In the learning module‚ "How a Member Decides to Vote" my experience as I participated in the activity was very enlightening. I heard for all kinds of people with different backgrounds‚ ages‚ genders‚ and viewpoints. The different viewpoints presented regarding the issue of the "flag amendment” were strongly for the bill and strongly against the bill. Not one person present were neutral in what they believed should happen in regards to the “flag amendment”. Those that were strongly for the bill
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The Power of One Vote And One Voice This year we will see ad after ad of politicians soliciting the vote of the American public to support their efforts to make our nation a better place and a leading international force. One might ask themselves does my vote matter? Considering the political climate of the United States and around the world I value my right to cast a vote in all elections. Our nation’s history has proven that every vote counts. As I cast my vote it represents my individual
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have the popular vote‚ which means you won the popularity of the people in that State. There are also some tricky states because they could swing‚ either way. With swing states you never know if they will vote Republican or Democratic. I do not feel we should go based off of the electoral vote. If a candidate wins the popular vote that should be just it. I feel the electoral vote is basically a set-up because the government has already who they want to win. If you go based on the popular vote you’re
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1. Popular Sovereignty – Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the same of any and all governmental power‚ government can exist only with the consent of the government. Ex. is that when slavery still existed‚ different territories had different opinions so‚ they let each territory decide if they wanted slavery or not.. 2. Limited Government- Basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do‚ and each
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In the far away land of china the great film and documentary producer Don Edkins and film and documentary director Weijun Chen have made an epic tale of a class of third graders who have been introduced to democracy and a democratic election for their hall monitor. Of the class three of them have been chosen as the classes’ candidates. First we have Cheng Cheng he is a powerful leader but may not be the best choice for the class. Next we have Xu Xaiofei‚ she is a hard worker and almost gave up
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Not a Vote Wasted: A Look Into Third Party Votes in 2012 Presidential Election While most of the country was tied up with the competition going on during the 2012 Presidential Election between the Democrat and Republican Presidential candidates‚ Barack Obama and Mitt Romney‚ many other Americans were rooting for the underdogs. The gap between Romney and Obama in the popular vote was more significant than you’d think. Growing support for third party candidates don’t have the major political parties
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News women take the right to vote May 30‚ 1997 1960! That’s when all Canadian women were allowed to vote! Women won the vote in small and incremental steps‚ with our western provinces leading the way. The first federal election in Canada was held in August‚ 1867. Women didn’t have the right to vote in it. Even if women met the same requirements around citizenship‚ property‚ age and race as men‚ women did not have the right to vote. Why? Because the laws of the provinces of Nova Scotia‚ New Brunswick
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Why is it important to vote? You can ’t win if you don ’t play. Election outcomes are determined by those who participate. Elected officials make important (often life and death) decisions about how our society will expend its collective resources and the restraints it will place on individual behavior. The drinking age‚ the age at which you can get a driver ’s license‚ and the amount of money your teachers receive are some of the decisions made by elected officials. In making those decisions‚ elected
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People don’t realize how important it is to vote. Many think one vote won’t hurt anything‚ but if everyone had that mentality no one would ever vote. It is very important to know who you are voting for and putting in office‚ but how do you know who you are truly voting for. Does he share the same religion as you? Is he a conservative or liberal? Or what kind of bills is he trying to pass? These are some basic questions that should be asked when looking at who’s running for office. After all the
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Final Paper Should Felons Vote 3/5/14 In forty-eight states the felons are not aloud to vote‚ some even don’t allow people on parole to vote. The article was published in 2005‚ from the City Journal. This article then goes into saying that the democrats are taking a stand to allow ex-cons the right to vote. There are different views on this through out the whole United States but this author‚ Edward Feser‚ seems like he is taking the stand to allow them to vote by stating in the end that he would
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