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    labor unions that are not susceptible to regulation. McCain, along with Democratic candidate Bill Bradley, is credited as being the first to discuss reforming the campaign finance system (Cox, Finklestein). In the Youth Survey conducted by Project Vote Smart, respondents aged 18-24 chose the World Wide Web as their most useful information source (“General Population”). McCain is utilizing the power of the Internet to build mailing lists, solicit contributions and to attract young voters, many of

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    members’ roll call voting and is based on a scale from zero to one hundred. The scores also affect whether or not a member of Congress will receive support and financial aid during campaigns. There can be plentiful of issues to worry about when casting a vote as a member of Congress. The scores can positively and negatively affect a member especially if a member is trying to win reelection (Davidson, 1981). These scores are not used to indicate whether an interest group favors a representative and is also

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    Another outstanding feature of Estonia’s digital transformation is the data security and data privacy. By logging into the State Portal, residents can easily see which X-Road participants hold their information, which can access it, and which have accessed it. A Data Protection Inspectorate enforces proper usage, which allows the residents themselves to and take action themselves if they suspect a violation. In other words, individuals are owning all their data and have power over it. Online voting

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    Texas History Voting

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    extraordinary strategic plan this could prove to be a challenging task to accomplish. Recent voting in Texas has faithfully been favorable toward the Republican ticket for over 30 years (Parker, 2013). There has been a widespread margin in the percentage of votes between Republican and Democratic candidates in the last four presidential elections. Currently Republicans occupy all elected statewide offices, both state

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    How a Bill Becomes Law Essay

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    Senators have an unlimited time to debate bills – this lack of limit allows a filibuster to occur. The course materials state, “Debate can be closed by unanimous consent, or by invoking ‘cloture,’ which requires a three-fifths majority (at least 60 votes) of the entire Senate” (Unit 3 the Congress, 10). Once a bill passes through the House of Representatives, or the Senate, it must pass through the other chamber of Congress before it becomes law. Various actions can occur once a bill passes through

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    and congressional district lines in favor of themselves. These districts are usually always approved by neutral scholars who say that the statistic is irrelevant because Democrats have the tendency to represent areas where people are less likely to vote, mainly under the idea that many congressional races are not seriously contested. Gerrymandering can be disguised in ways that would more than likely pass a court muster by the party which dominates a state legislature. “In the long run it is control

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    Texas concealed handgun license or a U.S. military ID. Between 2002 and 2012, Texas had 616 allegations of voter fraud with 46 prosecutions. This is one of the reasons they brought the bill to make it harder for someone to be able to vote for someone else or to vote multiple times. The people who would oppose the law case was Texas voter cases are almost non-existing. As reported by the study “The Foundation of Public Opinion on Voter ID Laws,” people those who supported the Voter ID law because

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    campaign slogan ‘Make America Great Again’ (TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!) America will be great again with Trump as President for these reasons. He is pro-life, against gun-control, and supports illegal immigrants returning to their countries (Project Vote Smart). These issues are important to me and my reasoning as to why I back Donald Trump. Donald Trump is against one of the biggest talked about issues in the United States; Abortion. Although Trump hasn’t always been pro-life. He was claiming to

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    Urban America Essay

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    or obese (2012). The mayor of Oklahoma City recognized this problem and started a strategic change to improve not only the health of the people living in the city but to bring support from new business in the city as well (Cornett, 2013). In this project he realized the city was not connected they had the infrastructure but the only way to get to place to other was by driving. Mayor Cornett made public transportation easier and built sidewalks to connect the city. With this implementation he changed

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    Coca Cola draws customers by involving them in an online interactional program or by apps located on smart phones called “Flavor Creator.” This program enables customers to design their own drink based on their personal preferences, and design their own bottle label. Furthermore, by engaging the public they are encouraged to vote for their favorite flavor and the one who acquires the most votes wins $5,000.00. With the purchase of Vitamin water, Coca Cola is betting this will make up a large portion

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