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Much of Lockheed Martin’s success can be attributed to their leadership in defense throughout the company’s lifetime. However, it is one of the biggest problems the company faces as the times start changing. The only way for them to keep their powerful position in defense while also becoming more independent from that being their biggest source of income, is through innovation and globalization. Though Lockheed Martin has been largely successful, a majority has been due to the fact that…

Likewise, Al Gore, popular vote winner in 2000 mentioned that “We’ve got to get back to harvesting the wisdom of crowds in the United States. We’ve got to get back to the kind of conversation of democracy that allows good ideas to rise to the surface.” (Rhodan) Ultimately, he believes…

Electoral College Vs. National Popular Vote The recent 2016 presidential election, has caused the population to question the electoral college, more than it ever has before. Those who disagree with the electoral college have propelled the National Popular Vote (NPV), a movement that started in 1969. Although many disagree with the electoral college, the vast majority do not truly understand its purpose, and even less know who or what it is composed of. The lack of knowledge about the electoral…

electoral responsiveness as in the recent election they are confused how Hillary won the popular vote against Trump but he still won the Electoral votes and in turn the presidency. As the article on FactCheck.org states, “U.S. citizens go to the polls to “elect” a president, they are in fact voting for a particular slate of electors. The electors, selected based on which party’s candidate wins the most votes in a state,”("Could Electoral College Elect Clinton?" ). This is alike in all the states…

majority of total votes cast should be the winner. Definitions: Electoral College- the constitutional body designed to select the president. This system is described in Article II of the Constitution. (Gitelson, p.48) National Popular Vote Interstate Compact- a bill that would guarantee the Presidency to 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…

Should the voting age be lowered to 16 years old or stay at 18 years old? There is a movement in progress currently that is attempting to get the voting age lowered from age 18 to age 16. They are a group who call themselves “Generation Citizens” and have named this movement “VOTE16USA”. They argue that in most states 16 and 17 year olds can drive independently, attain a job, pay taxes and even be tried as an adult in a court of law; therefore, why should they be subjected to wait two more years…

Should 16 and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote? In the article, “Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history-making moment at the polls” by Annys Shin, stated that about 350 students ages 16 and 17 would be allowed to vote granted to them by Takoma City Council. Which means that the Montgomery community is the first to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. I believe lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 is not the best idea in the world. Time Male is the one who introduced the proposal to lower…

affect a 16 year old. At 16 years of age some teenagers simply aren’t responsible enough to make a sensible candidate choice. 16 year olds may not have been subjected to the situations in life that are necessary to pick a candidate. 16 year olds are simply not fit to vote in our presidential election because they wouldn’t feel the full effect of their decision, many are not responsible enough, and they lack experience. First, many teens would not feel the full repercussions for their vote. 16…

as young as 16 while others say they should not lower the age to 16. The young voters ages 18-24 tend to not vote as much as they should because they just dont care. I think it would be a bad thing to change the age for voters because at age 16 your not caring enough to vote. Keeping the age at 18 assures that atleast some of our young voter's will vote. In these day's the elderly are the one's that vote the most, because the young ones dont care to vote. Some people, want to vote from home…

to 16. Can you imagine a 16 year old voting? Sounds scary right?Who knew what they wanted further in life when they were 16? I know I didn't. Being 16 was hard enough for me. At the age of 16, many of us weren't interested in politics, neither did we care.There are many methods we can try to get more people to come out and vote. People are so concerned in increasing our voting percentage, they are not keeping in mind further consequences. I couldn't imagine myself being able to vote at…