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    Florida‚ the “Sunshine State”‚ has always had a big role for voting in the elections. According to the WEEK there a few reasons for that: Florida is a closed primary‚ they are more comparable to running a general election than most states‚ and they take a lot of delegates (WEEK staff 2012). The WEEK is a weekly British news magazine which also publishes a US edition. My goal in this paper is to explain why Florida holds so much importance. As we know‚ elections are not won by popular

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    media presents and can determine the outcome of presidential elections. The media has been accused of focusing on subjects such as the politician’s personal life and their characteristics rather than looking at the political issues of the election. The voter’s views can also be altered by political advertisements that do not focus on issues. This can cause the voters to believe that certain issues are important when in reality they are trivial concerns. Elections often become popularity contests

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    campaign‚ I discovered that the election process is not a cut and dry one. The Republican Party was clearly honest in their approach of gerrymandering and bragging as they gerrymandered congressional districts in blue states. They wanted to control how state legislative and congressional district boundaries would be drawn‚ so they set about to control the redistricting process. Therefore‚ even thou a majority of Americans voted for Democrats in the Presidential election… the Republicans ended up controlling

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    NON-NUCLEAR STATES IN CRISES 54 NUCLEAR ADVANTAGES DO NOT PROVIDE A COERCION BENEFIT VIS-À-VIS OTHER NUCLEAR STATES 54 NUCLEAR WEAPONS DO NOT DETER OTHER WMD 55 ANY ACCIDENTAL USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BREAK DOWN DETERRENCE 55 DETERRENCE FAILS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL IRRATIONALITY OF STATE LEADERS 55 GROUPTHINK MAY COMPROMISE LEADERSHIP RATIONALITY 56 DETERRENCE FAILS DUE TO THE RISK OF UNAUTHORIZED USE 56 NUCLEAR DETERRENCE STILL ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL COERCION BETWEEN NUCLEAR STATES. 57

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    Affirmative Case Resolved: States ought not possess nuclear weapons. The affirmative value for this case will be Human Life. Human life is defined as a personal life‚ the course of an individual’s life‚ especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one’s personal identity. Being secure is ones right to live in the fundamental need of humankind. Life is a value‚ and without it‚ we cannot fully engage in the pursuit of other‚ secondary societal values‚ such as justice‚ equality

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    Realigning elections are turning points that cause a significant shift in the motive of politics and in the way voters align themselves. These elections occur when new issues arise that divide an existing party causing a change in policy. Political Scientists have discovered certain characteristics that lead to realigning elections. The pattern include “Intense Voter involvement‚ disruptions of traditional voting patterns‚ changes in the relationships of power within the broader political community

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    In previous elections throughout the years the media has found so many ways to impact each election. With the many advances of technology continues to have there will only be more opportunities for the media to influence the people. Especially with so many people having easy access to television whether it be from their mobile phones to the television in the living room. With the recent election‚ our 45th president it is crucial for the people to know where the influence comes from. The media is

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    them in our possession to potentially attack again. We not need these weapons laying around‚ but to be dismantled and done away with entirely‚ which is why I affirm the resolution that states:      Resolved: States ought not possess nuclear weapons. For clarity‚ I present definitions and observations;       States; independent nations.       Ought; used to express obligation‚ advisability‚ natural expectation‚ or logical consequence Observation One: To have possession of a weapon is signifying the

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    Small states means Better Administration – Better Government – Participation of common man in the administration Creation of small state is one of the answers to Reduce corruption or At least corruption amount. Know – Why we should support the creation of small states? Reality Views by sm - In India‚ when congress declared that a new state Telangana will be created from AP. Everyone in India started to discuss about the creation of small state‚ is creation of small state is good for India ? or

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    Small States in International Relations INTRODUCTION Lilliputians in Gulliver’s World? IVER B. NEUMANN AND SIEGLINDE GSTÖHL 1. Small States in the International System Edited by CHRISTINE INGEBRITSEN‚ IVER NEUMANN‚ SIEGLINDE GSTÖHL‚ and JESSICA BEYER 2006 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS • SEATTLE International Relations (IR) is a state-centric discipline as well as a powercentered discipline‚ and this volume will not challenge either of those two foundations. Our aim is rather to draw attention

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