defines the Electoral College as a body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. The founding fathers of our nation ingrained it in the Constitution as a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and by a popular vote of adept citizens. Research will show the impact and importance the Electoral College has on the political system in the United States. The process of the Electoral College consists of 1).
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The Electoral college system is in need of reform for the following three reasons. First‚ it creates the potential of having faithless electors. During an election electors may pledge their vote one way that corresponds with the party‚ and then cast their vote in the opposite way. Second‚ it gives the candidate an opportunity to win the election without receiving the popular vote. The candidate may have received the popular vote by gaining more states‚ but looses states that have a large amount of
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Responsibility in Being Successful In College The American Dream is to be successful in life and raise a family without having to worry about money‚ health‚ or freedom. But what is the most important step to accomplishing that goal‚ especially in today’s society‚ being successful in college. Of course‚ there are examples of people who have become very successful without the need of college‚ but the easy way to success is by going to college and being personally responsible for your success. It
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The Myriad Benefits of Attending College According to the U.S National Center for Education Statistics (U.S. Department of Education)‚ 20 years ago‚ there were 14.1 million students in U.S. colleges and universities. Between 2000 and 2012‚ the enrollment of students under 25 and the enrollment of those age 25 and over both increased by 35 percent. “I wouldn’t advise making a four year commitment to eventually land a $8.00/hour job. Skip college. Read Wikipedia for free instead.” –Jarod Kintz‚ $3
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debt due to the excessive costs of a college education. Today in 2017‚ Americans owe more than 1.4 trillion dollars in student loan debt. In the United States‚ college is more expensive than almost any other country. Overall‚ it limits students abilities to reach their full potential. This impacts many families‚ even my own‚ from coast to coast. My family is middle class and I know there are plenty of families out there who have children that want to attend college‚ but are limited due to not being
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Binge drinking in college is a huge problem because of the availability of alcohol‚ genetic susceptibility‚ and because of strong social pressures. The availability of alcohol is extremely dangerous because majority of time‚ the alcohol is free. Many greek sororities‚ fraternities‚ and sports teams offer free alcohol to whomever joins. “4 out of 5 fraternity and sorority members are binge drinkers. In comparison‚ other research suggests 2 out of 5 college students overall are regular binge drinkers”
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Is the Electoral College a fair and true system? The Electoral College is the system in place to pick the next president of the United States. The issue with the Electoral College people think it is not fair because majority vote wins a whole state and it cancels like the rest of the votes. Every state has at least two votes. Votes or points are calculated by the amount of representatives the state has. The least amount of votes a state can have is three like Alaska‚ North Dakota‚ South Dakota
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Attending college is the dream of many people. However‚ some other states that College degree is not the only way for people to reach success. Indeed‚ the question of “Why do people need to acquire the bachelor degree” still attracts the concern of many experts and involved people. In the article “Is College worth it? Clearly‚ New Data Say”‚ the author‚ David Leanhardt‚ discusses the important role of the College or Bachelor degree in accessing the high salary jobs. The authors presents the study
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What you don’t see on TV‚ the sprints ran‚ the conditioning tests passed‚ the weights lifted‚ the obsession you must have to persevere to get on an NFL roster‚ College roster‚ or even a High school roster. You never see the excessive toll taken on the player’s body. You don’t see the business that it becomes. How everything you do can affect whether you play for the team or if you are cut. What you don’t see on
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Colleges should reduce tuition because middle to poor class citizens that want to higher their education cannot go because it’s too expensive. The aides of lowering college tuition fees include the statistic that higher education is often a standard job requirement in many fields‚ but also that lower tuition costs increase the accessibility of education‚ which in turn creates social freedom of movement that is often helpful to the economy. Regardless of the advantages of low-cost or free higher education
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