see the light‚ make them feel the heat.” This quote relates directly to many of my experiences as a leader; however‚ to illustrate my leadership skills‚ I would recount my most significant trip as a college republican during our recent “Get Out the Vote” deployment in Jacksonville‚ Florida. About twenty college republicans from Mississippi and Alabama packed up on a bus and headed south to hit what was possibly the most important swing state in America before election day. We had an important job-
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Popular vote vs. Electoral College By: Asllan Alija 8-211 Did you know you do not actually vote for the president? The popular vote is used for only choosing which of the two out of three candidates can run for president. The job of choosing the president goes to the Electoral College‚ which consists of representatives chosen from a certain party‚ which differs from every state. Generally‚ the political parties nominate Electors at their State party conventions or by a vote of the party’s central
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I Does The American Vote Really Count? Michelle Ellis South University January 16‚ 2013 Author Note This paper was prepared for English 2001‚ Section 06‚ taught by Professor Phillips. Thesis Without the Electoral College‚ one sole human being or a party of political influence such as congress could possibly have too much governmental power. This is why the Founders chose to establish a safeguard of sorts to help
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The Reason Why You Should Vote The reason why you should vote speaker 1 gave a good motivational speech. In my opinion her speech gave good reasons to get people to go out to vote. Being a victim of domestic violence‚ by voting for a change in the justice system for harsh punishment for domestic abusers‚ helped victims not to be afraid anymore. I thought her speech was very emotional because her speech was from a personal experience. By her voting as a victim of domestic abuse can help push some
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After reading the article “The Right to Vote is Never Safe” by Jon Grinspan‚ published on November 4th‚ 2017 there are several things that can be said. To begin with‚ this article is based on everything that took place not so long ago‚ that people have failed to realize how important it is today. Grinspan practically spoke on all that happened and that took place in order for black men and poor white men to finally vote. Grinspan also mentions the old Protestant elites and how they sought to hold
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opinion everyone should vote because the fate of the country you live in lies on the shoulder of the person elected. Although I also believe people should not be forced to vote‚ but many others will disagree. Should America be required to vote? Which makes u consider thinking “Is it time to consider mandatory Voting?””Civic interest and voting‚” and “Voter turnout by election level and age.” These thoughts would help You answer the question‚ should Americans be required to vote? Voter turnout by election
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the justices’ system and voting laws I have taken it upon myself to do the research on the topic. In doing so I have come to the conclusion that felons should be allowed to vote and their vote could and would have made major differences in past elections. Estimated about 5.85 million people in the United States could not vote due to a felony conviction an increase from the 2004 total of 5.26 million and the highest number since at least 1960.12 most extreme states restrict voting rights even after
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The video I choose for this assignment is how to persuade non-voters to vote. I believe the video did a good of illustrating the point and the importance why casting our vote is necessary. The video was uploaded back in 2015 by YouthDebates.org‚ an international non-profit debate platform for young people. The video starts by mentioning four common topics with graphic illustration that get viewer’s attention on why should you vote? This is the link of the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucTLKmvCyUI
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Do you think your vote can change America? There are many ways that voting can change America. Many people think that it’s not important to vote and that their vote doesn’t make a difference. However‚ one vote can decide on the winner of an election and that vote just might be yours. There are many reasons why it is important to vote. One reason why it is important to vote is because if nobody voted then we wouldn’t be able to have a democracy type government. We wouldn’t be able to have a president
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popular vote in 2000‚ Bush nevertheless became president. Even though President Bush lost the popular vote in 2000‚ he was still able to win the election because he still had the majority. There are 538 total votes in the Electoral College and a presidential candidate must win a majority of the electoral votes to be elected‚ exactly 270. In 2000 there were a total of 538 electoral votes available with 270 needed to win the election between George Bush and Al Gore. Bush won 271 electoral votes by winning
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