Presidential system

It has been one his goals to make the United States education system throughout his seven years as President. The eighth year will be no different as President Obama is still pushing many ideas to make our education system better. President Obama has made many positive strides in improving our education system. He stated in the address that, “we’ve increased early childhood education, lifted high school graduation rates to new highs…

As demonstrated by the quote from Hirano, Snyder, Ansolabehere, and Hansen, the popular theory of activists controlling primaries suggests that activists not only force candidates to ideological extremes to win primary elections, but they also compel newly elected officeholders to remain more extreme than they normally would. This forces the party to risk losing the seat, because moderate candidates do better in general elections. Activists find primaries easier to take over than general…

“…That we here highly resolve that the dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” These are Abraham Lincoln’s closing words of what is considered one of the most powerful speeches in American history, The Gettysburg Address. At a time of mourning, Lincoln informs the nation that the United States would continue to fight for the survival of a nation…

When Joseph Schlesinger wrote Ambition and Politics in 1996, everything changed (Fox and Lawless 644). He created a “rational choice paradigm” to help understand potential candidates’ decisions to run for political office (Fox and Lawless 644). The rational choice paradigm recognizes that political ambition is a “strategic response to a political opportunity structure” and that citizens have a higher likelihood to decide to run for office when they have favorable political and structural…

Lexie Brauer Core 101: Dr. Wolbrink Assignment no. 1 September 8, 2017 America: Land of the Men and Home of the Oppressed The phrase “nasty woman” turned into a mass captivation during the 2016 presidential election. For a term that is not in the dictionary, it is used among a variety of peoples’ daily vocabulary. Despite the widespread use, there is no one way it can be defined. The connotation has become exceedingly controversial among both republican and democratic parties. While the phrase…

that you would think nothing could change between them. While some may think being racist isn 't wrong and that President Obama is making this worst, whereas others feels that racism is controlling everything in this world today because the Justice System fairness is horrible, President Obama wants…

Evaluate the importance of invisible primaries in the selection of presidential candidates (28 marks) An Invisible primary is the period between when a candidate announces their bid for public office and when the actual of primaries take place. Many argue that it is important in the selection presidential candidates however others argue there are other more important factors that determine the selection of a presidential candidate. In 2015 Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Martin O…

Host enters with mic and theme plays Host: Hello everyone and welcome to, “Are you smarter than a 4-Her!” Today we are going to see if a couple of random county fair goers can do what 4-Hers do! I’m ________ and I’ll be your for host today. Now it’s time to meet our contestants! Enter Grandma and Townsperson Host: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome to the stage Grandma Smith and Jackson O’Hara. Why don’t you two tell the audience a little about yourselves? Grandma: (in old lady voice) Well,…

A good speech can leave a positive impact on the listener. This is true for many great speeches such as the Gettysburg Address, President Reagan's Challenger Speech, and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. All three of these speeches come at a time of despair in America. Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. Reagan gave his State of the Union Address the same day the U.S. Space Shuttle, the Challenger, exploded. President Kennedy’s inauguration speech came at a time…

The theme of "O Captain! My Captain!" is that sacrifices have to be made in order to be successful and gain greatness. Elegy: somber toned poem, lament for the dead This poem is an Elegy in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Walt Whitman wrote this poem a little after Lincoln's assassination. This poem is a big metaphor because it is about a captain -Abraham Lincoln- and his crew -Lincoln's followers- obtaining their sought out prize-winning the civil war- but after getting what they want the captain…