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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government was limited‚ and depended on the consent of the States. Because of the limitations under the Articles‚ the government lacked the power to “maintain peace and order in the new nation” (Schmidt/Shelley/Bardes 30). Needing to address the weaknesses of the Articles‚ the Congress of the Confederation called for
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Asking questions in reference to your weaknesses conjure up stress and anxiousness because job applicants want to answer the question to the best of their ability‚ but we all sometimes have a hard time determining what could be considered as a weakness and not a downfall that could possibly not land us the job either. Many times applicants don’t want to come off as cocky by stating that they don’t have a weakness but at the same time they sometimes cant factor in what would be an area of that needs
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1. The Constitution: A. One strength of the U.S. Constitution (Use the space below to complete this section.) The U.S. Constitution has one strength that is the Bill of Rights. According to our American Government textbook‚ “the Bill of Rights consists of 10 amendments that establish rights of expression” for individuals in a democratic society (Section 2.5). Historian George Billias calls American constitutionalism “this country’s greatest gift to human freedom” because U.S. citizen has their basic
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The Weimar Republic was set up in Germany after world war one‚ after the Kaiser had been abducted in 1918 . It was the most democratic government in the world‚ even allowing women to vote. The new government got off to a bad start‚ Germany was nearly bankrupt and unemployment was higher than ever. They were labelled ‘November criminals’ due to the agreement of the treaty of Versailles and unpaid reparations lead to challenges from political extremists. The new system of government was weak and faced
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affect our Self-Presentation is the situation one is in‚ also known as the context. This may influence our Persona‚ the ‘masks’ we wear or our Performance‚ how ‘sincere’ or ‘cynical’ we are. For example‚ if one was on a first date‚ we may be very cynical to give a good first impression or give an impression of our ideal-self‚ however‚ if the individual had a high self esteem‚ they may seem to be more sincere. Another factor that could affect ones Self-Presentation is the props or costume we wear. This
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Matthew Williams HIS 3 Paper #1 Throwing off the British monarchy on July 4‚ 1776‚ left the United States with no central government. It had to design and install a new government and quickly. As early as May 1776‚ Congress advised each of the colonies to draw up plans for state government; by 1780‚ all thirteen states had adopted written constitutions. In June 1776‚ the Continental Congress began to work on a plan for a central government. It took five years for it to be approved‚ first by members
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state. The number of electors in the College per state is determined by the number of representatives in the House plus the number of representatives in the Senate‚ giving states with larger populations more electors. This has presented as both a strength and a weakness in the United States electoral process. Supporters of the electoral system believe that
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ragtag army and limited resources‚ America was the unlikely victor. While Britain appeared to have the upper hand‚ America had a few unpredictable advantages. First of all‚ allies such as France and Spain aided them on many different grounds that pulled them to victory. Strength was also found in the leadership from the generals‚ particularly George Washington. Allies greatly helped America succeed in many parts
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things that make them unique. As individuals we each bring soemthing new‚ creative‚ and different to the table. This brings to to discuss personal strengths and weaknessess within myself and my everyday living. Personal strengths are areas where we tend to excel‚ and seem to express above average. Personal Weaknesses to me are areas where we would like to excel but seem to still need improvement. If I can‚ let me share with you my strengths and weaknesses and see how they effect my everyday being.
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