citizens a right to vote‚ a privilege that many people claim we are lucky to have. In actuality‚ how democratic is our system overall? What many people don’t realize or care to face‚ is we don’t directly vote for our president. In 2000‚ the majority of us voted for a President who in the end was not determined the winner. There are many other corruptions in our current electoral system‚ including the underlying racist and sexist roots‚ voter inequality and other flaws that go against every true democratic
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the president. The electoral college has overpowered the popular vote of the people in many cases. The electoral college should not be abolished for the main reason that the people who have the position to cast one of the votes know what’s best for our country. In the essay you’re about to read‚ the essay is going to be biased on why the electoral college should not be abolished. The electoral college dates all the way back to 1787 before the 1824 election. In the 1824 election the electoral college
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Should the Death Penalty be abolished? Thomas Adam PHI 103 Kurt Mosser February 13‚ 2011 Introduction Capital punishment is the execution‚ as a punishment for a person convicted of committing a heinous crime against humanity. Crimes that are known as capital crimes or capital offences enforce capital punishment; crimes against humanity‚ drug trafficking resulting in loss of life‚ terrorism‚ murder‚ kidnapping resulting loss of life‚ etc. are considered capital offences. In this argumentative
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English Debate – Should Exams Be Abolished? (Against) Exam is: A way to know how well you understood the topics learnt. Learning is 2-way traffic. Whatever you learn in class‚ you need to apply. And examination is one way to determine how well learning has taken place - is through your answers. It’s a way to test your ability to discipline & perform under pressure / restricted conditions. During exam‚ you need to finish at a given time‚ to follow rules & regulations etc. it’s a way to know
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author(s) is/are employed. SQA is making this research report available on-line in order to provide access to its contents for those interested in the subject. Marks into Grades: A discussion of the underlying issues Executive summary Grades and grading This report was produced by Dr Mike Kingdon‚ Principal Education Consultant‚ Entity Group Ltd‚ in March 2009. Given the inevitable annual variations in the standards of individual examination components‚ most writers concur that marks alone are inadequate
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1970 and October 2001‚ 359 death sentences were carried out. The majority were for trafficking in dangerous drugs. Recently‚ question arise whether we should abolish capital punishment or not. It is the right time for us to rethink the relevancy of death penalty in Malaysia. Capital punishment in Malaysia should be abolished for several reason. First and foremost because it is a denial of human rights. Malaysia is a democratic country and the right to life must be upheld
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Wrong. The way the electors are distributed is not perfect‚ and three times in American history‚ the person who won the popular vote did not win the electoral vote. That happened in 1888‚ 2000‚ and 2016. Because of this‚ electoral college should be abolished because it is outdated‚ it does not always reflect the popular vote‚ and it causes candidates to only campaign in certain states. The electoral college does not always reflect the popular vote. The popular vote is
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their legal system. "Indeed‚ the decision that capital punishment may be the appropriate sanction in extreme cases is an expression of the community’s belief that certain crimes are themselves so grievous an affront to humanity that the only adequate response may be the penalty of death." Capital punishment is a barbarous survival from a less enlightened and refined age; it is incongruous and incompatible with our present standard of civilization and humanity. It has been abolished by many states
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these are life‚ LIBERTY‚ and the pursuit of happiness” (Garrison‚ 1). Garrison is referring to the statements in the United States Constitution‚ in which the promise of equality for every man is made. It can also be interpreted to mean that‚ every man should be given the opportunity of life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. However‚ this only applied to white men in the end. Slavery degraded men‚ women‚ and even children‚ for cheap
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Capital Punishment Should Not Be Abolished. Capital punishment is one of the most controversial topics for debate. I believe in capital punishment/death penalty and here is why. In the US we make valid arguments that center around the justifications of fairness‚ retribution‚ deterrence‚ economy‚ and popularity. The death penalty isn ’t discriminatory and doesn’t violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments as proven in In McCleskey v. Kemp (1987). Executions deter would‐be criminals from committing
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