Jimmy Carter

United States. This would allow for a candidate to only focus on 11 of the 50 states and still win the nomination for President. This example is laughably outrageous, and is clearly undemocratic and unjust. Another example is the 1980 election, when Jimmy Carter won 41% of the popular vote, yet he only pulled 9% of the electoral vote. The Electoral College allowed for Ronald Reagan to take 91% of the electoral vote while only winning 50% of the popular vote. This is evidently undemocratic, as it…

political opponents and makes no move toward elections. He also limits the amount of land a person can own, abolishes private businesses, and presides over housing and consumer good shortages. On April 19, 1982, Ronald Reagan reinstates the ban that Jimmy Carter lifted against American’s traveling to Cuba. Many anticipated that Castro would not be able to retain power with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Although, the Cuban economy significantly declines Castro remains in control. Some of…

Abolishment Of The Electoral College Jena Shattil Period 7 U.S Government Americans currently choose their president through a system called the electoral college, which is an extremely complex system that many would call “undemocratic.” In this system, the president and vice president are indirectly chosen. Each state gets one electoral vote for each of their US senators and representatives. Each state will either vote democratic or republican, and the president, and the…

The United States had a great fear for communism during the time of El Salvador’s civil war. Ronald Reagan said this in regard to why the United States decided to support the government of El Salvador "to halt the infiltration into the Americas, by terrorists and by outside interference, and those who aren't just aiming at El Salvador but, I think, are aiming at the whole of Central and possibly later South America and, I'm sure, eventually North America."(Blum). Keep in mind the Soviet Union…

Lewis L. Gould analyzes the requirements of an Modern American President. Gould showed as that anyone can be president from former governors actors, attorney, and senators. To be a Modern American President is not just what you do while you 're campaigning it 's what you do while in office. As president you have to deal with a wide range of issues such as terrorism, domestic problems, foreign relations, economic policy, and even issues with un-loyal staff in the White House. You also have to…

the United States government. When Jimmy Carter ran for President, he modeled his beliefs after the American feelings of anti-intervention. He promised peace and honesty to the American people, which was a fresh and appealing idea. His initial goal for peace was accomplished in the Camp David Accords of 1978, where Carter brought Egyptian and Israeli leaders to the presidential retreat. This resulted in a peace agreement, and this was a huge accomplishment for Carter, as Israel and Egypt are…

A few days later, president Jimmy Carter declared a state of emergency and the state purchased and relocated 239 homes that were within the first two blocks closest to the canal, leaving the rest of the community to reside in Love Canal. The state believed that other homes that were not…

ranscendentalism is a collection of eclectic ideas about literature, philosophy, religion, social reform and the general state of American culture. It was an American literary and political group wherein their views acted as a protest against the accepted status of intellectualism and spirituality at that period..The tenets of Transcendentalism would be non-conformity, self-reliance, individualism, nature and simplified life. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were two of the most…

Introduction NeighborWorks is an organization that creates affordable housing and community development for families, individuals, and communities. For the last 40 years, Neighbor Works have established 245 independent non-profit organizations (NeighborWorks, 2017). In 1968 Dorothy Richardson rallied with her neighbors in Pittsburgh to help restore the decaying apartments and homes. This created the first organization movement of NeighborWorks. It created and impact of Richardson’s…

“Nearly 60 years after her death, in 1977, Mary Walker's Medal of Honor was posthumously restored by President Jimmy Carter” (Bio). After changing the course of the civil war and being a civil rights activist for women, she is truly appreciated. Without her, the union side of the civil war would have diminished in numbers greatly.After all Mary once said, “You must…