Presidential Candidates: Article Analysis

Salvador Castaneda 11/6/2016 English 12 Presidential Election & Issues The political infrastructure of America has remained consistent with the ideology of a representative republic, essentially the masses choosing representatives who then decide whom they want as a leader of the fine country under the notion of said candidates ideologies, religion, and promises upon election. Every four years, America holds an election to determine the Commander in Chief, an honor of prestige and status. The duty of a President is to obey the best interests of the country, utilizing their power in order to handle the issues that plague the nation. Planetary issues such as gay marriage, immigration, and marijuana particularly, same-sex marriage, the construction of a wall near the southern border, and medical marijuana.This essay aims to display the arguments/stance that each presidential candidate has towards such issues, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and serves as an analysis of their determined stance.

As we know, 2008 is the big year for everyone in the United States. The presidential election in 2008 was the most racially diverse in U.S. history, there were almost one-in-four votes cast by non-whites. The presidential election in 2008 bring the surprise result for all of the people in

The most common procedure-used in thirty-four states-is for state conventions of the parties to nominate the electors. In ten other states and the District of Columbia, the statue party’s central committee makes the nominations. One state, Arizona, authorizes nomination of the electors in primary elections. The remaining five states use a combination of methods. The most unusual nomination law is Pennsylvania’s, which authorizes each party’s presidential nominee to select electors on his behalf. (Edwards III 2-3)

I. The United States Supreme Court receives many appeals, but it hears and rules on a small percentage of cases each year. Numerous factors influence the actions of the court, both in deciding to hear a case and in the decisions it hands down. A. Define Judicial Review- The power of

The Electoral College in the United States is not a place but a process. It was a process our founding fathers established in the Constitution. It is a complicated voting system that most citizens today do not understand. The Electoral College has been in place for well

The Electoral College The Electoral College in the United States is not a place but a process. It was a process our founding fathers established in the Constitution. It is a complicated voting system that most citizens today do not understand. The Electoral College has been in place

Introduction The 1992 and 2012 U.S. Presidential Elections were two of the most famously negative campaigns in history and share multiple similarities despite being separated by twenty years. In 1992, incumbent President George H.W. Bush was seeking reelection against Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, while the 2012 general election saw incumbent President Barack Obama seeking reelection against former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. The campaigns of both incumbent presidents incorporated heavy use of television attack advertisements in the attempt to improve their political image, discredit their opponent, and win reelection.

Michael Greenberg Final Exam Understanding Presidential Nominations 1. The framers of the constitution spent countless hours ironing out the details of what would be the American system of government. Chief amongst these discussions was the process of electing a President. The framers’ ideas varied, with some supporting election by national legislature, state officials, popular vote, etc. They eventually reached a compromise in what would become the Electoral College. Under the original system, it was determined that if a candidate did not receive a majority in the Electoral College, the House of Representatives would break a tie. The idea was there would either be a clear cut majority, otherwise the House of Representatives would chose from

Introduction President-elect Donald Trump shocked the nation in October when a video from 2005 surfaced in which he repeatedly made vulgar comments about women. The presidential hopeful can be heard sexualizing women, using a host of four-letter words, and perhaps most notably, bragging about sexual assault. Indeed, the portion of the video gaining the most traction in the media included Trump saying “when you’re a star … you can do anything” including “[g]rab ‘em by the pussy.”

The Electoral College consists of elected representatives (electors) that vote for the president and vice president of the United States. Every state has a number of presidential electors that meet in their respective state capitals in December following popular presidential election. The number of presidential electors each state gets depends on the state’s population. The number of electors is exactly the same as the total number of the state’s senators, which is based on population, plus the number of its representatives in congress (Bromwich, 2016). California has the most electoral votes (55) and nine states have the minimum of three votes (Distribution, 2016).

First of all, the president nominates a person who he thinks will fulfill the position well. Once the president has selected one person, the president will announce his decision to the Senate. The nominee will submit personal papers and background

The process a candidate has to go through is a uniform system and set requirements. You have to be a person that holds citizenship at birth, be a resident of the United States for 14 years, and be at a minimum age of 35 years old. The first step to presidency is the primaries and caucuses. You have to be associated with a major political party and win the favor of your fellow peers. Caucuses (meetings) would be held to discuss who would represent the political party the best and then party members vote for the person who best represents them in the general election. The second part of presidency is the national conventions. Each party will hold a convention selecting the final presidential nominee; the presidential nominee then chooses a vice

As the presidential race approaches its zenith, the rhetorical Bernie Sanders, the crafty Hillary Clinton, and the bombastic Donald Trump lay their values, views, and optimistic visions for the future on the table, hoping the American people accept them. (make this sounds kind of sarcastically glamorous and loud and exciting).

American presidential election of 2016 was a few weeks ago, many are scratching their heads following the outcome result. Many, including myself are, asking the question who voted to bring Trump into office? No the better question is who did not vote to keep Trump out of the office. This must have been the same feelings and questions people had in the election of 1968 with Nixon, as the options they were left with to choose was not one of which many were enthused about. Richard Milhous Nixon born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. (Biography.com Editors, paragraph 2) Donald John Trump, born in June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York. Both were one of five Children of their families. (Biography.com Editors, paragraph 2). In both of their of biographies, Nixon attended Duke University and earned a degree in law but Trump attended Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with a degree in economics. What lead these two in to politic and clinching the title of the presidency as “Law and Order candidates.

Kenisha D. Earls Politics in the Movies July 13, 2010 In the movie “The Candidate” I thought that the film was very interesting to me, being a person that has never been interested in politics. I found it interesting even though I am not for sure if this is the way that campaigns are run now. I thought it was nice to see how some candidates may be chosen, especially in this film because he was not expected to win the election. He was not even interested in politics although his father was once governor. The film showed how the campaign was ran and managed by his advisors. Although not expected to win the election, he somehow