a pivotal aspect of exercising the freedoms the Constitution grants. The Electoral College is the primary process by which the United States presidents are elected. This process seems counterintuitive‚ as the leaders are not chosen directly by the citizens. As a result‚ there can be various discrepancies when comparing the popular vote of the people with the result that the Electoral College produces. Therefore‚ the Electoral College should be reformed based on the premise that it grants disproportionate
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However‚ the society does carry out some very sinister acts to gain those two things. “ … the oil spill was used as an agent to implant microbodies into the brains of children in the area. These children that have been affected are now subject to government control whenever these microbodies are activated” (Adl-Tabatabai). This proves that the bigger the distraction the bigger the
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Proposed Amendment to Abolish Electoral College The Framers created the Electoral College in the Constitution over 300 years ago‚ and the system exists even today. The Electoral College’s purposes include giving power to small states and to give people the indirect power to elect the president‚ so that the wrong candidate would not win the election. However‚ many people contemplate whether the Electoral College should still exist. One major reason why includes the most recent presidential election
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Electoral Process: Does Majority Actually Rule? Imagine an election won by the loser; an election where the person that received less votes than their opponent won. Barbara Boxer said: Voting is the cornerstone of democracy. We have had men and women through the decades die for the right to vote. Many generations of Americans of every gender‚ race‚ religion‚ and ideology have marched and struggled and died to secure this fundamental freedom. Yet we have a system where the winner can lose (qtd. in
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Congress has multiple functions and is one branch of government with the closest connections to its citizens. The functions of congress are representing the interests of the constituents that live in their districts or home states‚ dealing with a wide range of matters in lawmaking from the environment to federal budgets. Additional functions performed by congress‚ include performing (investigating) oversight (supervision) of executive branch and its federal departments‚ and congress has the power
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Amer. Gov. Voter Apathy 1. What are some possible causes of voter apathy? Voter apathy is a growing problem in the United States. It’s when people who are eligible to vote choose not to. There are many causes of voter apathy and I believe not all of the reasons are done intentionally by people. One reason is‚ not knowing enough about the candidates running for office. When you don’t know anything about who is actually running how are you expected to make an educated and sincere vote
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Electoral College Argumentative Essay It’s not a new issue in the US‚ but more recently‚ the motivation in public discourse to remove the Electoral College has been renewed. Supporters of its removal claim that it does not represent “We the People” because it does not elect presidents on the basis of most gained votes. On the other side‚ opposition of its removal maintains that it is a system created by the Founding Fathers that ensures stability in the election process because it prevents a
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The Electoral College has remained a United States voting process since the founding fathers established it into the Constitution. Essentially‚ the Electoral College is the final process of choosing the President of the United States; the process involves having voters from across the country vote for their favored candidate on Election Day. The votes are then organized by state and each state gets Electorates that will represent the people’s votes; the electorates‚ that were chosen to represent
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agencies of the government after Congress passes statutes. These are also called regulations. Regulations do not start in the executive branch of government where agencies form. They start in the Congress‚ where they are the requirements for the establishment of the agency involved or function of an agency. The rules start with a legislative act of Congress. Agencies of the federal government issue more than four thousand (4000) final rules each year. These cover all the agencies of government. Creation
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The electoral college has continued to be a controversial topic for several years now. The electoral college is a process used in the presidential election. It was first proposed to Congress on December 9‚ 1803 (Twelfth Amendment). This means that the electoral college has been around for over two hundred years‚ yet some Americans still wonder if the electoral college is a fair system? A key factor in deciding if it is fair would be to understand why we have the electoral college and how it works
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