Strickland v. Washington

The Constitution assigns to the States the primary responsibility for determining the manner of selecting the Presidential electors. See Art. II, § 1, cl. 2. When questions arise about the meaning of state laws, including election laws, it is our settled practice to accept the opinions of the highest courts of the States as providing the final answers. On rare occasions, however, either federal statutes or the Federal Constitution may require federal judicial intervention in state elections.…

Polling is something that has been intertwined with politics for the nearly a 100 years, and has grown tremendously in recent years. Politicians use these polls to gauge public opinion, and are supposed to be used to help them know what their constituents want. However, many believe that these polls are used by politicians simply as a way to stay in office, flip-flopping on positions as opinion changes. While both of these arguments hold some weight, polling is a lot more complicated than people…

How Americans Elect Their Presidents According to Merriam Webster(1) on election vote, select or poll ''is the act or process of choosing someone for a public office by voting''. Many people think that the presidential electoral in the USA take place through a direct vote, in other parts in the world, but this is not the case. Because it love variation and uniqueness in every thing, so they have different way to elect their president and who they chose the new president are 538 people. The…

The fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, is most well known for his foreign policy: “The Monroe Doctrine”. The doctrine sent a clear message to the eastern world, not to colonize the Americas, and also further established the United States as its own, independent country. Although Monroe is well known for it, the history books of today leave out information, concerning Monroe’s rise to political stature and his affiliations among other american leaders. James Monroe’s father…

mentioned about size of the geographic location (Census tract) in the City and entire City of Edmonds, there are about 5,352 and 39,709 people living respectively, while the total population of the entire metro area (Seattle, Tacoma and Bellevue) in Washington State is 3,439,809 based on the 2010 Census track data (See attached table). The most visible characteristics of the population category in the Census tract is median age. Both male and female who live in the block and the City…

I was busily working at school on a Friday when I heard some stunning news: the President of the United States, Barack Obama, would be coming to my hometown, Kotzebue, Alaska. “Have you heard Obama is coming to Kotzebue in a few weeks?” asked Mr. Gindt. My class and I were informed about the surprising news from my lively teacher during class and thought he was messing around cause he’s the type who jokes about things a lot. I didn’t think it could be true because I couldn't picture Obama being…

About Spokane Valley Spokane Valley, nestled on the eastern border of Washington state, is a community focused on the growth of its residents. Incorporated on March 31, 2003, the newer city takes a progressive approach to problem solving and is committed to providing individuals and families with opportunities to live, work, play, and flourish in this ever-growing community. With a population of over 92,000, Spokane Valley promotes activities and programs aimed at supporting its growing homes…

The Kennewick Man is human skeleton discovered in 1996 whose ethnic affiliation has sparked legal controversy and scientific debates. Scientists asserted that the Kennewick Man neither belonged to Native Americans nor related to the tribes in the Northwest areas of Pacific region. These two groups advocated for the repatriation bones because they believed they were related to the Kennewick Man. The main law that warranted the return of the bones to natives was the Native Americans Graves…

Seattle has had a rough past, often by relying on only a single industry at a time and then rebounding with a new industry just as the previous is collapsing in on itself. In the fall of 1851, two courageous brothers landed at Alki Point on the west side of Elliot Bay. They spent a winter there before ultimately deciding to migrate to the east shores where they established what is now Seattle. The first major industry was logging. The timber trade proved to be the primary source of growth in…

Costco Wholesale Corporation is a membership-only warehouse club from the USA. The first price club warehouse was opened in 1976, thus the new concept of the ‘retail warehouse club’ was established. And then Costco opened its first warehouse in 1983 in Seattle. As to the consumer goods industry, there exist numbers of competitors, such as Sam’s Club, Walmart and Target. Up till now, it has already had almost 85 million members. The attraction of Costco is the offer of a great variety of goods.…