United States presidential line of succession

the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Congressional District Method- alternative method of distributing electoral votes through an allocation of congressional districts, and a statewide vote. Argument 1: Under the current Electoral College voting system, whoever wins the majority of the votes cast doesn’t always win the Presidency. Throughout the history of the U.S. Presidential election there have been 5 candidates with less popular…

fifth time in U.S. history, and the second time this century, a presidential candidate has won the White House through the Electoral votes, while apparently losing the popular vote. It just so happened that Hilary won the popular votes having 65,435,318 and Trump having 62,788,630 total popular votes. While, Hilary had 232 votes in the Electoral College, Trump, who had a total of 306 votes, is the president elect of the United States. In order to understand the above subject as it relates to…

Paper Assignment 1 From sexual assault scandals, leaked state emails, and incivility, the American population has been kept on its toes during what some call the most outrageous presidential election to date. While there are some notable differences in the 2016 election in comparison to previous races, the election is not entirely unique. By analyzing youth political participation, media bias, trends of popular opinion, and electorate expansion, we can observe what’s new and what’s old in…

years a prodigious amount of people be having a difficult time choosing a president that benefits the United States. By being concerned with the pros and cons about a president they are choosing that will become an influence in their lives. Personally, being a lucid presidential candidate who will make a positive change throughout my presidential years will benefit everyone in the United States. Becoming a president one has to be focusing on the concerns the people are having throughout the…

Barak Obama, first became apparent during the 2008 presidential primaries. Initially it was not clear that this reduction was in reaction to Obama specifically however, follow-up research later confirmed this. In 2011, a study was conducted which provided evidence of this effect at the beginning of his presidency. As the study was conducted some years later, researchers were faced with the challenge to revert participants back to their metal state before the Obama effect occurred. This was done…

The 2016 Presidential election has to be the most controversial election in American history. The first Presidential debate brought much excitement to viewers because this is the first time Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump we would be seen together. The debate was a time for all voters to listen to both Presidential candidates’ positions on America. The debate allows candidates to grab undecided voters or to get the opposing candidates voters to change their mind about who they will vote for on…

President Barack Obama announced his Inaugural address, on the 20th of January, 2009, outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as the forty-fourth president of the United States of America, and as the first African American president of the United States of America. This was a great achievement for the country as well as Obama with racism and other inexcusable prejudices. During his speech Obama, in a way, comforted America about their past, and reassures them for the future.…

to have the hottest year on record (Chan). This year also saw the passing of 400 parts per million of CO2, something Earth has not seen for the past four million years (Kahn). Because of this, climate change was a prominent topic during the 2016 presidential election and created a divide between liberals and conservatives. Clinton called for an expansion of President Obama’s climate policies as well as a movement toward natural gas as a bridge to renewables, whereas Trump “dismissed” climate…

While Hillary Clinton was the first woman to run for the United States presidential with the sponsorship of a large party, Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for the president of the United States in 1872 which was 144 years ago, and 50 years before women had the right to vote. The political life of Woodhull paints a picture of the challenges that women have faced in politics which are mirrored by other women, including Hillary Clinton. The two share similar political stands,…

President Trump embraced unprecedented terms such as “robbed”, “trapped” and “carnage”. This is rare for a presidential inaugural address. Meanwhile ex-President Obama acknowledged the many challenges the nation faced, and reassured us with optimism and reconstruction. Never the less both carry out the same message. Head of state, Trump is belligerent and that’s the cause of his negative public perception. Trump played on the vulnerability of the people on delicate…