How does the U.S President get elected? When we were younger some of us say we were going to be doctors‚ lawyers‚ or police officers. Remember in elementary school in 5th grade‚ teachers set up an election. Students ran for president‚ vice president‚ and secretary. When it came to winning all you needed was a lot of candy and you had all the votes. But it is not that simple when it comes to being president of the United States. If someone wants to run for the presidency they have to get a head
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Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/ ( listen); born August 4‚ 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office‚ as well as the first president born in Hawaii. Obama previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School‚ where he was the president
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Victory stele of Naram-sin This paper will compare art from the Early Dynastic period of warring city states with art of the Akkadian Empire in order to see whether there are any recognizable patterns in representation that show the developing political ideologies‚ identities and intentions of the ruling powers of the times. It is my contention that much art was used as propaganda‚ probably to an increasing degree‚ and that this stimulate a new mastery of realism and composition
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years of age. You also need to have lived in the United States for at least 14 years. As the President of the United States you get Pay and benefits the congress determins the President’s salary. It can neither be increased or decreased during a presidential term. The President’s pay was first set at $25‚000 year in‚ 1789. Now its up to $400‚000 a year. The President also gets provided with a expense allowance of $50‚000 a year. The President is chief of state which means he is the ceremonial head
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Non-fiction Book Speech Smoking pot‚ underage drinking‚ partying‚ cursing… How much do you know about your president’s background? I picked this book off the shelf because I was intrigued about my president’s background and how he got to where he is. The book Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama captures Obama’s childhood‚ stories about his father‚ and his rocky route to success. Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama dictates that through uncertainty‚ racism‚ and bad choices he made his way
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The Presidential Election of 1972 The Presidential election of 1972 had two strong candidates‚ President Richard Nixon and George McGovern. There were many issues which had a great deal of importance to the election. The Vietnam war and the stability of the economy at the time were two main factors. The election ended in one the largest political scandals in U.S. history‚ being the Watergate break-in‚ and cover-up‚ by President Richard Nixon. The Democratic party had a large selection of candidates
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century‚ we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient‚ more transparent‚ and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.” That was one of the strong quotes Barack Obama inspired us with.Obama is a better candidate because his policies would steer America in the right direction and take us away from our darkest times.I support his ideas for education‚taxes and economy considering that his policies make more sense than
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English –Essay “Obama!!!” is written by David Sedaris (American comedian and author)‚ in 2013 and it is an extract from the collection: Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls. The essay is a flashback from David Sedaris time in France during the election in 2008 in the United States. Skin color. Our skin color is part of our appearance‚ but is it also a part of our personality? In America this question were discussed when Barack Obama was running for his presidential election in the year of 2008 - 2009
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healthcare. In other words‚ costs of doing business would rise. The best way‚ as per their understanding‚ is to merge with other healthcare providers to bring down the costs through new technologies‚ innovation and risk pooling. This happened in the 1990’s through large scale mergers and is probably going to happen
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The first presidential debate took place on Monday‚ September 26th at Hofstra University‚ New York. This time‚ being described as two of the least-liked candidates‚ democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump finally came face-to-face and launched the campaign into a new stage. Having his first experience moderating a presidential debate on Monday‚ NBC “Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt chose three major subjects of the debate‚ which were “America’s Direction‚” “Achieving Prosperity‚” and
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