In my opinion, both models…
"I have ever considered the constitutional mode of election…as the most dangerous blot on our constitution, and one which some unlucky chance will some day hit. "(Jefferson, NP). The electoral college is a system for electing the president which involves choosing electors from each state. These electors are the real people who decide the election, the popular vote is just the way they decide how they vote. Each state has a different number of electors based on their population.…
If I were to propose a new amendment I would add the ability to recall a president at any time. By making this amendment the elections would be determined by popular vote alone not some Electoral College system. For years now the Electoral College has screwed a number of candidates running for President. For example in 2000 Al Gore received the most popular votes, but George W. Bush won the election because he received more electoral votes. When voting for something you expect the person who gets the most popular votes to win, but because of the Electoral College is has caused incidents where people who should have won to lose.…
The Second Constitutional Convention My week has been very eventful and even somewhat stressful, but to make matters worse I think I’m going insane, because either I had a very vivid dream in my government class, or I just traveled back in time to the Second Constitutional Convention. Now from what I know they had gathered because the Article of Confederation weren’t working out so well. Then they told me I was going to help them fix the problems and help them create the new constitution. When I was asked to speak, I realized this was a chance to change the way the government worked and maybe make things better, or worse.…
Have you ever wondered as a little kid as what an ideal world would look like in America? I always thought that the world would be a perfect utopia, flying cars, no crime and food that you can put in the microwave and it instantly cooks. Growing up and getting older, I soon realized that most adults including me don’t look for this in an ideal world. I have come to realize that in my lifetime none of these things I dreamt of as a kid will happen. There are countless flaws in America that is hindering the perfect world.…
When in the course of human events, I as a teenager, am at that point in life where I have to stop relying on my parents and am becoming more responsible with my own issues and tasks. I need to cut these ties with them and become my own person, I need to become independent. I, as a teenager, have written this Declaration of Independence to show why I am going, why I need, to become independent. I hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. In achieving life, liberty and happiness I am going to be an independent person and do as I wish to achieve my unalienable rights.…
They say the goal in life is to live the “American Dream” and I would say I am living it head first. It all started when the time in my life came to pick an Univeristy to attend, and boy am I ecstatic with my decision to attend West Virginia University. WVU opened so many doors for me; however, if it was not for my family, I would not be where I am today. I was very content with going to my local University and living at home because that was comfortable to me, but my family encourged me to find a new start.…
I am Thomas vander Hoven of age seventy-three. I reside within central New York upon one of the largest estates in the county, passed down from generation to generation in one of the earliest Dutch families in the colonies. I like to think myself to be a reasonable and peaceful man. I try to avoid conflicts which occur around me, but I am finding it increasingly hard to do as tensions are rising between the colonial assembly and the British officials here.…
“Call 911!” I heard my aunt yell. Those days, July 31 through August 2, 2014, were interesting days. My laws of life were shown. They are faith, and patience.…
The Syrian farmers’ lands have dried up, climate change and over-damming along the Tigris, along with the Euphrates has forced them to migrate towards the urban center in search of government assistance. Arriving, exhausted and subdued nevertheless, seeking sanctuary, finding only a failing government, along with the burning wheel of revolt. I met that farmer and in my elaborate effort to find a theory that befits his struggle, to provide some type of guidance or comfort to offer him, sadly all i had left to give was a penny with a hole in it. As I volunteered amidst the refugees in za'atari camp ( the largest Syrian refugee camp at approximately 80,000 and now considered to be the fourth largest city in Jordan) and Jerash camp (Palestinian refugee camp resulting from the 1948 exile)…
Little bit of Yankee, little bit of Ya’ll. Maybe a catchy t-shirt slogan, but not necessarily untrue. Having lived half my life in both New England and the South, I often feel like a combination of my two home experiences. This can be a little unsettling: up North, I’ve “turned Southern”, but down South, I’m definitely a Northerner. Though sometimes difficult, I’ve grown to like the alternate viewpoints I’ve gained living in different locations.…
Freedom Was once in America, we were once strong powerful. Then something happened our great nation fell. We are now no longer strong in the aspect of free will. We are not that great nation we once were Its sad to watch our nation fall we are used for our kind hearts us Americans expect everyone. You can see the change.…
Abolishing the Electoral college would be a big step on beginning to accept that the American people have changed over time, that they are more educated that ever and that they have all the tools to learn whatever they need to know about their favorite candidate, so they should have the total and final say on who gets elected as their…
My responsibility to america is nothing. The reason i have no responsibility to america is that i'm jobless,i don't serve this country, and i don't help the community at all. In other words i am a useless member of society. One reason i dont have responsibility to america is im jobless.…
My American Dream For centuries, people from different countries have started to migrate to the United States for a better life. This mission of being successful is known for being an American Dream. The American Dream is basically someone who is trying their hardest to become successful in life. Those who come to the United States tend to work the hardest so they can support themselves, their family, and to be happy. For example, someone who worked very hard to support their family and be successful was Notorious B.I.G.…