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overrepresentation. It makes their vote worth more, way more." The Electoral College does not represent all citizens due to an imbalance of population between states (Wilcox). In fact, four presidents in American history have sparked outrage because they have lost the popular vote but won by Electoral votes. These people are, Rutherford B. Hayes (1876), Benjamin Harrison (1888), George W. Bush (2000), and Donald J. Trump (2016). President George Bush lost popular vote by 544,000 in the…

The FPTP basically says ‘winner takes all’ and in a nutshell it means a candidate wins by receiving more votes than his/her opponents. A country is dived into single member constituencies and the most ideal person is chosen to represent a constituency .(http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/majoritarian-electoral-systems). The aim of this system is to manufacture…

“She speculated on all the horrible things that would happen if men were to get the vote.” (Association, J. B. C, n.d.) A mock parliament speech that occurred, and explained all the horrible things that would happen if men had the chance to vote. It was a hilarious way to make a point about women’s equality if the gender roles were reversed. This speech was made by Nellie McClung, a suffragist, reformer, educator, legislator, and the author of 15-plus books. By using her talent for public…

In the United States, one must be at least eighteen years old to vote in any public elections. This right is protected by the twenty-sixth amendment of the United State’s Constitution which states that any United States citizen over the age of eighteen cannot be denied the right to vote. Although this amendment allows young-adults to vote, it is argued that the teenage demographic does not register to vote nor do they voice their opinion during public elections. Some say that this is because…

are making up excuses not to vote. The list of excuses is the author using sarcasm. He uses a mocking tone to highlight further to his audience the lazy nature of their reasons. He exaggerates the instances to make them seem worse than they are. He plays into the audience 's preexisting prejudges of voting. By using the exaggeration of their reasons, Durst allows the audience to see that their reasons don 't hold water. They build up the excuses to have reasons not to vote. Another reason that…

more commonly known as the voter ID law, was passed in North Carolina in August of 2013. North Carolina is one of thirty-two states today, which are requiring voters to present a valid form of identification before they may be allowed to cast their vote. As a result, these states all over the country, with the help of this law, have begun making changes to the voting process in America, and have also created further controversies and discrepancies between the two major political parties. The…

Conclusion Sally Young knew that her vote would make the ultimate decision if Mossman compensation was to be adjusted or not. She outweighed the good and the bad. She knew if she did not vote for John, it would cause a lot of legal issues to the company. If the company did not increase Robert’s salary as promised, he could file a legal law suit. Sally also thought about what would happen to the other employees of the company. Antagonized with her own values of justice and equality, Sally’s…

properly. The Constitution and the Articles of Confederation are alike because the Constitution was made to revise the Articles of Confederation during the Philadelphia Convention. The Articles of Confederation was written in 1781 but it lasted only 16 months, which proved to have many flaws. The Articles of Confederation did not explain the rights that the citizens had which allowed for the interpretations of rights to be distressed between state lines. The Articles of Confederation was…

In the article, “Brexit Decision Is Likely To Reduce Growth In The Short Term,” presents the global issue of the negative economic effect on Great Britain, Europe, and the rest of the world. Britains EU referendum vote took place on Thursday 23rd June, 2016. The results were announced in the early hours of Friday 24th June, 2016; with the result of 48.1% voting to remain and 51.9% voting to leave the EU. Consequently voting for the leave campaigners Nigel Farrage, Boris Johnson, Gisela Stuart…

Dylan Galka Lesson 5 Writing Assignment 8 November 2016 POLS1101 Phone: 404-483-7104 E-mail: dgalka@students.kennesaw.edu The term congressional gridlock is a term that is used in today’s government. Congressional gridlock in politics, gridlock, deadlock, or political stalemate refers to a situation when there is difficulty passing laws that satisfy the needs of people. A government is gridlocked when the ration between bills is passed and the agenda of the legislature decreases. There…