well as the country is divided on how the law will proceed‚ and the language used to define it‚ will shape the 2012 Presidential election. Body1: On June 28‚ 2012 The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold The Affordable Care Act‚ also known as “Obama Care”. The decision stated that as long as the individual mandate is a tax‚ then congress has the power and authority to levy it. The word “tax” or the word “penalty” may seem like semantics in the large scheme of things; however these two words are
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Voter turnout isn’t great; many Americans just simply don’t vote. I choose the topic on American voter turnout during the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections because former president Obama and current president Trump ran a completely different campaign. I wanted to research how this may have affected the peoples votes or the lake of. During my research I looked at the background of American voter turnout‚ both of the elections as a whole like who voted and what made them vote that way‚ the battleground
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A President for the People The future of the country and its citizens lies in the hands of two very qualified candidates. President Barack Obama and his opponent Mitt Romney have been debating for the past few weeks to convince voters far and wide as to why they would make the best‚ future president of the United States. Both candidates have extensive experience in leadership‚ and both have very different views of how to run the country. From abortion laws to taxes‚ each candidate’s opinion on where
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The United States has generally been a neutral country in its history. However‚ in 1914‚ the country was plunged into World War I after being provoked by many attacks. One of many small attacks included “accidentally” sinking a United States ship that was exporting goods to other England. After the sinking of the Lusitania‚ once the world’s largest ship‚ by German U-boats‚ the United States leaders knew it was time to join the war. Shortly afterwards‚ United States intervention helped the Allies
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Cited: "ATKINS v. VIRGINIA." Atkins v. Virginia. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2001/2001_00_8452>. "Barack Obama on the Issues." Barack Obama on the Issues. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2013. <http://ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm>. "Death Penalty." Death Penalty. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2013. <http://www.gallup.com/poll/1606/death-penalty.aspx>. "Death Penalty
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Explanation of a Situation Where is Your Money Going? “I’m Barack Obama and I approve this message.” “I’m Mitt Romney and I approve this message.” These campaign ads appear on every channel and commercial break. A majority of the time‚ it’s to inform the viewers about what their opponent has done wrong in the past. The candidates travel across the country speaking about what they would change if they were elected as the 2012 to 2016 president. One topic that swirls around every candidate is what
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was recorded then made viral through social media with instant feedback from Americans followed by outpour of their opinions. Quite often‚ voter opinion was not favorable and the tides changed quickly for both parties on more than one issue. Mitt Romney wins the Republican Party nomination with the platform to repeal Obamacare‚ create more jobs‚ achieve energy independence‚ create higher education programs with real time career opportunities‚ reduce government which helps to cut the national debt
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Joanna Newman EN102-25504 Broderick 11/22/12 A Rhetorical Analysis of the Second Presidential Debate of 2012 On October 16‚ 2012‚ President Barack Obama and former governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts met at Hofstra University in Hempstead‚ New York for their second presidential debate. The debate‚ moderated by Candy Crowell of CNN‚ was much more relaxed than the first debate taking on a “town hall” format in which voters in the audience posed questions to the two presidential candidates
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Basic Structure | Speech #1 Obama | Speech #2 Romney | Describe the present situation Who’s benefiting under the current conditions? | The people benefiting from the situation are the locals in Libya and Syria that are being liberated from the extremists | According to Romney‚ the people in the western countries are benefiting from this because we thrive on free enterprise. | Prove unfairness Who’s suffering under current conditions? | The people who are suffering live in 3rd world countries
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What Motivate People to Vote? Voting is often inconvenient‚ it is personally costly. You have to take time to register and to learn about the candidates‚ and in the election day you may need to take time of your work to stand in long lines possibly in a bad weather ‚ all that knowing that perhaps your vote will note make a difference among all the millions votes. So why do millions of people expend their own time‚ energy‚ and money to cast a vote that will not make any difference in the
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