The Electoral College‚ established by the founding fathers in the United States Constitution‚ is a process whereby a body of electors chosen by voters in each state cast a formal vote to elect the president and vice president. Among many other things established within the Constitution‚ the Electoral College requires extensive reform. The Constitution itself was merely a framework for the United States government and did not take into account the extent to which society would change between 1787
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The stance on the prevention of firearms on college campuses is being questioned due to recent school shootings. Colleges in Arkansas‚ Colorado‚ Kansas‚ Mississippi‚ Oregon‚ Utah‚ Texas‚ and Wisconsin allow students to carry firearms on their campuses. Ninety-three percent of crimes that involve college students as victims happen off campus (armedcampuses.org)(citation). However‚ these off-campus incidences may occur while the students are walking back to wherever they live. If they aren’t allowed
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hot topic over the last several years. Violence on college campuses has been around as long as colleges have‚ but it took the massacre at Virginia Tech to open people’s eyes to try to fix the problem. Violence may never be eliminated on campuses‚ but believing that it can be reduced by allowing teachers and students to carry concealed weapons is not the answer. There is a chance that allowing them to carry concealed weapons on college campuses will increase the violence. It would make it a lot
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norm on college campuses across the United States; so much so that college women are 3x more likely to be a victim of a sex crime Rainn (2017). It does not have to be this way‚ their are clear ways sexual assault in a college setting can be prevented. Unfortunately‚ colleges and universities are not taking the right steps in developing programs and safe spaces for sexual assault victims and prevention. Sexual assault prevention on college campuses is especially important for incoming college freshmen
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assault is a prominent issue on college campuses all over the country and it affects everyone that is involved. The government is putting a lot of pressure on college administrations to help prevent the chance that one of their students may be drugged and/or sexually assaulted. People are afraid that colleges and administrators are not doing their best to prevent sexual assault on students nor are they fully providing the support to the victims. As a girl in college‚ I know that sexual assault is
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2014 Phillip Russo Abstract The team has created a research proposal for the research study of the number of sexual assaults on college campuses. The purpose of this research is to determine if educational and preventable measures about sexual assault are taken more seriously on a college campus‚ than there would be a decrease in the number of victims on college campuses. The paper will introduce the general area of study‚ rationale‚ literature and background review‚ method‚ design‚ procedures‚ analysis
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Freedom of Speech Meredith Kerr Charles W. Locke U.S. History 121-03 9-27-99 Imagine a time when one could be fined‚ imprisoned and even killed for just simply speaking one ’s mind. Speech is the basic vehicle for communication of beliefs‚ thoughts and ideas. Without the right to speak one ’s mind freely one would be forced to agree with everything society stated. With freedom of speech one ’s own ideas can be expressed freely and the follower ’s belief will be stronger. The words
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In the debate over whether speech codes should be enforced or not on university campuses‚ the opponents conclude that university’s should not enforce a hate speech code because it impedes academic freedom. On the other side of the debate‚ the supporters conclude that it is a university’s responsibility to enforce hate speech code for an equal education opportunity. In this essay‚ I will conclude that hate speech should be regulated by a code enforced by the university because of the protection it
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phenomenon on college campuses. For social reasons‚ students try to fit in with what the crowds do‚ in this case‚ drinking. Drinking alcohol in college is not only illegal but dangerous. The results of drinking‚ especially binge-drinking‚ is very dangerous for students and can result in many negative consequences. Alcohol use disorders are very common in people who binge drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol can lead to sexual assault on college campuses. Heavy drinking of alcohol on college campuses is a huge
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sport is baseball‚ football‚ the Olympics‚ NASCAR or college sports the industry has grown in leaps and bounds. But in order to see this concept fully grow into a big business situation you must first look at its humble and less complicated beginnings. In the beginning the NCAA was just a mere thought in somebodies head. In 1905 a meeting between the then President Roosevelt and 13 athletic institutions directors sparked the debate over college football schedules and who was going to play whom.
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