuzi zikahulumeni ngokuqinisekisa ukuthi imingcele ayinakuwavala amalungelo ayisisekelo ezakhamuzi, kanjalo kuqinisekiswe ikhono lawo wonke amaMelika lokuhlanganyela ngokugcwele ezinqubweni zezombangazwe zezwe kungakhathaliseki uhlanga, ubuzwe, noma ezinye izici.
Izakhamuzi Ezihlanganyela Elungelweni Lomthetho - sisekelo
UMthetho-sisekelo kanye nezinguquko zawo umisa iqoqo lamalungelo ayisisekelo asiza izakhamuzi ukuba zihlanganyele ngokuqondile kuhulumeni wezwe. Lamalungelo awawona amalungelo angabonakali kodwa angamathuluzi awusizo abantu abangawasebenzisa ukuthonya isimiso, ukwenza izikhulu zifune ukulandisa, futhi zisekele imiphakathi yazo. Ukuqonda izinga namingcele yalamalungelo kubaluleke kakhulu ekubopheni izakhamuzi ngokuphumelela.
Ilungelo Lokudlala
Ilungelo lokuvota liyinqubo eqondile yokuhlanganyela kwesakhamuzi kuhulumeni wezwe. Nakuba uMthetho-sisekelo wokuqala washiya izimfanelo zokuvota kakhulukazi ezweni, ukulungisa kwalandela kwandisa futhi kwavikela lelilungelo kokubili emazingeni kahulumeni nawombuso. ISichibiyelo seshumi elinesihlanu, esagunyaziwe ngo-1870, enqatshelwe ukuba anqabe ilungelo lokuvota ngokusekelwe ezinhlangani, ibala, noma isimo sobugqila. ISiphendulo seGandetic Dengula se-Fourth sandisa lesi sivikelo kubesifazane ngo-1970. ISiphendulo seSiphendulo samashumi Amahlanu namabili, sagunyaziswa ngo-19649, sasusa intela yokuvota yokhetho kukhetho, futhi iSichithi iSichithi se-Sth Remplistmentation sanciphisa ukuvota kokhetho ngo-1818 ngo-1971.
Lemiyalo yomthetho-mthetho iye yaqiniswa umthetho kahulumeni njengoMthetho ka-1965 we-Voing Rights, onikeza ezinye isivikelo emikhubeni yokuvota ngokusemthethweni ezingeni lombuso. INkantolo Ephakeme iye yabambelela njalo ukuthi ilungelo lokuvota liyisisekelo nokuthi kumelwe ukuba nezizathu ezinamandla zanoma imiphi imingcele ebekwayo. Nokho, amazwe anegunya elibalulekile lokumisa izimfuneko zokuvota, ukunquma imikhawulo yokubhalisa, ukumisa izindawo zokuvota, nokudweba imingcele yezifunda ezikhethiwe. Lokhu kungathi ukumelana kokuvota kungokomthetho kungenza ukufinyelela kwemvume yokuvota kuhlukahluka kakhulu kusuka kuhulumeni, okwenza kube okubalulekile ukuba izakhamuzi ziqonde imithetho ekhethekile esebenzayo esizweni sazo.
Izakhamuzi zisebenzisa amalungelo azo okuvota hhayi kuphela okhethweni oluvamile kodwa futhi nakokhetho oluyinhloko, nokhetho olukhethekile, nokhetho lwezindawo emabhodini esikole, imikhandlu yedolobha, amakhomishane esifundazwe, nezinye izikhundla zikamasipala. Ngalunye lwalolukhetho lunikeza ithuba lokuhlela izinqumo ezithinta ngokuqondile ukuphila kwansuku zonke, kusukela ezintelani zempahla nasezikoleni zesikole zomphakathi ezisekela inqubo yamaphoyisa nemithetho yokubeka imithetho. Umphumela owengeziwe wokuhlanganyela ngokungaguquguquki ezifundazweni nasezinhlabeni uhulumeni osabela kakhulu ezidingweni nasezithakazelweni zezakhamuzi zabo.
Inkululeko Yokukhuluma Nomhlangano
ISichibiyelo Sokuqala siqinisekisa amalungelo enkululeko yokukhuluma nemihlangano enokuthula, futhi lezisivikelo zisebenza ngamandla amakhulu kohulumeni ngohulumeni ngemfundiso yeSichibiyelo seshumi nane. Izakhamuzi zingaya emihlanganweni yasobala eqhutshwa izishaya-mthetho zikahulumeni, imikhandlu yedolobha, izikhungo zesikole, nezinye izikhungo zikahulumeni. Zingakhuluma phakathi nezikhathi zokukhulumela, zisakaza izinto zokwaziswa, futhi zihlele imibuthano ukuze ziveze imibono yazo ngomthetho okhona noma ngezenzo zikahulumeni.
Lamalungelo adlulela kuzo zonke izinhlobo zokuthula, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zikhulunywe, zibhalwe, noma zingokomfanekiso. Izakhamuzi zingabonisa izimpawu empahleni yazo, zigqoke izigijimi zezombangazwe, zisakaza amapheshana ezindaweni zomphakathi, futhi zisebenzise imithombo yezokuxhumana ukuze zisekele noma zimelane nezimiso zikahulumeni. Ohulumeni boMbuso abanakubeka izithiyo ngaphambi kokuba bakhulume noma bafune imvume yokuhlanganisa izinhlangano ezinokuthula ngaphandle kokulungisa iziqondiso ezifeza izithakazelo eziphawulekayo zokuphepha komphakathi. INkantolo Ephakeme iye yavikela lamalungelo ngisho nalapho inkulumo igxeka izikhulu zikahulumeni noma ingathandwa yiningi lomphakathi.
Ilungelo lokubuthana linencazelo ekhethekile yokuhlanganyela kuhulumeni ngoba livumela izakhamuzi ukuba zihlangane nabanye abanezinkathazo ezihambisana nazo. Amaqembu omphakathi, izinhlangano zezempatho yezezimali, amaqembu ezombangazwe, kanye nezindaba ezisekelwe kulokhu, zonke zithembele elungelweni lokuhlangana ukuze zakhe amandla ahlangene nokuzwana kwabantu ngabanye. Lezinhlangano zifeza indima ebalulekile kwezombangazwe ngokufundisa abavoti, ukubuthela abasekeli, nokubeka izikhulu ezikhethiwe ukuba zilandise phakathi kokhetho.
Ilungelo Lokucela Ukulungiswa Kwabantu
ISichibiyelo sokuqala siqinisekisa futhi ilungelo lokunxusa uhulumeni ukuba alungise izikhalo, ilungiselelo elinemisuka ejulile emthetho wesiNgisi nasemkhubeni wamazwe angaphansi komhlaba. Leli lungelo lisiza izakhamuzi ukuba zikwazi ukutshela izikhulu zikahulumeni ngokuqondile nganoma iliphi izinga nesenzo sokucela. Izimfuno zingathatha izindlela eziningi, kuhlanganise nezincwadi ezibhaliwe ezisayinwa yizakhamuzi eziningi, izincwadi nama-imeyili ezizoqulwa abameleli, ubufakazi enkantolo yomphakathi, kanye nemikhankaso yokuqamba ukuqamba.
Ilungelo lokucela lihlukile enkululekweni yokukhuluma ngoba likhuluma ngokuqondile ngobuhlobo phakathi kwezakhamuzi nohulumeni wazo. Uma izakhamuzi zicela uhulumeni wazo, azigcini ngokuveza umbono kodwa zicela ngokuqondile isenzo sikahulumeni noma ukungasabeli. Izikhulu zoMbuso zinesibopho esingokomthetho nesingokomthetho sokwamukela futhi zicabangele lezizicelo, nakuba zingadingeki ukuba zizinike zona. Isicelo esinelungelo sidala indlela engokomthetho yokuxhumana phakathi kwezakhamuzi nohulumeni bazo enezela enqubweni yokhetho futhi sinikeze amathuba aqhubekayo okungenela phakathi kokhetho.
Ukuhlanganyela Ngokuqondile Emishinini
Ngaphandle kwamalungelo omthetho - sisekelo avumela ukuba uhlanganyele, uMthetho-sisekelo umisa futhi uvikele izinqubo eziningana izakhamuzi ezingahlanganyela ngazo ngokuqondile nohulumeni wezwe. Lezi zinqubo ziyahlukahluka ngohlobo nangokutholakala kodwa zonke ziqinisekisa ukuthi idemokrasi emelela umbuso wentando yeningi esezingeni lombuso iyaqhubeka isabela futhi ilandisa kubantu.
Ukukhuluma Ezweni Nasezinqumweni Zendawo
Ukunikeza imvume kuhulumeni nakukhetho lwendawo kuyindlela eyinhloko izakhamuzi ezikhetha ngayo abameleli bazo futhi zithonye inqubo kahulumeni. Ukhetho lunquma ababusi, abamisimthetho, abameli, onobhala bezwe, abagcini bezindawo, nezinye izikhulu eziningi ezisebenzisa amandla aphawulekayo ekuphileni kwezakhamuzi. Okhetho lwendawo lunquma amameya, amalungu omkhandlu wedolobha, amalungu esifunda, amalungu ebhodi lesikole, nezinye izikhulu ezenza izinqumo ngezinkonzo zendawo, ukusetshenziswa kwezwe, nokuphepha komphakathi.
UMthetho-sisekelo ufuna ukuba uhulumeni ngamunye ulondoloze uhlobo lukahulumeni werepublic, oye wachazwa njengesidingo sokhetho oluvamile ngezikhathi ezinengqondo. Izifundazwe eziningi ziba nokhetho lwezikhundla zikahulumeni njalo ngemva kweminyaka emibili noma emine, ezinye izifundazwe zinokhetho olushaqisayo ukuze ziqinisekise ukuqhubekeka. Izakhamuzi ezibhaliswe ekuvotelweni zingahlanganyela kukhetho oluyinhloko ukuze zikhethe abamele ukukhethwa kokugcina phakathi kwabazo. Ezinye izizwe zivota uma kungekho mvoti omkhulu othola ivoti kukhetho lokuqala.
Voter uvela ezindaweni zikahulumeni nasezindaweni zokhetho uthambekele ekuphansi kunokhetho lomongameli, okusho ukuthi izakhamuzi ezihlanganyelayo zinethonya elikhulu kakhulu emiphumeleni. Lokhu kugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuhlanganyela okungaguquguquki nesidingo sokuba izakhamuzi zizifundise ngabazodwa kanye nezindaba ngaphambi kokufaka amavoti azo. Izizwe eziningi zinikeza abavoti, izingcaphulo zokuvota, nezinye imithombo ukuze zisize izakhamuzi ukuba zenze izinqumo ezisekelwe olwazini.
Ukugijima Ngehhovisi LoMbuso
UMthetho-sisekelo uvikela ngokuphelele ilungelo lezakhamuzi lokusebenzela isikhundla sikahulumeni, futhi asikho isakhamuzi esingakhishwa ngokusemthethweni ekuthatheni isibopho sokuthembeka. Nakuba imibuso ingamisa izimfanelo ezinengqondo kwabazohlolwa, njengeminyaka elinganiselwe, izimfuneko zokuhlala, nemali yokukhokha, lezi zimfanelo kumelwe zifeze izithakazelo ezingokomthetho zikahulumeni futhi zingakwazi ukuvimbela ngokungafanele. INkantolo Ephakeme iphethe ukuthi amazwe awakwazi ukuphoqelela izimfanelo ezingahlobene nemisebenzi yehhovisi noma ezikhetha izakhamuzi ezivikelekile.
Ukufuna ihhovisi likahulumeni kudinga ukuzibophezela okukhulu komuntu siqu, izimali, kanye nokusekela kwenhlangano. Abenzi bezincwadi kumelwe baqoqe izigqhibo kubavoti ababhaliwe ukuze bafanelekele ukuvota, izitatimende zezembulo zezimali, futhi bavumelane nemithetho yezezimali yomkhankaso. Le nqubo inzima kodwa ifinyeleleka kakhulu ezakhamuzini ezivamile ezizimisele ukusebenzisa isikhathi nomzamo odingekayo. Izwe nehhovisi lendawo liba nezakhamuzi eziningi ezingenakho okuhlangenwe nakho kwezombangazwe kodwa ezishukunyiswe ukulawulwa yizinkinga ezithile ngemiphakathi yazo.
Izakhamuzi ezikhetha ukungathathi hlangothi ezikhundleni zingahlanganyela enqubweni yokuzikhethela ngokuvota ngokuzithandela, ngokunikela kwabazovota, nangokukhuthaza abanye ukuba bavote. Lezi zindlela zokuhlanganyela zivikelwe yiSichibiyelo Sokuqala futhi zibalulekile ekusebenzeni kwesimiso sokhetho. Izisebenzi zokuzithandela zezempangelo zenza umsebenzi obucayi kuhlanganise nokuhlola izindawo eziseduze, ukwenza izingcingo, ukuhlela izenzakalo, nokuvota ngosuku lokhetho.
Ukukhonza Emisha NasemaKomitini Omphakathi
Inkonzo kaJury ingumsebenzi womthetho-sisekelo owenza izakhamuzi zikwazi ukuhlanganyela ngokuqondile egatsheni lokwahlulela likahulumeni. ISichibiyelo seSisithupha siqinisekisa ilungelo lokuqulwa icala yijaji elingakhethi emacaleni obugebengu, futhi iSichibiyelo seSember sidlulisela lelilungelo emacaleni omphakathi ezingeni likahulumeni. Imithetho-mthetho ngokufanayo ivikela ilungelo lokuqulwa kwecala ezinkantolo zikahulumeni. Izakhamuzi ezikhonza enkantolo zisebenzisa amandla abalulekile ngokunquma amaqiniso ecala nokusebenzisa umthetho njengoba usiyaliwe ngabahluleli.
Ngaphezu kwenkonzo yamajaji, izakhamuzi zingasebenza emabhodini ezokuqondisa, amakhomishane, nasemagunyeni emisebenzi asiza imibuso nohulumeni bendawo ukwenza izinqumo zezimiso. Lezi zindikimba zikhuluma ngezindlela eziningi ezihlanganisa uhlelo nokwakha izindawo, amapaki nezokuzilibazisa, ukulondolozwa okungokomlando, amalungelo abantu, isivikelo sendawo ezungezile, nempilo yomphakathi. Amalungu amiswa yizikhulu ezikhethiwe futhi akhonza ngaphandle kokukhokhwa noma ngokuncishiswa ngesizo esiphansi. Inkonzo kule mikhakha inikeza izakhamuzi ukuqonda okuqondile eziminyangweni zikahulumeni kanye nethuba lokuthonya inqubo ngaphandle kokuzilawula ngesikhundla esikhethiwe.
Isakhiwo Sohulumeni Bombuso Ngaphansi Komthetho - sisekelo
UMthetho-sisekelo udinga ukuba uhulumeni ngamunye ulondoloze amagatsha aphethe, awezomthetho, abonisa ukuhlukaniswa kwemibuso esezingeni likahulumeni. Lesi sakhiwo asigunyazwe ngokuqondile yinoma yiliphi ilungiselelo kodwa sisuka emfunweni esho ukulondoloza izinhlobo zikahulumeni weriphabliki nakuzidingo ezisebenzayo zokubusa. Igatsha ngalinye linemibuso ehlukene nemithwalo yemfanelo, futhi izakhamuzi zingahlanganyela negatsha ngalinye ngezindlela ezihlukene.
Igatsha Eliphethe
Igatsha eliphethe likahulumeni liqondiswa umbusi, okhonza njengesikhulu esiphethe uhulumeni. Ohulumeni bakhethwa izakhamuzi zezwe labo futhi bafeza izimfuneko zeminyaka emine, nakuba amanye amazwe enamagunya eminyaka emibili kubabusi. Amagunya ombusi ahlanganisa ukusayina noma ukumisa umthetho odluliswa yisishaya-mthetho, ukumisa abaholi bezinhlangano zikahulumeni, ukuhlela izimali, nokuyala izinhlangano zikahulumeni zesizwe. Amazwe amaningi akhetha nezinye izikhulu zezikhulu ngaphandle kombusi, kuhlanganise nomphathi-mphathi-hulumeni, abameli-jenene, abameli bezwe, nabameli bezwe.
Izakhamuzi zingahlanganyela egatsheni eliphethe ngokuvota okhethweni lwesikhulu, ukuthintana nehhovisi lombusi ukuze abonise imibono ezindabeni zesimiso, ukuya ezinsukwini lapho umbusi ekhuluma khona, nokufaka izikhundla eziphezulu emabhodini kahulumeni nasemishinini yokuthumela. Ababusi abaningi futhi baqhuba izenzakalo zomphakathi ezivamile njengamahholo edolobha futhi balalele lapho izakhamuzi zingabuza imibuzo futhi zihlanganyele izinkathazo zazo ngokuqondile. Igatsha eliphethe linomthwalo wokusebenzisa nokumisa imithetho kahulumeni, nezakhamuzi ezithintelwa yizimiso zikahulumeni noma izinhlelo ezingaxhumana nezinhlangano zezikhulu zezikhulu zedolobha ngezinkathi zokuphawula, ukuzwa, nokunxusa kokuphathwa.
Igatsha Elingokomthetho
Igatsha lombuso likahulumeni wombuso lihlanganisa isishaya-mthetho sombuso, esisezifundazweni eziningi esiyindikimba ye-baobaral ene-senate nendlu yabameleli noma ingqungquthela. Isishaya-mthetho sinomthwalo wemfanelo wokumisa imithetho, ukugunyaza uhlelo lwemali kahulumeni, ukumisa ukumiswa kwezikhulu, nokuqondisa izinhlangano zegatsha eziphethe. Izikhulu zikhethwa izakhamuzi zezifunda zazo futhi zikhonza izimemezelo ezihluka ngokwezwe, kanti iningi labaphathi bezwe likhonza izimemezelo zeminyaka emibili nabaphathi besifundazwe abaningi abakhonza izimemo ezine zeminyaka emine.
Izakhamuzi zingahlanganyela enqubweni yomthetho ngokuthintana nabameleli bezwe neziqu zabo, zifaka ubufakazi ezinkantolo, zifunda izikhawu zemithetho, futhi zihlela imikhankaso yokulawula izikweletu ezithile. Izishaya-mthetho eziningi zikahulumeni zilondoloza amawebhusayithi avumela izakhamuzi ukuba zilandele umthetho, izimiso zekomiti yokubona, futhi zinikeze izimpendulo ezikweletini ezisele. Inqubo yomthetho iklanyelwe ukuba ibonakale futhi ifinyeleleke, lapho imihlangano eminingi yekomiti nezingxenye ezisesitezini zesiteji zivuleke emphakathini. Izakhamuzi ezihlanganyela ngokuphumelelayo enqubeni yezemithetho yezemithetho ingathonya izihloko nomphumela wemithetho ethinta imiphakathi yazo.
Igatsha Lokwahlulela
Igatsha lokwahlulela likahulumeni wombuso lakhiwa izinkantolo zikahulumeni ezichaza futhi zisebenzise imithetho kahulumeni nomthetho-mthetho. Izimiso zenkantolo yoMbuso zihlanganisa ukuqulwa kwecala, izinkantolo ezithatha isigwebo, nenkantolo ephakeme yesifundazwe. Abahluleli ezifundazweni eziningi bakhethwa izakhamuzi noma bamiswe ababusi futhi baqinisekiswe yizishaya-mthetho. Izinkantolo zoMbuso zisingatha izimpikiswano eziningi ezingokomthetho eUnited States, kuhlanganise nezigebengu, ukumangalelwa komthetho womphakathi, izindaba zomkhaya, kanye nezimpikiswano zezindaba zemithetho yombuso.
Izakhamuzi zihlanganyela ngokuyinhloko egatsheni lokwahlulela ngenkonzo yamajaji, njengoba kuchazwe ngaphambili, kodwa nangokufaka icala, ukukhokha icala, nokuvota okhethweni lokwahlulela. Izifundazwe eziningi ziye zamukela izimiso zokukhetha ezifanele noma zokukhetha okungathathwa, zinikeza izakhamuzi ithuba lokuhlola ukusebenza kokwahlulela futhi zinqume ukuthi amajaji kufanele ahlale ebhentshini. Izakhamuzi zingahlanganyela futhi enqubeni yokwahlulela ngokunikeza umngane wenkantolo iziphakamiso eziphakamisa izindaba zokubaluleka komphakathi nangokuya ezinkantolo.
Imishini Eqondile Yentando Yeningi Esikhungweni SoMbuso
Imithetho-mithetho eminingi yesifundazwe ilungiselela izimiso zentando yeningi eziqondile ezivumela izakhamuzi ukuba zidlule isishaya-mthetho futhi zimise imithetho-mthetho noma zishintshe ngaphandle kokuhileleka kwezikhulu ezikhethiwe. Lezizinqubo azigunyazwa ngokuqondile nguMthetho-sisekelo kahulumeni kodwa zivunyelwe njengezindlela zokubusa kwezwe ngaphansi kweSichibiyelo seshumi. Izimiso zedemokrasi ezivamile kakhulu ziyizinyathelo zokuthatha isinyathelo, ama-astendendim, nokukhumbula ukhetho.
Izinyathelo eziqanjiwe zivumela izakhamuzi ukuba zihlongoze imithetho emisha noma ukulungisa umthetho-sisekelo ngokuqoqa izigqhibo ezibhaliswe ngabavoti ababhaliwe. Uma kuqoqwa izigqebhezana ezanele ezisemthethweni, isilinganiso esihlongozwayo sibekwa kuvoti ukuze kuvotelwe okhethweni olulandelayo. Izakhamuzi ezisezifundazweni ezinezinqubo zokuthatha isinyathelo zisebenzise le nqubo ukumisa imithetho eminingi ehlanganisa nenqubo yentela, ukushintshwa kwezemthetho, ukugcinwa kwensangubo, ukuvinjelwa komthetho, inguquko yezezimali, nenhlalakahle yezilwane. Inqubo yokuthatha isinyathelo inikeza izakhamuzi ithuluzi elinamandla lokumisa imithetho engafuni noma ukudlula.
Ama-Referendom avumela izakhamuzi ukuba zivote imithetho edluliswe yisishaya-mthetho. Kwezinye izizwe, izinhlobo ezithile zemithetho zimelwe ukuthunyelwa, njengokuhlanganisa isibopho noma ukwanda kwentela. Kwezinye izizwe, izakhamuzi zinganxusa ukuba kuthathwe umthetho othile obhekiswe ku-covting yabantu. AmaReferendendu anikeza izakhamuzi i-ekense yamandla omthetho futhi ziqinisekise ukuthi imithetho ebaluleke kakhulu noma ephikisanayo isekelwe kakhulu ngaphambi kokuba zithathe impumelelo.
Khumbula okhetho bavumela izakhamuzi ukuba zisuse izikhulu ezikhethiwe ehhovisi ngaphambi kokuphela kwemibandela yazo ngokuqoqa izigqebhezana nangokukhetha okukhethekile. Inqubo yokukhumbula ikhona cishe ezifundazweni ezingamashumi amabili futhi iyasebenza ezikhulwini zombuso nasezindaweni ezihlukahlukene. Khumbula ukuthi ukhetho luyivelakancane kodwa luye lwasetshenziselwa ukususa ababusi, izishaya-mthetho zedolobha, amalungu omkhandlu wedolobha, namalungu ebhodini lesikole aphelelwe ukuqiniseka kwababekhona. Inqubo yokukhumbula inikeza izakhamuzi ithuluzi elinamandla lokulandisa phakathi kokhetho oluvamile.
Ubumbano Nokuhlukana Kwemibuso
Isimiso somthetho-sisekelo sombuso wombuso sihlukanisa amandla phakathi kukahulumeni wombuso nohulumeni, sidala isimiso lapho kokubili amazinga kahulumeni esebenzisa khona igunya phezu kwendawo efanayo nenani labantu. Lengxenye yamandla inemiphumela emikhulu yokuthi izakhamuzi zihlanganyela kanjani kuhulumeni ngenxa yokuthi izimpikiswano ezihlukahlukene zidingidwa emazingeni ahlukene kahulumeni. Ukuqonda ukuthi isigaba sini sikahulumeni esinegunya empikiswaneni ethile kubalulekile ukuze kuhlanganwe nempumelelo nezakhamuzi.
Ohulumeni bahulumeni banomthwalo wemfanelo oyinhloko wezindawo eziningi zemithetho ehlanganisa imfundo, ezokuthutha, impilo yomphakathi, ubulungisa bomphakathi, ubugebengu, ukusetshenziswa kwezwe, umthetho womkhaya, nokusetshenziswa kwemisebenzi yobuchwepheshe. Izakhamuzi ezifuna ukuthonya isimiso kulezizindawo kumelwe zihileleke kuhulumeni kahulumeni kahulumeni kunohulumeni kahulumeni. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, umthetho kahulumeni ubeka izindinganiso ezilinganiselwe ezingxenyeni eziningi zalezi, futhi izakhamuzi zingahlanganyela nezikhulu zikahulumeni ukusekela izinguquko zomthetho kahulumeni noma imithetho ethinta izinhlelo zikahulumeni.
ISiphakamiso sikaMthetho-sisekelo ka-Supremacy Claus eSiphakamisi VI simisa ukuthi umthetho kahulumeni ungumthetho ophakeme wezwe, okusho ukuthi imithetho kahulumeni ephikisana nomthetho kahulumeni ayisebenzi. Nokho, iNkantolo Ephakeme iye yaqaphela ukuthi izindawo ezinezinqumo eziphawulekayo ezibekelwe igunya likahulumeni ngokwesiko, futhi iNkantolo ibilokhu ingafuni ukuphazamisa imisebenzi kahulumeni engekho obala ukukhulula. Lokhu kulinganisela kwamandla kusho ukuthi ohulumeni bahulumeni bakhonza njengezindawo zokuhlola idemokhrasi lapho izindlela ezihlukahlukene zezinkinga zesimiso somthetho zingavivinywa futhi zithathwe khona.
Izakhamuzi ezihlanganyela kuhulumeni kahulumeni kahulumeni azilinganiselwe ezindleleni ezinikezwa umthetho kahulumeni. Zingasebenzisa izinkantolo zikahulumeni ukuba ziphikise izenzo zikahulumeni eziphula umthetho kahulumeni noma umthetho kazwelonke. ISichibiyelo seSimende se-14th Sisemo se-Century ne-Unimetic Claussdales zinikeza amathuluzi anamandla ukuze izakhamuzi zigcine ohulumeni benecala lokuphulwa kwamalungelo ayisisekelo. Izinkantolo zikahulumeni zigunyaza amacala ngokomthetho nemithetho, futhi izakhamuzi zingaletha ukumangalelwa kwemithetho kahulumeni ebekela inselele, iziqondiso, nezenzo ezidlula imingcele yomthetho-mthetho-mthetho-sisekelo noma imingcele engaphansi kwezimiso ezivikelwe imingcele noma imingcele esemthethweni.
Izinyathelo Eziwusizo Zokuhlanganyela Ngokuphumelelayo
Ukuqonda isimiso somthetho - sisekelo sokuhlanganyela kukahulumeni kubalulekile, kodwa ukuhumusha ukuthi ukuqonda isenzo esiphumelelayo kudinga ulwazi olusebenzayo namakhono. Izakhamuzi ezifuna ukuhlanganyela ngomqondo onenjongo kuhulumeni kahulumeni kufanele zithathe izinyathelo eziningana eziqinile ukuze zilungiselele ukuthembisana.
Okokuqala, izakhamuzi kufanele zizijwayeze indlela uhulumeni wazo ophethe ozozibheka ngayo, kuhlanganise namagama nemithwalo yemfanelo yezikhulu ezikhethiwe, isimiso sokhetho nesimiso sokushaya umthetho nezindawo zezakhiwo zikahulumeni lapho kuqhutshwa khona imihlangano yomphakathi.
Okwesibili, izakhamuzi kufanele zibhalise amavoti futhi ziqinisekise ukuthi ulwazi lwazo lokubhalisa lukhona. Izimfuneko zokubhalisa ziyahluka ngokwezwe, futhi izifundazwe eziningi zinezinsuku ezimisiwe okumelwe zihlangane ngaphambi kokhetho ngalunye. Ezinye izifundazwe zivumela ukubhaliswa kosuku olulodwa, kuyilapho ezinye zidinga ukubhaliswa kwamasonto noma izinyanga ngaphambi kosuku lokhetho. Izakhamuzi ezithuthe noma zishintshe amagama azo kufanele zithuthukise ukubhaliswa kwazo ukuze ziqinisekise ukuthi zingavota eqenjini elilungile.
Okwesithathu, izakhamuzi kufanele zibone izinto ezibalulekile kuzo futhi zifunde ngezikhundla zabazohlolwa kanye nezikhulu ezikhethiwe kulezozindaba. Izifundazwe eziningi zinikeza abavoti abangahlanganisiwe abahlanganisa ukwaziswa okuphathelene nezinyathelo zomkhakha. Izakhamuzi zingaya futhi ezifundweni zezokuhlolelwa, zifunde izindaba zendawo, futhi zivakashele amawebhusayithi okuhlola ukuthi abazocela ukuvota bamiphi ezindabeni ezibalulekile.
Okwesine, izakhamuzi kufanele zihlakulele ubuhlobo nezikhulu zazo ezikhethiwe kanye nezisebenzi zazo. Ukuxhumana njalo ngezingcingo, ama-imeyili, izincwadi, nemihlangano engekho emasimini kungakha ubuhlobo futhi kwandise amathuba okuthi izikhulu ziyosabela kukukhathazeka kwesakhamuzi. Ngisho nokuxhumana okufushane okuveza ukuma okucacile endabeni ethile kungaba nethonya, ikakhulukazi uma zivela kubantu abanolwazi nabathembisene.
Okwesihlanu, izakhamuzi kufanele zicabangele ukuhlanganyela noma ukusekela izinhlangano ezisekela izindaba ezizikhathalelayo. Izinhlangano zezezimali zinikeza ubuchwepheshe, ingcebo, namandla ahlangene angakhulisa amazwi anye futhi andise ukuphumelela kwezakhamuzi.
Izinselele Zanamuhla Ekuhlanganyeleni Komthetho - sisekelo
Nakuba isimiso somthetho - sisekelo sokuhlanganyela kukahulumeni sisalokhu siqinile, kuye kwavela izinselele eziningana zanamuhla ezithinta ikhono lezakhamuzi lokusebenzisa amalungelo azo ngokuphumelelayo.
Ukunqandwa kwevoter kuhlala kuyinkinga ephikelelayo ezifundazweni eziningi, ngemithetho nemikhuba ethinta ngokungenakulinganiswa imiphakathi emincane, izakhamuzi ezidla imali ephansi, abafundi, nabavoti asebekhulile. Imithetho yokuhlukanisa, imingcele yokuvota kwakuqala, ukususwa kwemivoti, nokuvalwa kwezindawo zokuvota ezisezindaweni ezimbalwa kwenza kwaba nzima kakhulu ngezakhamuzi ezithile ukuba zivote. Izinkantolo ziye zaqeda eminye yale mikhuba njengokwephula umthetho-mthetho-sisekelo namalungelo okuvota, kodwa ziyaqhubeka zimisa imingcele emisha okumelwe ibekelwe inselele ngokuvota nokuviswa.
Izimali zezenkampano ziye zabuswa kakhulu abanikeli abaningi nabangaphandle, zibangela ukukhathazeka ngethonya lemali ekwenzeni izinqumo zezombangazwe. Izinqumo zeNkantolo Ephakeme ezicabeni ezinjengethi Stockhouse United v. FEC noMcCcheon v. I-FEC ingenamandla alinganiselwe emibuso okulawula ukusetshenziswa kwemali, okuholela ekuthutheleni kwemali okhethweni lukahulumeni. Izakhamuzi ezingenayo imali yokwenza iminikelo emikhulu zingase zikuthole kunzima ukuncintisana nezithakazelo ezinhle zezombangazwe.
Ukuhlelwa kwezigodi zezishaya-mthetho kuye kwanciphisa ukuncintisana kwezindawo zokuvota ezisezifundazweni eziningi, okwenza kube nokwenzeka kakhulu ukuba okhetho luphumele ezinguqulweni zesimiso sikahulumeni. Uma imingcele yesigodi ihloselwe ukusekela iqembu elilodwa lezombangazwe noma ukuvikela abadumisi, izakhamuzi zinezinqumo ezimbalwa eziwusizo ebhokisini le-collet. Ezinye izifunda ziye zamisa amakhomishane okuzimela okuzimela ukuze zixazulula le nkinga, kodwa i-gerrymanning ilokhu iyisithiyo esiphawulekayo ekuhlanganyeleni kwesakhamuzi ezingxenyeni eziningi zezwe.
Ukungaqondi nokungaqondi kahle kuye kwenza kwaba nzima ngezakhamuzi ukwenza izinqumo ezinolwazi ngalabo abazofunda kanye nezindaba. Amathekhi ezokuxhumana nemithombo yezindaba eveza imithombo yezindaba ngokuvamile andisa ukwaziswa okungamanga noma okudukisayo, futhi izakhamuzi kumelwe zisebenzise isikhathi esiphawulekayo nomzamo ukuqinisekisa ukunemba kokwaziswa ezikutholayo. Ohulumeni boMbuso baye bathatha izinyathelo ezithile zokuxazulula lenkinga, kuhlanganise nokunikeza abavoti abasemthethweni abaqondisi nokumisa imithombo elawula amaqiniso, kodwa inselele yokungaqondisi okunganembile.
Amandla Ahlala Njalo Okuhlanganyela Komthetho - sisekelo
Naphezu kwalezi zinselele, isimiso somthetho - sisekelo sokuhlanganyela kukahulumeni siseyithuluzi elinamandla ezakhamuzini ezifuna ukubumba izimiso ezithinta ukuphila kwazo. Amalungelo okuvota, ukukhuluma, ukuhlangana, nokunxusa ayasebenza namuhla njengoba kwakunjalo lapho uMthetho - sisekelo ugunyazwa, futhi ayaqhubeka enikeza isisekelo sentando yeningi esebenzayo esilinganisweni sikahulumeni.
Izakhamuzi ezisebenzisa lamalungelo ngokungaguquki nangempumelelo zingafinyelela ushintsho olunengqondo emiphakathini yazo. Ohulumeni boMbuso baye bathatha isinyathelo esiphawulekayo ezindabeni ezisukela ekushintshweni kwezemthetho zobugebengu nasekuvikeleni indawo ezungezile kuya ekutholeni imali engokwezimali nasekutholeni impilo enikezwa isakhamuzi. Isimiso sikahulumeni siqinisekisa ukuthi ohulumeni bayaqhubeka besekela izinhlelo zentando yeningi lapho izinhlelo ezintsha zingathuthukiswa futhi zihlolwe khona, futhi ukuthatha isinyathelo kwezakhamuzi kubalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi lezimiso zibonisa intando nezidingo zabantu.
UMthetho-sisekelo awuqinisekisi ukuthi ukuhlanganyela kwesakhamuzi kuyoba lula noma ukuthi kuyohlala kuphumelela, kodwa uqinisekisa ukuthi izakhamuzi zinelungelo lokuzama. Lelolungelo liyisisekelo sentando yeningi yaseMelika, futhi kuwumthwalo wemfanelo wesizukulwane ngasinye ukuba sisebenzise, sivikele, futhi sidlulisele kuhulumeni olandelayo. Ngokuhlanganyela kuhulumeni wezwe, izakhamuzi zihlonipha umbono wabasunguli futhi ziqinisekise ukuthi isithembiso sokuzibusa ngokwazo sihlala siyiqiniso kubo bonke abantu baseMelika.