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    I am originally from Peru located in South America, and I have been raised for 13 years there. Then, I moved to the United States; where I found that the political mind set of each country are slightly different. Yet, they have something in common which is the importance of the rights of its citizens. My personal political beliefs are based on how I raised by my parents. Both my parents thought me how to respect other people’s opinion and beliefs; know that we all are equal; and be knowledgeable

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    To be an American in 2016 is to be very hard working, earning money to support yourself and your family. To be an American there are many things that come with it including the amendments. American Identity is how all of us hard working Americans live by. Based on course content, research, and interviews the American Identity can best be described as free, too much political involvement, and discriminating. To start with, what most people think when they hear the word America is land of the free

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    complicated voting system. However, the negatives of First Past the Post outweigh the positives and a proper democratic society should see as much representation of each vote as possible. Canada would be much better served by an alternative electoral system, similar to New Zealand's Mixed Member Proportional System, which provides better representation of the Canadian populace in our

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    Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative called for an early election in 2015 and believed they would win, however, the results were not what they have expected. Their defeat was partly due the Canadian parliamentary system with single member districts and the Canadian electoral system. Unlike the United States’ presidential system that elects a president, a prime minister is considered as the head of the Canadian government. If Canada uses the American presidential system, and elects a president

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    members who are elected through an electoral college, while 48 members are appointed by the President. They serve 6 years regardless of if they’re elected or appointed. The National People’s Assembly (APN) is filled by a closed-list proportional representation system. Members of the APN serve in 5 year terms (IFES).   Political Parties For much of its inception, the FLN maintained political dominance in Algeria. In fact, the first constitution of Algeria outlawed political competition. In 1990, the

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    As I type these words there are only 20 days until October 1st, AKA, ICD-10 transition day. Most people in the healthcare industry are wondering what that day will be like. What will happen? What will they have to do? Our suggestion would be if you’re the praying kind – pray. If you have a lucky talisman, you may want to rub it or give it a shake that day. Will October 1st be a bit like Y2K? Remember how we were all essentially preparing for Armageddon and then nothing really happened, it was sort

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    Harriet Tubman should replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Some people might think Jackson should stay, but I think that Harriet Tubman is the better candidate to be on the $20 bill. Harriet Tubman has done more good than Andrew Jackson throughout their lives. There also haven’t been any females on any form of currency. According to www.history.com, Harriet Tubman was, and born a slave, until one day she escaped using the underground railroad she created in 1850. And after escaping from slavery

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    will be analyzed using the 2011 and 2015 election in that in the former it allowed for Harper to win, however when using it as precedent it contributed to the Conservative failure. Finally, the 2015 election will be evaluated under a proportional representation system. Despite Conservative

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    electoral system and that many reform options will be thoroughly explored to replace it. Proportional representation (PR) systems appears to be the most beneficial and logical alternatives to our current system. However, there is variety of different forms of proportional representation and this paper will seek to explain why Single Transferable Vote is the most viable proportional representation

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    Literature review Should extremist groups be allowed to have a voice in EU politics? • Who are their leaders? / • Who are the current right wing extreme parties? / • What are their policies? / • Who votes for the extreme parties?/ • What are the electoral systems?/ Who are the current extreme parties? Daily mail - Content.Time.com-Europa.EU 08/09/15 The B.N.P believes that we should leave the E.U and they would also pay all none whites to go back to their country of origin. S.V.P is

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