Khalis O. Green English1101 Lavern Luster Why Voting Is Important In the United States Voting during the presidential election has always been an important factor. Many people simply don’t vote or don’t understand the importance and power they have by just simply voting for the candidate that best suites their needs. Voting is important because it exercises your right as an American citizen to express your issues and ideas. Voting also helps us decide who will lead our country. Many men and women
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people don’t vote it’s a wasted opportunity to show your opinion and voice as an U.S citizen. More often than not‚ people complain about the current president even though they choose not to vote. People may say that my vote doesn’t matter; but millions of people say that every election and if they were to actually vote it would make a big difference. I also believe by voting we can weed out the politicians that are corrupt and lower the corruption in the government that exists right now. An example
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At the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848‚ women came together and discussed what rights they currently did not have and which they deserved. In the declaration of sentiments at the convention they deliberated over how‚ “the history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman‚ having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her.” This is basically saying that men had considered them an inferior breed long enough and they were not
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The Electoral College system is arguably biased to small states and ignorant to the overall popular vote of the American citizens. The Electoral College system that is used in America in order to elect presidents is unjust because it ignores larger states that should have more electoral votes and gives states with small populations more electoral votes. This is because the popular vote is not distributed according to population in specific states. However‚ this also gives smaller states a chance
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Ten year old boy murders his family. Does he get out when he turns eighteen‚ because he knows not what he did? Or does he spend the rest of his life in prison? Sometimes teenagers are tried for crimes as adults and face equal penalties that are subject to adults. This is a controversial issue among americans. There are two groups of people. Those who believe that teenagers under the age of eighteen who commit serious crimes should be held responsible as adults for their actions. Courts are said to
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Electoral Votes Are They Necessary Someone asked the question what is an Electoral College‚ what does it mean and how does it work. The Electoral is a formal body which elects the President and Vice President of the United States. Every state is given a number of electoral votes according to its population. However‚ in this day and age is the Electoral College/vote need today‚ or just another loophole that the government is exploiting. Even though electoral voting has been in play for
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The ECJ has ruled that prisoners should not be denied the right to vote in political elections. Discuss. In March 2004‚ John Hirst‚ a convicted killer‚ successfully took his case against the United Kingdom to the Grand Chamber of the ECHR in Strasbourg. (Hirst v The United Kingdom 2004). He claimed there was an infringement upon his human rights which was inconsistent with protocol 1 article 3 of the ECHR. The court ruled unanimously that his human rights had been violated. On April 11th 2011
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WHY IT IS GOOD TO EXERCISE FIVE DAYS A WEEK FROM 30-60 MINUTES If exercise five days a week for 30-60 minutes a day you will be a lot happier‚ get better jobs‚ you might be less likely to do drugs‚ and you might have more durability. If you’re more happy you have better chances at more friends. You might also get a pet to take care of because they’re cute and you can have more patients with it from exercise. You might get better jobs because more people will want to hire you. And you might get
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Should ex-convicts be allowed to vote? According to the Constitutional Law‚ at the age of eighteen you are legally given a right to voice your opinion in voting. What happens when the law is broken for something you have done illegally‚ should your rights be taken away? How can a crime be so bad to where rights are taken? I believe all rights should be restored once the person whom committed the crime have paid their debt to society by doing the time because No Crime should take away their right
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Former Confederates and African American defenders had opposing views on new black legislators. Former Confederates‚ such as English clergyman J.W. Leigh‚ felt as though blacks were prematurely given the right to vote. Leigh argued that because blacks received franchise only five years after the abolition of slavery‚ they were incapable and easily influenced by radical republicans. To back his claim‚ Leigh cited the passing of a large grant for the Alabama and Chattanooga Railway. He states
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