United States presidential election, 1900

Trump became the forty-fifth President of the United States even though Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 2.7 Million votes. Donald Trump won because of the Electoral College. The Electoral College gives each state a number of electors that can range from three to fifty-five depending on the size of the state. The number of electors is decided by combining the number of senators and representatives that state has. To win the presidential election, a candidate would have to get 270 electoral

country’s opinion as a whole. The Electoral College is the way the United States chooses a president and it has a rich and interesting history. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors, who are selected by the political parties in each state and voted for in the general election. “When the voters in each state cast votes for the Presidential candidate of their choice,

The Divided States of America is a documentary by PBS Frontline, in which they analyze the stalemated America that Obama took over in 2009 and issues he faced, and later divided America that Trump took over in January. The documentary purpose was to show the effect of the division within the United States and encourage listeners to consider the future effects of Trump’s presidency, It elaborates on what actions Obama took which led to such a polarized nation, where some strongly supported him, while

On 18 September 2014, voters in Scotland rejected proposals for Scotland to become an independent country outside of the United Kingdom (UK) in a referendum on Scottish independence. (BBC, 2014) The referendum was won by the “No” campaign on a margin of 55.3% No 44.7% Yes on a record high turnout of 84.59%. (BBC, 2014 / UK Political Info, 2017 / Jeavens, 2014) Substantial electoral gains for the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) and the more pro-UK Conservative Party in Scotland since

Who won the election? The 2017 general election was disappointing for many people; after we were left with a hung parliament, it has come into question, who has the right to form a government. More importantly, who won and was most successful in the election? Firstly, it’s very clear that the election was a large blow for the Conservative party, and a shock for much of the establishment. Although Theresa May attempted to increase her mandate, primarily to have a stronger hand in Brexit discussions

strategy of gerrymandering arose in 1812, when under the power of the governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, gerrymandering was used to aid his specific party (Bardes, Shelley, and Schmidt). To state the obvious, gerrymandering does hinder our American democracy. What is the point of a democracy and elections if the legislative body is redrawing district boundaries, while purposefully trying to influence voting? Gerrymandering skews voting. A post on 21st Century Jeffersonianism

The Presidential election of 1828 was a remarkable year in American politics. It was not only noted for the corruption of the election but also the bitterness and enmity between the two candidates; John Adams and Andrew Jackson. It was also noted as the first election which was to be decided by popular vote. The election was one of the dirtiest in history as both candidates fought for the presidential seat ruthlessly like the election was a fight-to-the-death tournament. The election took place after

everyone in the US? The United States have using the Electoral College for over 220 years! There have definitely been changes since the first president. The Electoral have many flaws and i'm here to inform you about the flaws about the way we elect our president. I am going to tell you my two biggest flaws that need to be changed. The Electoral College does not represent the people in the best possible way, considering the state's vote represents the majority of the state, not the individual people

caused it to form was price controls and to end the Gold Standard that was implemented by President Nixon. In 1971, the Libertarian Party fielded its first candidate for the presidency in the next year’s elections. Finally, in 1980, they were added onto the ballot in all 50 states due to their presidential candidate, Edward E. Clark, had received over nine hundred thousand votes. However the number of votes was only one percent of the national total, but let Libertarian Party become achieve high success

The United States of America faces one of its most unsatisfying presidential elections in history. Neither Donald Trump nor Hilary Clinton has done enough to win over the country. According to a recent poll done by Data Targeting INC, sixty five percent of all Americans have said they would vote for another candidate that is not Trump or Hilary (Wilson). This is where Gary Johnson becomes a major factor. He was previously the governor of New Mexico and is now running on the libertarian presidential