Civics The electoral college is the current system of voting used in the United States of America to elect the president. A body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the President and vice President of the U.S. However‚ this system has its flaws. In 2000 the Bush vs Gore election truly showed the nation why the electoral college should be abolished and revised. The electoral college is organized by state. Each state gets a certain number of electors‚ the people who vote in the electoral
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that either the President or the Vice President can no longer perform their duties in the white house due to a health concern or in the case that one of them has died. This amendment has been divided into four different sections‚ each section represents the different successions that are taken in the certain circumstances that may occur. The first section of the 25th amendment states that in the case of either the president dying or the president’s resignation then the vice president shall become president
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many of his stances supported a strong central government. Hamilton was more focused on order while Jefferson’s interests lied in the heart of freedom. Thomas Jefferson differed from federalists because he represented predominantly the southern states and their agricultural values. Many democratic-republicans did not care for commerce and manufacturing in spite of it being the federalists‚ primarily northerners‚ backbone of economy. Jefferson believed that a society would best succeed with rural
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system the United States government utilizes in order to elect the new president and vice-president for the country. This system is a model of indirectly voting for the executive branch of government. The Electoral College system was established in Article II of the Constitution and amended by the 12th Amendment in 1804 (About.com). The electors are chosen by the state to cast their votes on who should be president. When a citizen votes on a ballot for who they think should be president‚ they are
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chosen for this deadly adventure‚ proves to be Beowulf’s one and only loyal retainer as he tries to convince the other ten comrades to risk their lives to save their king. "Go to him‚ while angry flames burn at his flesh‚ help our glorious king‚" states Wiglaf as he reminds all of the warriors of their loyalty for the king in his greatest time of need‚ but instead Wiglaf was the only one willing to honor his word (105). The second portrayal of Wiglaf’s role as the loyal retainer comes during the
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succession of the president‚ and it ensures someone is always prepared to lead our government incase of tragedy. It also provides for the president’s removal if he/she is unable to act as president. It makes it clear who’s to be in charge in almost any given situation that may rise. The 25th amendment provides two remedies when a president is disabled. First: the president of his own volition may turn over the power of his office to the vice president. Second; the vice president‚ with the assent
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nation elected its first president‚ George Washington. When Washington took office during the summer of 1789‚ he worked with the Congress‚ to build up its executive branch and the judicial branch. These branches‚ along with the legislative branch‚ serve as the foundation of America’s new system of government. To build up the support for the executive branch‚ Washington and the Congress established a various positions of the Cabinet. The Department of State‚ headed by Thomas Jefferson
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Reapportionment- is the process of allotting congressional seats to each state following the census according to their proportion of the population. Some states will get more or less seats for representative based on population change. * Redistricting- is the process of redrawing congressional district to reflect increase or decrease in seats allotted to the state as well as population shifts within the state. The state decides how many seats a state receive. * Gerrymandering- is the drawing of congressional
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Becoming a candidate for presidency in a political party is not as easy as announcing you are going to run for president. Most candidates need to start fundraising at least a year before the election year to help gain support for themselves. In order to represent a political party‚ the candidate must be nominated by that party. The nomination process officially begins with the first state primaries and caucuses‚ which usually occur in February of the election year. In the spring of an election year
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encyclopedia Diosdado Macapagal | | 9th President of the Philippines | In office December 30‚ 1961 – December 30‚ 1965 | Vice President | Emmanuel Pelaez | Preceded by | Carlos Garcia | Succeeded by | Ferdinand Marcos | 2nd President of the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention | In office June 14‚ 1971 – January 17‚ 1973 | President | Ferdinand Marcos | Preceded by | Carlos P. Garcia | Succeeded by | Position Abolished | 6th Vice President of the Philippines | In office December
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