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    The Importance of the Electoral College and Its Effectiveness in Today's World When the Constitutional Convention gathered in 1784 they had the difficult task of determining how our government should be assembled and what systems we should use to elect them. They quickly decided congress should have the powers to pass laws and the people should elect these people to ensure they are following the will of the people. But who should elect the president? Congress was the initial choice of most

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    for our president and that was around 10+ years ago and just recently I voted for some community chairs who I did not know anything about. I definitely can say that the people I surround myself with have impacted me on my choices when it comes to voting. I need to be more aware

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    As time has passed, many changes have occurred; be it from farming to industry, or from writing letters to sending text messages, change is inevitable. In recent years, a major change has begun to occur, one that is finding expression in the political sphere. American society has started to turn away from long-established values of respecting tradition toward a more contemporary appreciation for individuality and change. Political mavericks have become more successful in recent years due to overall

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    Riley Kweder Mrs. Dzienkiewicz AP History 14 August 2015 Summer Assignment Part 1B Questions from Hardball Chapter One: 1. Retail politics are known as person-to-person dealings. In other words, the politician focuses on winning over one opinion at a time rather than mass communications via radio and television. 2. Retail politics are vital to winning any election because it permits the politician to witness his audience reacting to his statements. This allows him/her to adjust or personalize their

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    For several years now the topic of bathroom regulations have filled the news and social media. Their are people for and against the changes in bathroom laws. Conservatives hold to the mandate that each gender should use their appropriate bathrooms. But when you come to the issue of people who are transgender using the bathroom of their choice therein lies the rub. The gay rights movement has used the demonstrations and tactics of those who marched with Dr. King to support their stance on bathroom

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    Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. For democracy to function fully, citizens are required to participate. Participation includes them being able to have a vote and have their views heard and acted upon In recent years there have been many arguments stating that the House of Commons is a fully democratic institution. This essay will argue that the House of Commons is not fully democratic.

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    . 10 peter cosgrove 11 malcolm turnbull 12 daniel andrews 13 robert doyle TASK 2 1 Green party , Labour Party , LIberal party , National party 2 4 years 3 campaigning or campaign 4 18 years or over 5 as soon as everyone has finished voting or as soon as the polling booth close 6.1 the governing pasty must announce that there will be on election 6.2 all the party start ad 6.3 on election day , everyone 18 years old or over 6.4 the counting of the votes begins 6.5 the party that

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    method used by registered voters to present some type of formal identification before voting at there local government poll. This created a way to insure that residents of the united states did not vote multiple times and that the actual resident registered to vote was being represented. Although the disadvantages of the Voter ID laws are also endless, by enforcing identification to be present during the time voting period people who did not have the proper documentation were not allowed to vote. This

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    The United States, in my personal opinion would most definitely be better in all aspects. The more people that participate in political processing, the more chances of us coming together and picking what is better for our government. I will be explaining to you why I think it will be better if more eligible citizens participated in the political process, and start voicing there opinions and joining political campaigns. They're plenty of ways that us eligible citizens come together to help better

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    to vote. Unfortunately statistics on the number of people who were informed voters are not available. Often those that do vote complain of a lack of choice, or having to choose the lesser of two evils. Are we really doing our democracy a favor by voting for the candidates that we dislike the least? When is the last time a candidate ran for office that actually enamored the masses? An individual that had the experience, had made the sacrifices, had the true interest of the nation; where is he or she

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