Gerrymandering

Hitler was not a bad leader. He was definitely a bad person, obviously, but a bad leader? He represented the ideas that the public wanted. He was what the Germans of the time wanted him to be, and that is what you need to be a leader. Many people would say that you do need morals, but those ideas come from a place of emotion and not logic. When electing the representative, they know what the moral stance they take on what’s important. If he is elected then it is not anyone else’s fault besides…

The speaker, Malcolm X, is an extraordinary and significant human beings in the American history. He was born on May 19, 1925, and he was the fourth child out of eight children in his family. His real name was actually Malcolm Little; however, he thought that “Little” was not their family, and it was changed by some white people because of racism. So he decided to get rid of his last name and used letter “X” instead which means “unknown”. According to A&E Television Networks, Malcolm X is the…

9. Compare and contrast the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s (SNCC’s) 1960 sit-ins with the Congress of Racial Equality’s 1961 Freedom Rides. Which action do you think was most effective and why? a. Although blacks had been struggling for equal rights since the end of Reconstruction, their fight for civil rights picked up speed in the 1950s and 1960s. Both groups, the SCLC, and SNCC were all committed to nonviolence and peaceful means of protesting racial inequality, they used…

California has a long history prior to it’s entry into the United States. Indigenous Americans inhabited California for thousands of years before permanent European settlements occurred in the 1600s. California was occupied and claimed by Spain and Mexico throughout the 1600s to the late 1800s, contributing to California’s culture and history, before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo concluded the United State’s war with Mexico and ceded California to the Unites States. In 1849 a constitutional…

Exam 2 Answer ALL of the following questions. Answers should be a minimum of 300 words each. All sources other than the textbook should be properly and fully cited. 1. Describe some of the different strategies that interest groups might employ to gain influence with policymakers. What types of interest groups choose what types of tactics, and why? In order to achieve a certain goal within the law, interest groups have to find a manner to get the government to know the issue they want to…

1. If I was a House member from a small state that voted for Al Gore, and many of my constituents were angry that he won the popular vote but lost the election and wanted me to introduce a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College, I would not. Although many of my constituents would want me to, I feel that I would be doing a disservice to my constituents by following a delegate model. Adhering to the will of my constituents may please my constituents, but introducing an amendment…

the city water park. I sat down have way into my journey from Broad and High street to the water park. While sitting on a bench gathering my thoughts a young lady with a sheet of paper in her hands stop and asked me to sign a petition to outlaw gerrymandering in Ohio, after our last class this was a pleasant surprise. So, after signing the petition I continued my way to the water park where a lot of vendors were located. I have not heard any speakers nor have I witnessed a parade. So far this…

First past the post is the oldest voting system in the world, and at first glance it seems simple, efficient and fair, with the candidate that gets the most votes winning. However, this is far from the truth. This archaic and exploitable system undermines citizens’ right to have their voice heard in government and breeds gridlocked and inefficient government. Citizens must realize that the outdated and unfair first past the post voting system must be replaced with a more proportionally…

Since the creation of the United States of America, the Electoral College has been the decider of who becomes the next president. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia, is assigned a certain number of electors based on population and two senators, adding up to 538 for the nation. When one votes at a polling station, they are not directly voting for the president. Instead, they are voting for a particular elector that will then vote for the president. Whichever candidate wins the…

towards certain views my Democratic upbringing steered me towards their party. Being a Moderate Republican, my political party will run for the state Senate representative. We fill as though they will address our various issues and concerns without gerrymandering. Our population is growing and employment and education are still on the rise:(https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/irvingcitytexas,TX/PST045217), with our children being the future, we will shall set them up for success leaning…