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    being the first Vice President to move to President obliviously had an interesting story, and I want to tell you what he did for America. Tyler was in the House and was Governor of Virginia being a Democratic-Republican, but when he was nominated for Vice President he became part of the Whig Party. Tyler ran with William Henry Harrison and they won, unfortunately, Harrison died a year after he took office, so Tyler took over the position of President. When Tyler became President, the Whigs did…

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    it would not happen again especially after Barack Obama’s two successful wins in both the popular vote and electoral college. However, the recent 2016 Election truly has people outraged and thinking of the question more every day as the current President is constantly in the news for doing things that are either not presidential or doing things that could be harmful to the country. The electoral college either needs to be abolished or modified in a way that supports the people more because its…

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    military, becoming vice president and then later on, President of the United States of America. Nixon was vice president from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961, with president Dwight D. Eisenhower. He then became president in January 20, 1969 up until August 9, 1974. Richard Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946, and then elected to the Senate in 1950. In 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower chose Nixon when he was 39, to be his vice president. Nixon was nominated for President by…

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    John Adams was a Founding Father, the first vice president, and the second president in the United States of America. He helped draft the Declaration of Independents, and he served on the First Continental Congress during the year of 1774. Then on October 30, 1735 John Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. For most of Adam’s life he lived in Massachusetts, but he lived in Europe for about 10 years. At the age of only 16 John Adams was offered a Harvard scholarship where he studied and earned…

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    Vote To Vote

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    Voting for the President of the United States is a necessary action we must take as citizens of our country. It is especially crucial to have background knowledge on who you plan to vote for because it enables a reasonable decision to be made. It is a chance for your opinion, regarding which candidate you would prefer, to be understood by others, to hold elected officials liable for their settlements and to have a voice in vital subjects that impact your community. The Electoral College is…

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    scrolled until the page displayed ‘Freshman Class President’. Taking a deep breath, I squinted one eye and read what was underneath: Jackson Winn 2013-2014 Freshman President. I stared at the screen, tears fighting to emerge from behind my eyes, thinking it was the end of the world. Little did I know, this would be the first of my many battles in the election process. I quickly recovered from the loss and decided to contend for sophomore class president. Going with a different approach than my…

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    personal vote will elect the next President and Vice President. However, the framers of the U.S. Constitution decided to have a different process instead of using the popular vote. As the form of government was being discussed, America was not as large as it is today. In the United Kingdom, the leader is chosen by the governing body. Two leading thoughts were prevalent during the major discussions while setting up the government with regards to how a President is chosen in the United States.…

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    Bit O Fizz Case Analysis

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    been set depending on the skill set and knowledge of each individual in the group. For example there is a Vice President of Marketing, and a Manager of Marketing too. This shows that there is a functional structure. Bit O’ Fizz President has insisted that the Vice Presidents who are in place, are able to interact and communicate with their subordinates and that any interactions the Vice President wishes to make among other departments, must be discussed in a formal meeting. Because of this…

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    than the popular vote when we have had to select a president and vice president. In this essay, we will be examining the structure and function of the Electoral College, comparing the Electoral College to the popular vote and assessing the value of the individual citizen’s vote under the Electoral College system. The Electoral College was created in 1787. The reason, the Electoral College was created, was to give the power of electing a president to the states and not to the people themselves.…

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    historical presidential campaigns of George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, and modern day hopefuls, some tactics and strategies have changed, while other aspects are surprisingly quite similar. One difference is America's first three presidents did not personally campaign, rather political party newspapers, their media of the day, did both the debating of the issues and "mercilessly criticized their respective opposing candidates" on their behalf ("Thomas Jefferson: Campaigns…

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