2008 Democratic National Convention

electoral college is popular democracy organized on federal principles. This process views each of the states as a separate entity. Within each state, a popular vote appoints a states ' specific number of electoral votes to the electoral vote. Aggregate national popular vote leads to the final outcome of the electoral college. Majority of states ' electoral votes decides the winner of the election. In an attempt to balance the voting power of states with varying populations, the electoral…

the economic system. The party was built on the foundation of the fundamentalist churches. Therefore, farmers linked religious themes with the government. Although they didn't achieve their main goal, some of their popular ideas were overtaken by Democratic Politicians. (Collier, 206) Another well-known third party was an independent Latino movement, La Raza Unida. The party was lead by Jose Angel Gutierrez and was concentrated in Zavala County. The party focused on getting awareness to the many…

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has him ahead of Hillary in national popularity. How is any of this possible? How could Donald Trump, who is so infamous he has even attracted the negative attention of citizens from other countries, potentially become the next President of the United States of America, the most powerful country in the world? The answer lies in the 1970s, where political turmoil along with the Vietnam War caused a series of chain…

During a time when black people in America were fighting against racial discrimination, Tommie Smith and John Carlos took a stand that many viewed as black power radicalism. While standing on the 1968 Mexico City Olympic podium, during the National Anthem, the two men quietly bowed their heads and each raised their black glove colored fist. Immediately, this action raised awareness towards black rights. By the time of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, the United States had gone through…

one of the staples of a democratic system of government, giving the citizenry access to the politicians who could represent them on a local, state, or national level. In america, every election is different with varying rules, ballot structures, level of media coverage, and participating constituents. Currently, the U.S. 2016 presidential campaign is in full force and quickly approaching the national conventions, which will finally declare who the Republican and Democratic nominees will be.…

This shift from ‘know that’ to ‘knowing how’ is reflected in the future orientated liberal concept and focusing on diversity to develop knowledge and connections for learners in the 21st century. Although recommendations were made in the National Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians – Draft (1989) the ministers note that ‘Increasing global integration and interdependence are driving the need for greater religious tolerance, an appreciation of cultural diversity and a sense…

Barack Obama’s keynote address, “The Audacity of Hope”, at the 2004 Democratic National Convention went down as a pivotal early moment for the senator, setting the foundation for his presidential run and eventual victory in 2008. But the speech itself established that he wanted Americans, including republicans and independents, to vote for John Kerry as president in 2004. This convention was just after democrats had nominated Kerry as the party’s bid for president, so they wanted to immediately…

status be known to lose her beauteous prestige for committing literary theft? Melania Trump, a naturalized American who is now the current First Lady of the United States, is known to commit such an act for saying her speech at the 2016 Republican National. It was a speech to convince others that her Republican husband is a worthy leader of becoming the new President of the…