the Vice President of the United States under Andrew Jackson. The document was a protest against the Tariff of 1828‚ also known as the Tariff of Abominations. The document stated that if the tariff was not repealed‚ South Carolina would break from the United States. It stated also Calhoun’s Doctrine of nullification‚ the idea that a state has the right to reject federal law.. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (or Resolves) were important political statements in favor of states’ rights
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seat in the senate and had that seat for six years. He then won a seat in the state legislature after not being re-elected for the senate. In 1799‚ Burr started to organize the democratic party in New York City and the plan was to have Thomas Jefferson as President and Burr as Vice President. Burr and Jefferson did not get along very well and in the election of 1800‚ the votes became a tie between the two for president. Alexander Hamilton decided to use his political influence to persuade others
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Civics The electoral college is the current system of voting used in the United States of America to elect the president. A body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the President and vice President of the U.S. However‚ this system has its flaws. In 2000 the Bush vs Gore election truly showed the nation why the electoral college should be abolished and revised. The electoral college is organized by state. Each state gets a certain number of electors‚ the people who vote in the electoral
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that either the President or the Vice President can no longer perform their duties in the white house due to a health concern or in the case that one of them has died. This amendment has been divided into four different sections‚ each section represents the different successions that are taken in the certain circumstances that may occur. The first section of the 25th amendment states that in the case of either the president dying or the president’s resignation then the vice president shall become president
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many of his stances supported a strong central government. Hamilton was more focused on order while Jefferson’s interests lied in the heart of freedom. Thomas Jefferson differed from federalists because he represented predominantly the southern states and their agricultural values. Many democratic-republicans did not care for commerce and manufacturing in spite of it being the federalists‚ primarily northerners‚ backbone of economy. Jefferson believed that a society would best succeed with rural
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system the United States government utilizes in order to elect the new president and vice-president for the country. This system is a model of indirectly voting for the executive branch of government. The Electoral College system was established in Article II of the Constitution and amended by the 12th Amendment in 1804 (About.com). The electors are chosen by the state to cast their votes on who should be president. When a citizen votes on a ballot for who they think should be president‚ they are
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chosen for this deadly adventure‚ proves to be Beowulf’s one and only loyal retainer as he tries to convince the other ten comrades to risk their lives to save their king. "Go to him‚ while angry flames burn at his flesh‚ help our glorious king‚" states Wiglaf as he reminds all of the warriors of their loyalty for the king in his greatest time of need‚ but instead Wiglaf was the only one willing to honor his word (105). The second portrayal of Wiglaf’s role as the loyal retainer comes during the
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succession of the president‚ and it ensures someone is always prepared to lead our government incase of tragedy. It also provides for the president’s removal if he/she is unable to act as president. It makes it clear who’s to be in charge in almost any given situation that may rise. The 25th amendment provides two remedies when a president is disabled. First: the president of his own volition may turn over the power of his office to the vice president. Second; the vice president‚ with the assent
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nation elected its first president‚ George Washington. When Washington took office during the summer of 1789‚ he worked with the Congress‚ to build up its executive branch and the judicial branch. These branches‚ along with the legislative branch‚ serve as the foundation of America’s new system of government. To build up the support for the executive branch‚ Washington and the Congress established a various positions of the Cabinet. The Department of State‚ headed by Thomas Jefferson
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Reapportionment- is the process of allotting congressional seats to each state following the census according to their proportion of the population. Some states will get more or less seats for representative based on population change. * Redistricting- is the process of redrawing congressional district to reflect increase or decrease in seats allotted to the state as well as population shifts within the state. The state decides how many seats a state receive. * Gerrymandering- is the drawing of congressional
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