Elections have been a part of deciding the President in the United States since John Adams was elected President in 1796. Elections have become a routine process repeated every four years; where politicians debate their way into becoming are next President. But if you take a look at the current election cycle you would be a little confused. In the 2016 Presidential race there are three candidates that are not even politicians in the campaign. And on top of them being in the race they are all doing exceptional well, collectively having most of the people’s top vote.…
In 1791, the bill of rights was ratified, included within it, the first amendments to the constitution. Which protected the freedom of speech, press, peaceful assembly, religion, and petition. It destroyed the old system of complete governmental control and allowed the press to openly critique the state and those who ran the state. The media became the bridge crossing the gap between rulers and ruled, protected by the foundational law of the country. After two hundred and twenty five years, as well as countless technological innovations later the way news is presented has changed.…
There are two kinds of elections in The United States, general and primary election. General election is used to fill an elective office. A primary election is intended to select a party's candidates for the elective office, though in fact those who vote primary election may or may not consider themselves party members. The candidate will need to spell out the differences rather sharply with their opponent, even though the opinion may not differ all that much on key issues. A primary campaign is more of a "red meat" campaign, where they probably throw more punches toward their opponent.…
There are currently two different types of processes of electing a president in the United States. The two systems are the Electoral College and Direct Election both of these systems where first established back when the founding fathers also created the U.S. Constitution. The systems are a way for the government to keep their presidential voting and other political related issues well organized. Both of these are very efficient for the county, but one of them has yet a better outcome. But one of them has shown a better outcome.…
The most recent Presidential election in the United States recently came to a wrap, widely being considered one of the most ridiculous elections of all time. When it was announced that the two Presidential finalists were Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, people all around the world were shocked. With Donald Trump having no experience in politics, and Hillary Clinton previously having been in a political position, but landing herself in hot water for deleting thousands of emails, it seemed that America was almost certainly doomed. With the controversial nature of the candidates, many America citizens decided to remove themselves from the equation completely by not voting at all. If I was an American citizen, I would have done the same thing.…
The National Popular Vote or Electoral College System In the 54th quadrennial United States Presidential Elections, it was the incumbent governor of Texas George W. Bush representing the Republicans, and incumbent Vice President Al Gore depicting the Democrats. Nevertheless, the elections came down to a neck and neck battle, and at the end, found its destiny relying on the state of Florida where a margin of victory triggered a recount. After the recount finally closed, George W. Bush was soon declared the winner as he gained majority of the electoral votes with 271, making him the next president.…
I would give my friend the, The President article. Comparing the differences between the articles, I would give it to him/her because The President article is more informative than the scholastic article. The scholastic article only gave reason why the electoral college should not exist while the other article, The President gives a decent amount of information about the electoral college. An example on both articles would be on the scholastic article which says (On the one that says yes) “The electoral college is unfair” giving only points why it should be destroyed but it does give some information about the electoral college here, and there.…
Wake Up America Wake up America! Wake up! Our country is in serious trouble. We have the amendment called “Freedom of Speech” were we all are entitled to our opinion. The fate of this country is not great at this moment.…
People are believing in non- conventional politicians like Donald Trump, and Bernie Sanders, not because they believe in their ideas as a whole, but they are holding onto the ideas of promised economic breaks. It is the extreme views they would rather support, rather than believing in traditional political candidates. The American people have lost faith in tradition. Americans used to stand up in what they truly believe in and they fought for what they thought was right. The ideas of standing up for what you believe in though, is a thing of the past.…
Considering the most recent Presidential election, there is a lot of conflict about whether the Electoral College or popular vote is the best method for electing our president. Currently, there are riots going on, partly because of the conflict about how we choose our president and whether Americans think it is fair. There are arguments associated with both methods but it is sad and discouraging to see such behavior from Americans who refuse to support the outcome of our current electoral process. “The Electoral College pushes presidential campaigns and political parties to build broad national coalitions. It focuses our politics toward the moderate middle rather than the ideological extremes” (England).…
Yes, we all remember the 2000 election. I was only a junior, but its still burnt in my head. All I heard was, “Bush did this!”, and “Gore did that!” Even some of my friends were talking about how the Florida count was bogus.…
It’s me, Charlotte. The 1996 Presidential Election was two days ago. The Democrat nominee Bill Clinton, won his second term. His Vice President candidate is Al Gore. He beat the Republican Bob Dole and Jack Kemp.…
What is the best way to decide who becomes president? When building this country and designing the Constitution, the founding fathers created the electoral college. The electoral college is a group of electors chosen by a state to carry that state’s vote for president to Congress. It was created to make a compromise between the options for election by the popular vote of the general public and election based on Congress’s vote (“What is the Electoral College?” 1-2), but since then many states have changed its choices and forms of voting in order to please the citizens within those states. Because of states’ wanting to change their formal choice to popular vote and there are two different voting styles used within the electoral college, many…
The Electoral College is in place to decide the president of the United States. There are people that agree on it and people that do not. The Electoral College System is an inadequate form of electing the president of the United States, there are better ways to go about choosing a president in a more Democratic way. Having a popular vote, or by deciding by congressional districts would be other options that Congress has thought about, and even states have signed in on being for a National Popular Vote. The Electoral College is a representation of the popular vote, on the other hand it makes it unfair at the same time.…
The United States election process is one of great importance and significance to the American government. Yet voting can be one of most confusing topics to its citizens. How does an election work? How does your vote make a difference in our county? What is the Electoral College and what is its purpose?…