a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan‚ incumbent-protected‚ and neutral districts. Redistricting is most effective in electoral systems with districts that elect a single representative. In these elections‚ the district boundaries can have a crucial impact on the number of persons elected by a party or group to a legislature. With redistricting they’re consequences‚ the most immediate and obvious effect of redistricting is that
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The state and districts of the United States are represented by two different houses of Congress‚ the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the U.S. Congress with 435 elected officials. The House seats are distributed by the state’s population. The Senate is the upper house of the U.S. congress with two senators representing each state‚ giving all states equal representation. The Founding Fathers anticipated in having two houses to represent
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President‚ Student Organization Chairperson‚ Secretary General‚ Finance Officer and Batch Representatives. Consultative assemblies of the EB are the Council of Leaders comprised of all organization presidents‚ the Council of Representatives comprised of all class representatives‚ and the Batch Councils comprised of all batch secretaries and treasurers. Article IV of the Student Council Constitution states the rights‚ duties‚ and responsibilities of students: Section 1: Rights a. Every
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The United States Presidency has been a rather long-lived yet very controversial system since it’s beginning. American Presidents are held to extremely high standards with their presidency in constant examination from the moment they take office to hundreds of years after their death. Among these historic men is President Thomas Woodrow Wilson (best known simply as Woodrow Wilson)‚ the 28th president of the United States. President Wilson is generally considered to have been a great and successful
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issues/irregularities that arise on these facts‚ and the consequences; Issue: Were there any procedural irregularities with the meeting? Was the notice given in sufficient time? Is it valid that company secretary does not allow some of the corporate representatives and proxy holders to vote? Law: At least 21 days’ notice of shareholders’ meeting is required. However‚ for listed companies this is 28 days. (S249H) Irregularities may occur where the constitution or Corporations Act were not followed. For
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huge state like Virginia should not have the same number of representatives of congress as a smaller state like Delaware or Georgia. The reason why we have such a large population is because we have such a large slave population. Slaves are the people who work in our fields and this act boosts our economy‚ bringing more people to our state. If the representation was distributed equally among states‚ then smaller states like Delaware‚ would have the same number of representatives as a huge state like
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they are wrong—well you must speak up‚ and let your voice be heard. Every representative has several offices that are manned by staff members that field calls all day‚ so you are not likely to get the Congressperson on the horn—but you are given a forum to weigh in on a current‚ and/or pressing issue. They are there to get a feeling of your concerns‚ your interpretations‚ your experiences—this helps the representative to understand the vibe from their constituents. This may not be enough for you
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policies: The republicans took up 16 Northerns states and the democrats took up 14 southern states. However‚ Elections were always close because support for either party was close. States that are on the fence were the ones that determined the winning party are called “swing states.” During the civil war‚ the democrats offered state’s rights party‚ decentralization‚ and limited government‚ winning the vote and gaining control over the White House. The Republicans were based on reconstruction and
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arguments against Hillary Clinton as being a hawk and other disingenuous criticism of policies she worked on while at the State Dept. People seem to forget that even as head of the State Dept.‚ whatever policy she advocates is subject to the president’s approval. How can we justifiably separate her from the president she worked for? When you criticize her stewardship at the State Dept.‚ one is effectively saying Obama is the same. But that is not what we’ve been hearing is
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angry. This is because the lines are being redrawn mainly to benefit the Republican Party. However‚ this is not a prohibited practice. Also‚ other factors such as population growth can be used to justify the extra redistricting. The districts in the state are currently determined by the population in an area and not by geographical size measures. This means that a densely populated area has a physically smaller district size geographically‚ while a more rural area with less population density would
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