The Electoral College should not be abolished‚ because if it is then the election process would collapse. The Electoral College was created because “normal citizens” were not deemed worth of voting because they would not know what or who they were voting for. The system is built in a way that is complicated‚ but it works‚ here is how it works: all US states and DC get one electoral vote for each of their US Senators and Representatives. The Representatives’ votes are determined by the decennial census
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Standardized Testing Should be Abolished “Will that be on the test?” This is a question that every teacher and professor has heard and the question every student has asked. In today’s schools‚ students become so focused on a test that they don’t get a quality education‚ instead they learn to do well on a test that does not affect their education whatsoever. Since the 1980’s standardized testing is continuously taking on many names and acronyms such as Texas Assessment of Basic Skills‚ Texas Educational
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until today‚ executions are being held. It is a great shame as all members of the United Nation were already called to join the moratorium of death penalty (Amnesty International‚ 2007). Many countries have abandoned capital punishment and Malaysia should do the same as it is inappropriate‚ cruel and it does not help the society in any ways. It is inappropriate for today as clearly‚ it is incongruent with what Malaysia is aiming for. The aim is to be a fully developed country and to be one Malaysia
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Defense of Plea Bargaining article‚ “a plea bargain is a contract with the state. The defense agrees to plead guilty to a lesser crime and receive a lesser sentence‚ rather than go to trial on a more severe charge where he faces the possibility of a harsher sentence.” We are also told in The New York Times Article; Federal Law on Sentencing is Unjust‚ Judge Rules that “about 97 percent of federal criminal convictions nationwide were the result of plea bargains.” In a Frontline Program- The Plea we watched
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Corporal punishment in schools should be abolished Corporal punishment has been used in schools as a way of handling disciplinary problems. It refers to school rules which allow students to be punished using physical pain without causing injury. It is believed that using punitive method can promote students’ obedience and reduce problematic behaviour. As a result‚ it can decrease the number of disciplinary cases and maintain order inside the classroom. Indirectly‚ it will help to build students’
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Animal testings should be abolished since they are another form of brutal animal abuse‚ aren’t accurate due to difference in human and animal DNAs and are no longer necessary with the presence of new technology resulting better outcomes. It is in fact one of the most misunderstood concepts in modern science. According to Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) the number has increased to more than 72% of the people opposing Animal Testing but some still support Animal Testing believing
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On July 14 1976‚ capital punishment was abolished in Canada. The death penalty has always been and remains a controversial issue in countries all over the world; however because of justice‚ retribution and deterrence‚ it is evident that it should be brought back to Canada as a lawful consequence to committing first degree murder. The foremost important reason for the application of capital punishment is justice. In Canadian law‚ a first degree murder conviction will result in a sentence of life
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Plea bargaining is a process of negotiation that usually involves the defendant‚ the prosecutor‚ and the defense counsel and is founded on the mutual interests of all involved. Plea bargaining circumvents the trial process and dramatically reduces the time required for the resolution a criminal case. Bargained pleas are very common. Some surveys have found that 90% of all criminal cases prepared for trial are eventually resolved through a negotiated plea. In a study of 37
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anglo-américain des affaires Année universitaire 2013-2014 1st Semester Sources et techniques en droit anglais Ruth Sefton-Green The Dialogue of English Justice Mid term assignment Subject 2: Dissenting opinions should be abolished from English judicial practice. Discuss. The English judiciary tradition consists in judgements built on a serie of each judge ’s opinion1. The one of the majority of the court on a legal issue with regard to facts and the explanation of its reasoning
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If you thought slavery was outlawed in America‚ you would be wrong. Slavery was abolished in 1865‚ but a loophole in the 13 Amendment has allowed it to continue as a punishment for crimes. Even though the USA make up 5 percent of the world’s population‚ they still house one fourth of all incarcerated people in the world. The statistics make this look really bad for the country‚ however‚ the privet prisons incarcerating prisoners for the government‚ are actually making money on every cell empty
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