Jake Cameron 223 Prospect St. Seattle‚ WA 98109 March 5‚ 2013 Scott and Pam Cameron 223 Prospect St. Seattle WA‚ 98109 Dear Mom and Dad‚ I have an important issue concerning the whole family. As you know you have three kids for a total of five family members. All of us being athletic and on sports teams; it is hard for everyone to get around at the right time. I think we could use a third car. Macauley and I can both drive so I feel like another car would be easier for you and
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*NEZ PERCE RETREAT OF 1877* Internal and external conflicts are prominent throughout human history in all societies that have existed. In the Pacific Northwest‚ the Native Indians tribes‚ both Plateau and Costal Indians tribes participated in intertribal warfare even before European and American intervention. With the incoming white settlers brought new perspectives‚ religions‚ ideas and authority all of which the Indians saw no purpose or understanding considering their culture prospered on the
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The United States Electoral College is an integral part of America’s political system. In 1787‚ the delegates of the Constitutional Convention decided on the creation of the Electoral College‚ or a system under which a body is elected with the expressed purpose of itself electing a higher body. The College was established by Article Two‚ Section One of the United States Constitution. (Lesson 2: Political Participation‚ n.d.) The Founding Fathers wished to provide the people of each state the ability
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"The majority does not rule and every vote is not equal - those are reasons enough for scrapping the system. But there are other consequences as well. This election has been making clear how the Electoral College distorts presidential campaigns. A few swing states take on oversized importance‚ leading the candidates to focus their attention‚ money and promises on a small slice of the electorate." The 2000 election caused a lot of controversies. It took five weeks to determine the Presidency and
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The speech I have chosen to write about is "I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martins Luther King. It is recognised as one of the best speeches ever given Speech. In August 28th‚ 1963‚ Dr. Martin Luther King cause a great excitement for America with his Prodigious speech "I Have A Dream" which was delivered at Lincoln Memorial. According to research‚ it is estimated that between 200‚000 to 300‚000 people attended the shared speech (Hansen‚ D‚ D. 2003‚ p. 177.) including some brave leaders like Jesse Jackson
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Jefferson believes that the legislative branch should help out and support the president. When Jefferson said‚ "When right‚ I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground. I ask your indulgence for my own errors‚ which will never be intentional; and your support against the errors of others‚ who may condemn what they would not if seen in all its parts." he meant that the president should be corrected by the legislative branch if he makes any mistakes
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America’s growth as a nation did not happen overnight or without a fight to be had. Everyone has their own opinions on which programs or policies to implement and how to make them better‚ but people have always had these differing opinions about our nation. One of the great things about America is that the everyday citizens do have some sort of say in how America is run and which type of policies we vote in. However‚ for every political decision made there is a group that is rallying against it.
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According to the National Archive‚ The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors‚ the meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President‚ and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress. The Electoral College was established within the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens The Electoral College although develop by the founding fathers
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In the Jacksonian era‚ the Democrats and Whigs differed in belief in the role of federal government in the economy. The Jacksonian democrats wanted a small federal government and more states rights and conservatives‚ whereas Whigs wanted a strong federal government with fewer state’s rights while being open to change. Although this branches of into more differences. They also differed in their beliefs of social reform. The Jacksonian Democrats were more located in the south‚ making slavery a necessity
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Yes the Electoral college should be taken out of the constitution.The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have transregional appeal. No region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. So a solid regional favorite has no incentive to campaign heavily in those states‚ for he gains no electoral votes by increasing his plurality in states that he knows he will win. This is a desirable result because a candidate with only regional appeal is unlikely to be a successful president
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