Caucus

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. Kemp is Dole’s Vice President candidate. Although Clinton got 379 electoral votes and Dole got 159 electoral votes, the popular vote looks much closer. Clinton got about forty-seven million votes and Dole got about thirty-nine million votes. I think that it is great that lots of people…

Anthony Nguyen Mrs. Bailey-Dumas Language Arts 02 October 2017 The Most Dangerous Game Writing Prompt Nothing is ever perfect, but in this corrupt and uncertain world, it can be comforting to imagine an alternate reality in which life is flawless and where everything is perfect.” That reality, is called Utopia. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, a big-game hunter, named Rainsford falls off a yacht and lands on a mysterious island, there, he finds a village. In the village,…

Every four years, a politician is chosen by to become the leader of the United States. This is perhaps one of the most powerful and demanding jobs in the world, and in 2016, US citizens get to elect the president of the United States. The president is one of the most influential and well recognized figures in the world, and voters go through a long process to find out which candidate is best suited for the job. Having this much responsibility is a big job, and the president must realize this.…

There are many reasons for police brutality including race, gender, or sexuality of the victim or if the officer has a power problem. The most talked about one seems to be the race of the victim rather than the officer. Ted Gottfried, Author of “Police under fire” stated, “An African-American police officer who has been raised in the South often does not relate any better to a black Haitian with French Caribbean traditions than a white officer who grew up in a northern suburb may to an…

early in her life her mother became an invalid and her father left the family. She followed her dreams and became a writer, organizer, and reporter. Her work focused on equal rights for women, which later helped found the National Women’s Political Caucus and feminist magazine Ms. In her op-ed piece, Women Are Never Front Runners, Steinem asks us to imagine a female Barack Obama. Keep in mind this piece was written 9 months prior to Obama’s presidential election. The main point Gloria Steinem…

When we were announced to break into two groups, those that feel privileged and those that feel non-privileged. In those few seconds, I knew we were going to be split up into girls and boys, however, I felt more accustomed to going with the guys then the girls, yet I stayed. It felt weird to say we were the oppressed group because we are women, yet I never felt that until I got into college. I never had to think about being a woman, only at times did I ask myself why was I born a woman. I think…

There are three parties in the United States Democracy. The three parties are Democrat, Republican, and Independent. The Democratic and Republican party are the major parties of the three. These Political parties carry out important duties in our government. According to study.com, A very important goal of a Political party is to obtain control of the government. Each party has their own members that support individual candidates. How a party gains control of the government is through elections.…

felony charges. Then, you sign up to vote at a local building where you have been designated and enter a small booth. You are the only person who knows how you voted and it’s up to you to keep it that way. However, some states chose to elect through caucus’ which is almost like an open debate where each candidate is represented by a crowd of people. Each citizen must physically get up and move to their candidates corner of the room. If someone says something and you chose to switch corners, you…

In his final novel, Hadji Murat, Tolstoy depicts the Caucasian campaigns of the mid 19th century, condemning Nicholas I’s attacks on the Islamic people of the region, as well as the tsar’s use of violence in general. However, Tolstoy also criticizes the Islamic leader Imam Shamil, even drawing some comparisons between Shamil and the tsar. In this sense, Tolstoy condemns the Russians but in doing so does not condone the leaders of the Islamic people; rather his criticism focuses on violence and…

referring to the constitution as a living tree that should grown and adapt. This means that it is the judges’ responsibility to rediscover its meaning as the times change. 2) Parliamentary Terminology (5 marks) Define the following terms: • “Caucus”: Caucus is a collective term for all Members of Parliament belonging to the same political party. • “Scrum” Scrum is an impromptu media conference that is often held right outside an event such as a legislative session. There is often a scrum in…