Name: Pratik Patel R.A. 3: The Electoral College 1. What is the minimum number of states that a candidate needs to win in order to win the election? What are those states? 11 states are sufficient to win the Electoral College which requires a simple majority of 270 votes. The states you need are: States # Electoral College California 55 Texas 38 New York 29 Florida 29 Illinois 20 Pennsylvania 20 Ohio 18 Michigan 16 Georgia 16 New Jersey
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The Electoral College‚ established by the founding fathers in the United States Constitution‚ is a process whereby a body of electors chosen by voters in each state cast a formal vote to elect the president and vice president. Among many other things established within the Constitution‚ the Electoral College requires extensive reform. The Constitution itself was merely a framework for the United States government and did not take into account the extent to which society would change between 1787
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College Should Be Less Expensive Most high school students after graduation will attend a community college for a degree in his or her choice. Some students will have the luxury of their parents to pay for their college expenses. However‚ most students will not have their parents to pay and they will have to rely on student loans. Depending on which degree the student chooses is the deciding factor in the cost of classes. Most credit hours in a community college range from 100-369 dollars per credit
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Gia Allen Ms. Tanner American Literature pt. 3 April 24‚ 2014 Why We Should Recycle Is it truly possible to save this planet by taking proper care of it? Sure it’s ideal‚ but there are many methods to solve this means. Such as partaking in recycling. Recycling defines the ongoing method of turning used materials‚ waste or products into reusable materials. These materials come in many shapes and forms. Example of these would be - papers‚ cans‚ computers pieces‚ car parts‚ plastic‚ and batteries
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Why We Should All Recycle Waste‚ and how we choose to handle it‚ can have a profound effect on the environment (assonance). In America‚ 23% of people don’t recycle anything and although 23% may not appear as a large number (litote)‚ that’s still 2 pine trees worth of paper a year for each person. And while 77% do recycle‚ it’s not always consistent. Recycling is undeniably something we should all participate in—an individual effort— like “exercising” (simile). While some of us
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Why We Should not Complain God has given each and every one of us a chance at life. I am thrilled to say I have been granted with a great family and friends‚ a roof over my head‚ delicious food to eat on a daily basis‚ and coffee to wake me up every single morning. Not everyone on this earth currently has all the opportunities that most people I know have. Every single morning‚ I wake up to the excruciating sound of my alarm clock going off‚ and get ready. Once I complete my morning tasks‚ I tell
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I feel like I cannot make to go college. because I heard people said college is hard and expensive to pay. But all high school students in the united states would like to get free college. In the United states college is not free. While there are many poor people who cannot Offord college money‚ college should not be free because the government cannot afford all the college resources and paying for education motivate students. First thing‚ college should not be free there are many problems
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defines the Electoral College as a body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. The founding fathers of our nation ingrained it in the Constitution as a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and by a popular vote of adept citizens. Research will show the impact and importance the Electoral College has on the political system in the United States. The process of the Electoral College consists of
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president. The electoral college is a process not a place. It was established by our founding fathers. The college is a body of people representing the states in the United States‚ who formally cast votes for the election. The Electoral College is made up of 538 electors who cast votes to decide the President and Vice-President of the United States. When voters go to the polls‚ they will be choosing which candidate receives their state’s electors. Donald Trump has about 126 electoral votes‚ while
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Is the Electoral College a fair and true system? The Electoral College is the system in place to pick the next president of the United States. The issue with the Electoral College people think it is not fair because majority vote wins a whole state and it cancels like the rest of the votes. Every state has at least two votes. Votes or points are calculated by the amount of representatives the state has. The least amount of votes a state can have is three like Alaska‚ North Dakota‚ South Dakota
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