Election Roman Catholic Southern Baptist Methodist Totals Democrat 5600 7000 6000 18600 Republican 4900 8700 4600 18200 Independent 2000 1600 1700 5300 Totals 12500 17300 12300 42100 Use this information to compute the following probabilities: (8 points) a. P (Vote for Independent Party) (5300/42100)= .126 b. P (Vote for Democrat Party or Methodist) (18600+12300-6000)/42100= .591 c. P (Vote for Republican Party‚ given that individual is Methodist) 4600/12300= .374 d. P (Southern Baptist‚ given
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also didn’t like any of the democratic candidates. So in 1992‚ Perot stepped on the sidelines and joined the political race for Presidency (Editors‚ 2014). In 1992‚ with personal scandals arising about front-runner Democrat Bill Clinton and the Republican Presidency of George Bush weakening by a failing economy‚ support for Perot grew widespread especially among voters dissatisfied with the traditional party
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state governments became increasingly involved in the economy through measures that promoted industrial and agricultural development. With Republican support‚ tariffs were enacted to protect American industry from foreign manufacturing competition. This gave U.S. manufacturing industries an economic edge and allowed them to charge higher prices. The Republicans also pursued an economic agenda that included paying down the national debt (which can strengthen or stabilize currency value) and they brought
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before. This means that the separation between the liberals and conservatives‚ or Democrats and Republicans‚ is very evident and continuing to grow. Polarization can be seen as an accessory to democracy in the sense that it makes the different sides of controversial issues very clear to the public‚ ultimately leading to a higher voter turn out. On the first day of the 1961 Congress session‚ the former Republican speaker‚ Joe Martin
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believe in carefully crafted evaluation systems that give struggling teachers a chance to succeed and protect due process. In contrast‚ the Republican GOP‚ according to report from the Republican Views on Education‚ “Believes in a restructuring of higher education‚ which would leave more students equipped for their desired fields and less
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When attemting to explain voting behaviour‚ there are many factors which can be considered as to why a person may vote either Democrat or Republican‚ particuarly with the USA being so vastly diverse. This can make it harder to predict voting behaviour‚ however when looking at significant factors such as region‚ race and religion trends can definitely be seen in core voters‚ something of which the two major parties can often rely on. The USA has always been a melting pot of immigrant groups with
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Why are US parties often described as ‘organisationally weak’? US parties are often described as organisationally weak because they are essentially ‘broad coalitions’. For example they contain moderates like McCain republican) and Obama democrat)‚ while also having a more conservative wing. Therefore stronger party organisation would give parties a narrower appeal and potentially alienate large ‘voting blocs’ or proportions of the electorate. This is a reason why it is argued that having ‘organisationally
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their right too vote since they landed on American soil and the film American Blackout reminds us they are still fighting for that right today. American Blackout is a three-part film. The first part involved the 2000 presidential election against republican George W. Bush and democrat Al Gore. This election caused a major controversy in America because of the major fraud committed by governor of Florida‚ Jeb Bush. The election was an arms race between the two candidates. In Florida 57‚000 people were
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Hossain 1 Rashad Hossain Mr. Mikalaitis AP Writing 10/20/10 Republicans: How Stupid Can We Get? On the dollar bill‚ it says‚ “In God We Trust”‚ not “In Obama We Trust”! I am a republican‚ and I think I should let you know that I also have an IQ of 16 (mentally unstable)‚ a degree in foolishness‚ a pet rock‚ and a masters in “being an idiot”. My fellow fat bellied republicans have been taking harsh criticism for the past few years‚ when all that we are trying to do is good. Sure‚ there were
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1994‚ Republican members of the House of Representatives organized themselves and aligned their ideals around ten parts‚ much like the Bill of Rights and the original Commandments. These ten sections were more than a legislative agenda for action; they were a plan and pledge that members vowed to be held accountable for the next 100 days of the 104th Congress and beyond. The economic policies outlined in the Contract with America were not new ideas to conservatives in the Republican party.
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