interests. From highly debatable issues such as gay marriage‚ health care‚ gun control‚ to some of the lesser known topics such as gerrymandering‚ voter fraud‚ and pension reform‚ Americans want the right to have a say in where our country goes. Although voting is an important gateway to influence and shape the government’s decisions‚ course‚ and future‚ 10% of Americans are politically disengaged‚ or political bystanders. Americans also often choose not to vote often for reasons such as being “too busy”
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establish a Web site. Before voting‚ citizens in most states must register to vote‚ often a cumbersome procedure. Largely to prevent corruption associated with stuffing ballot boxes‚ states adopted voter registration laws around the turn of the century‚ which require individuals to first place their name on an electoral roll in order to be allowed to vote. Although these laws have made it more difficult to vote more than once‚ they have also discouraged some people from voting at all. The Motor Voter
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Paramount Communications Inc. Question 1 Paramount is a takeover target because other firms see synergy value associated with combining Paramount’s assets and operations with their own. Specifically‚ Paramount has several assets that complement other media companies. Value in the media is generated through several different channels. As a media company‚ Paramount has a presence in most of the entertainment sectors (see Exhibit 2). There seems to be a drive toward consolidation and several industry
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Why the electoral system of Canada should change The Liberal party’s recent promise to change the electoral system is one that is quite overdue. Yet after years of the plurality voting system (also known as the “first-past-the-post” or “FPP”) taken from the United Kingdom’s parliament‚ some think that the system should stay. Supporters say the system is easy to understand‚ ballots are easily counted‚ and parties have to appeal to the centrists to win elections‚ so it discourages political extremism
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Voting Rights for African Americans America‚ a country founded on freedom and liberty for all‚ has reached a major milestone in its rich history. This year‚ 1970‚ marks the hundred year anniversary of the ratification of the 15th Amendment. The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government and state government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizens race‚ color‚ or previous condition of servitude which was ratified February 3‚
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Millions of Americans every year choose not to vote and for many of them it’s because they don’t think their vote matters. They may be right! Even many of the votes that are cast each year end up having no bearing‚ and it’s because of the way America’s voting system is set up. In the US we use a system called the electoral college. It’s based on electors who are selected by the political parties in each state. When election day comes each elector‚ 538 in total‚ casts their vote for who will be the president
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Under Armour Under Armour is an American sports clothing and accessories company. The company supplies a wide range of sportswear and casual apparel. They mainly focus on hi-tech sportswear for professional athletes. Under Armour’s global headquarters is located in Baltimore‚ Maryland. The company was founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank‚ a 23-year old former special teams captain for the University of Maryland football team. Plank began the business from his grandmother’s basement in Washington‚ D. C
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[pic] ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE ON SUNDAY‚ JUNE 24 NAME: SEC: ID: ______________ 1. Intraco Co. has the following account balances for the end of the year Dec 31‚ 2010 |Selling and administrative salaries |$120‚000 | |Purchase of raw materials |280‚000
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London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London in the United Kingdom. As of December 2011[update]‚ the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.266 trillion (short scale)‚ making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement (and the largest in Europe).[2] The Exchange was founded in 1801 and its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul ’s Cathedral in the City of London. The Exchange is part of the London Stock Exchange
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why the stock market crashed in 1929‚ and Ben Bernanke recently stated “to understand the Great Depression is the Holy Grail of macroeconomics.” (Bernanke) Most of the discussion aimed at identifying causes of the crisis is focused on the financial structure of our economy. This has led to incongruent conclusions by many financial experts. It may be more important to direct attention to the social mechanisms that could have influenced not only this most recent crisis‚ but also the stock market crash
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