Analyse the strengths and weakness of the Electoral College (15 marks) The Electoral College is an old and complicated system set up by the Founding Fathers to elect the Executive branch. It was created in order to put a layer in the system of electing president as they did not fully trust democracy. As a result‚ the outcome of the president election is not determined by simply adding the national vote of each of the candidates. Each state is allocated a number of ECVs‚ one for each senator and
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My Personal Strengths and Weaknesses Kourtney GEN 195 September 24‚ 2013 My Personal Strength and Weaknesses The most common thing employees will ask a potential employee in an interview is “What are some of your common strengths and weaknesses?” I despise this question simply because thinking about my strengths and weaknesses is not something I randomly stop and think about too often. However‚ that challenge was brought up in my GEN 195 class at the University of Phoenix. The only difference
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The Burr conspiracy presented a lot of things in the new republic and its legal structure‚ both strengths and weaknesses. Andrew Burr took off on and expedition to capture New Orleans and take Mexico and turn them into his own form of government. Burrs trial obviously exposes many weaknesses within the legal structure of the United States. Burr committed an obvious act of treason against the United States government by taking it upon himself to seize territory for himself. Chief Justice Marshall
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Treatment of Shock from Prolonged Exposure to Cold‚ Especially in Water” (Alexander‚ 1945)‚ I noticed both strengths and limitations of the Dachau hypothermia study. The weaknesses of this experiment include validity‚ a lack of supporting literature‚ reporting‚ quality control‚ and cost-benefit analysis. The strengths of the study include the relevance and there was no bias. The two weaknesses that are most prominent are the validity and supporting literature. The validity of the experiment is questioned
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democracy. Reading headlines today concerning the state of democracy in Canada we can see how our political system is slipping. A democracy should uphold the rights of its people rather than the rights of a sovereign to rule. Throughout this paper the strengths and weakness of Canadian democracy will be discussed. The first issue of discussion will be the state of Canadian democracy and current events of politics in Canada today. After that‚ points on the Prime Minister and also the electoral system will
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measures students’ and teachers’ strengths and weaknesses. Standardized tests are given out to measure teacher’s effectiveness in the classroom and a student’s success. The results are then compared amongst others who took the same test. If a student got a higher or lower score than the “standard” score on the test‚ then that is considered his or her strength or weakness. A teacher can then make an adjustment to the curriculum‚ that would focus on the student’s weaknesses. If every student is having the
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The WISC-IV has many strengths as well as weaknesses. Nevertheless‚ it’s extensive use in the field and the research data supporting this instrument make it an invaluable test. Some of the strengths include: 1) Good psychometric properties. The four major indices had good reliability and the Full Scale IQ was found to have excellent validity. These conclusions were supported by extensive factor analytic studies discussed in the manual. 2) Administration materials are well designed for children
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generalised in the real world‚ practical applications of their methods are still favoured in current society‚ such as positive and negative reinforcements‚ token economies and systematic desensitisation (Clarke‚ 2009). The use of Aversion therapy for alcoholism for example‚ adapts the process of classical conditioning. Associating a neutral stimulus‚ in this case alcohol‚ with an unconditioned
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from this attachment style are self-harm‚ fear of interacting with parents‚ aggression‚ and dissociation (Rholes‚ Paetzold‚ & Kohn‚ 2016). Children who have been abused can display these types of behavior. Attachment Theory’s Strength’s and Weaknesses Attachment Theory is
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One of the mains strengths of IQ testing is the ability to find out if a person has the aptitude to learn. IQ test have also been used to admit people into prestigious organizations and to put children in special education programs. IQ testing also further breaks down peoples strengths in specific areas such as math‚ music‚ science and language to name a few. This can be very helpful in guiding a person into a specific field of study. IQ test are used to award grants and scholarships to gifted
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