Free and open elections are the cornerstone to any democracy. The citizens of the United States have fought for years to increase this right to everyone‚ but also keep each vote as strong as the next. However‚ it has become obvious to many that their voting power is being shortened each election cycle. Money and influence from powerful‚ wealthy interest groups and corporations have made their way into politicians’ coffers in the form of major campaign contributions. This system has resulted in voters
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The 2004 election was a hotly contested battle between incumbent George Bush and challenger John Kerry. Bush and Kerry were nominated by their parties to compete in the presidential election. Bush focused his campaign on portraying himself as a tough leader who could firmly make decisions‚ which was important to voters due to the new war on terror. Kerry centered his campaign around creating jobs and improving health care‚ as well as keeping America safe. After the first debate‚ Kerry was leading
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Why did Labour win the 1945 election? There was a lack of a strong opposition. The liberal party was weak and not cohesive‚ the Conservatives complacent and tainted by memories of their failings during the 1930’s. They spent less on 1945 election and focused too much of their campaign on the dominant personality of Churchill instead of the popular reformist ministers such as Butler. Many voters associated Churchill with the nation as a whole and not with the Conservative Party or as only a wartime
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Should proportional representation be introduced in Westminster elections? The current system under the Westminster elections is first-past-the-post. This is a majoritarial system in that winner-takes-all. Those who are in favour of PR argue that the FPTP system is under-representative towards minor parties and votes are then typically ‘wasted’. However those who are in favour of the FPTP system point out that it leads to a strong government‚ a clear outcome and keeps extremist at bay. Proportional
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Part 1: 1964 Alaska earthquake http://www.iris.edu/hq/files/programs/education_and_outreach/aotm/31/Alaska1964EarthquakeCauses.mp4 A lot of excellent information is packed into this short video. 1. How many minutes did the shaking last? The shaking lasted 4.5 minutes. 2. What was the magnitude of the earthquake? The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2. 3. This earthquake occurred just as geologists were figuring out plate tectonics. What principle of plate tectonics did the earthquake
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QUESTION 1; 1. Do you think elections can be a good measure of democracy? Discuss this statement in relation to elections recently held in African countries you are familiar with. INTRODUCTION The year 2011 experienced serious levels of political activities in Africa such as political upheavals‚ middle-east uprisings and elections in many countries. Most Islamic nations rose against their long-ruling leaders‚ hence saw the ousted of Egyptian Hosni Mubarak and the killing of Muamar
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#3 ATP: The Revolution of 1800 Edward J. Larson analyzes the pivotal presidential election‚ sometimes referred to as a revolution‚ of 1800 that established two disparate political parties‚ challenged the United States Constitution‚ and threatened the nation’s unity. Because this was the first time in American history that partisan campaigning was distinctly apparent‚ it was a significant piece of the election of 1800. When establishing the opposing campaigns of 1800‚ the article states‚ “…divided
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Ally Jenkins Election of 1868 The election of 1868 marked the first of the Presidential Elections within the reconstruction era‚ later deemed vital to the recovery of our nations unity and pride coming off of the war on slavery. With the disarray throughout the country‚ Texas‚ Mississippi‚ and Virginia‚ all previously confederate states‚ had not yet been readmitted and were not allowed to partake in the election of the next president. The creation of the 13th amendment‚ freeing all former slaves
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Sierra G History 11/8/12 Election Day was November 6th‚ 2012! I wasn’t ready but I was ready. I was sitting in the living room with my mom and little brothers. We were flipping from Fox 13 to CNN. I was getting nervous and so were my brothers. I was on the edge of the couch‚ I kept closing my eyes and slickly opening them back up and biting my nails. It was a close race though. Thank the lord Obama won!!! Barack Obama: 50% with 303 electoral votes Mitt Romney: 48% with 206 electoral votes
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