Serve as brief summaries of large amounts of information about what kinds of policies a candidate is likely to put forward, as well as analytical predictions about what the likely effects of those policies will be (or of the opposite policies).

Manifestos  

Explanation:

Manifestos are the documents that disclose the information that a candidate, or more often the political party that the candidate belongs to, will present as policy should they be elected. They typically include economical evaluation of the policy and arguments debating its merits. More often than not, they also contain arguments as to why the opposing candidates policies are unwise. They are typically complied and released in preparation for a widespread election, such as a General Election in the UK or a Presidential Election in the USA. These are then (Theoretically) used as on strand of information on which to vote for a candidate.

the recent bombing of the uss cole is one of many incidents of terrorism directed against the united states. more than 40 percent of the world’s terrorism is directed against u.s. targets.   pursue the alleged perpetrators through the criminal justice system, and still others would beef up intelligence capabilities. to deal with potential attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, some analysts advocate extending the reach of law enforcement agencies or spending more on domestic preparedness programs; others would encourage a policy of u.s. military restraint overseas to attempt to reduce the motivation for terrorist attacks on u.s. targets.

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.