make up the Electoral College. “Article II‚ section I‚ clause 2 provides that no Senator or Representative or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States shall be appointed as Elector.” In the beginning‚ the 14th Amendment provided that any state officials who had engaged in an insurrection or rebellion against the United States or had given comfort and aid to the enemies of the United States would not be able to serve as an Elector in the Electoral College. This related
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Why Vote? The twenty fourth amendment‚ section one in the United States Constitution gives citizens the right to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President‚ for electors for President or Vice President‚ or for Senator or Representatives in Congress‚ and shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax (24 Amendment ). Voting is a privilege that our ancestors fought for‚ as citizens of
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Early Colleges all around the world are designed to present students with unique opportunities‚ to better themselves in succeeding in life. Early College’s purpose is for students to graduate high school not only with a high school diploma‚ but an associate’s degree. However‚ I do not believe all high schools should follow this academic program‚ by allowing all high schools to turn into an Early College. Although this program is a great opportunity for many students‚ all schools should not be ab
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Personally‚ I believe our city should use Electronic voting machines. They are easier to use‚ quicker to use‚ and more exciting while voting. I guarentee if there was electronic voting machines and not ballots the number of votors would increase each year. First of all‚ I believe we should use EMVs because people with disablities would have an easier time voting. They have hand held devices for people who have trouble standing. Disabled pepple are 20 percent less likely to vote‚ due to accessibility issues
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The Electoral College When the Founding Fathers congregated and drafted the government of the newly-formed America‚ they wanted a system that would not produce a tyrant‚ but could also produce a strong executive that would lead and consider the people. They created a system in which power could be checked and with hope‚ incorruptible. Distributing political power into the Legislative‚ Judicial‚ and Executive branches‚ and an elaborate process to elect leaders in each‚ the American Constitution was
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It is important for U.S. citizens to use their right to vote. It is important to vote to vote in order for a political leader be fairly elected. A citizen’s vote ensures equality among all races and economic statuses. It also helps with race and religious beliefs. Voting represents a citizen’s moral values. A citizen’s vote makes certain that a political leader would be fairly elected. This is important because you wanna make sure if someone you like in an election
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and ethic‚ and the right to vote is a privilege. Also‚ every vote counts. Because America has the opportunity to vote‚ the overall view of America is not formed of what she truly is‚ but what the citizens are. What a person’s character is consists of what their values and beliefs are. When voting is accessible‚ those who do vote‚ vote for what represents them most accurately. If the voters don’t vote‚ the only representation of this country is of those who did vote. America is one of the only
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Today‚ all presidential college electoral are chosen by voters. Although in the early republic‚ more than half of the states had chosen electors in their legislature body‚ this eliminated any direct involvement by the voting public in the elections. There are three categories of presidential power: Constitutional powers: which are explicitly granted by the Constitution‚ Delegated powers: these powers were granted by Congress to help the president fulfill his duties‚ and Inherent powers: inherent
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towards the electoral college along with the pros and cons leading to my choice. I will explain why the people should want to keep it along with why some don’t want to trust it. I will also explain what will happen if it goes away because we know what it does. The Electoral College always has it’s print on the elections and more importantly on the very close elections. It has done it’s job the over 200 plus years and throughout fifty presidential elections. So the electoral college is promising
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Why the Electoral College Should Be Abolished and Replaced With the Direct Election Voting System 11 – 24 – 2004 Ever since its creation at the Constitutional Convention in 1787‚ the Electoral College has been the most widely debated aspect in the Constitution. There have been over 700 proposed constitutional amendments aimed at fixing or abolishing this process. And Congress has on several occasions held highly publicized hearings on Electoral College reform but overall has remained
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