... or not we still need it is very prevalent. Senator Dick Durbin, a democrat from Illinois thinks that it would be best to abolish the Electoral College, and I have to agree with him. When the Electoral College was first instated, our country was just beginning. We needed educated people to help start our government. Majority of the people living in the states we ... no longer a nation of imprudent people who do not know what is occurring in out own government. Under the current system, the smaller states control the majority of the Electoral College. If the presidential candidate won the...

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... taught to believe, you have no vote. Nor does any other person in this country except for the bureaucratic collective elite (called the electoral college.) Isn't it the ultimate right of the people to choose the leader of the free world, and not the duty of an out-of- ... , which is quite a large amount responsibility. Instead, I am considering the need to amend our constitution in favor of more modern principles. The Electoral College system is no longer needed, and in fact has been outmoded for 50 years. Isn't it about time to admit that? There are many who ... to the states with smal...

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... sixteen occasions, a candidate has won an electoral majority though receiving less than 50 percent of the popular vote. In fact, on several occasions, the Electoral College has awarded the presidency to a candidate who lost the popular vote. In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes (185-184) achieved an electoral majority, although Samuel ... of the votes people casted for him didn't even count. The Electoral College system is undemocratic in a second respect, because it weighs the votes of some Americans more than others. Since each state has at least three electoral votes regardless of population,...

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... to abolish this criteria of having the right to vote grew louder and louder. During the month of September 1821, a committee was formed to look over New York's voting requirements. At the front of the debate, two men, James Kent and David Buel, would face each other with their opposing viewpoints on who should be able to vote. James Kent was ... born in Fredericksburgh New York on July 3, 1763. His father was a lawyer and a farmer. In 1777, Kent began attending college at the prestigious Yale University. He graduated 4 years later with honors. He studied as an attorney and was admitted ...

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... , while eleven percent of men were reported to be working on a campaign. Women have also been more active on taking political positions at local and national levels. Women now account for just over eleven percent of all seats in Congress and twenty-one percent of all seats ... in state legislatures (Carroll 10). Nationwide, there are 6 women governors and the share of women holding office at the municipal and township levels of government has seen an increase of four to fourteen percent from 1975 to 1985, and an increase ... 18-25, say that they will consider running for elected office ...

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... vote really was powerful and the strongest way to voice their opinion (Jackson). Opposition to the Vietnam War sparked a lot of liberalism among young adults, especially in the college atmosphere (Illini). This sentiment led to the election of Lyndon Johnson for his second term. It is fair to say that the baby boomer generation gave its fair share ... , does not include kids too young to formulate their own political opinions. According to a nationwide poll conducted by the Institute of Politics at Harvard University, college students are becoming more conservative as a whole. According ...

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... there form of governments are what influenced many American historical figures construct our government today. Born in London in 1588 Thomas Hobbes was a well educated man that went on to college which wasn't common for his time period. Hobbes believed that all people were corrupt and couldn't be trusted to govern themselves. He felt that all people are selfish and will ... ...

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... 17th Amendment, the nation started to become more democratic. As I had expressed earlier, the ways in which the framers first created this government was in many ways, undemocratic. The Electoral College by which we choose our President, the appointment of Judges, and the selection of Senators also showed this. Amendment 17 did away with this allowence. For example, the Senators would ... ...

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... Civil War. The 13th Amendment forbade slavery, the 14th said that ex-slaves were to be considered citizens, and if they weren't then states would lose power in the Electoral College. Finally, the 15th Amendment gave black males the right to vote. Although the federal government had these laws in place, that does not mean that people followed them. After military ... ...

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... and electricity. We also have free education that is available to anyone and everyone who wants to learn. American students are encouraged to further their knowledge up to and through college, where they can learn any profession desired. Next, America is the most diverse and unified country in the world. We have so many different cultures and languages that it's hard ... ...

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... hands of all white males. In 1824 the voter turnout doubled from what it was the prior election. More people got involved in politics. Even many members of the Electoral College began to be chosen directly by the people (Bailey 257-259). In Document A, "The Working Men's Declaration of Independence" is shown. It tells that the lower class had undergone much ... ...

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... thinkers. They were very sagacious, yet sometimes intolerant. One of the Puritans aspirations was to set up and found many elementary schools, grammar schools, and universities. In fact, the first college and public school system in America was founded by Puritans. They were extremely interested in contempory english literature and the most recent scientific theories. So, this aspiration was obviously fulfilled ... ...

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... constitution created a system of government that truly respects liberty. There are at least three evidences that support the question. The three evidences are the Electoral College, the voting of Senators and the issue of slavery/women. The Electoral College is an issue that always comes up in almost every election year. ... candidate in the Democratic Party. Rarely, I mean very rarely, does an elector vote for the other party but it could happen. The Electoral College limits democracy because people do not vote for the president directly; instead they vote through the electors. When th...

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... and often they do not put attention to the necessities of the majority (the town). An example of this, I believe that I could be what passage at the beginning of this year when camara of deputies and senators decided the new fiscal reform, this affection much to the majority. The democracy is a desirable ... that una substantial portion of the adults suitably is described to autogobernar itself. and this calls Principio to him Categorical of the Equality. (Dahl, pg. 120). Really this idea to me became very confused because they speak of we give and that the total citizen or the member, b...

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... -party system it is evident that only the major party players republicans and democrats have the chance to strive in national elects. In this system elections at all levels of government are based on plurality, a winner take all technique. A plurality system means that in all elections of government, the winner ... obtains the most votes, even if the person does not get a majority of all of the votes. Another function of this system includes the Electoral College. Because of this function a person who gets the most popular votes in a state wins all of that stateelectoral votes. Smaller ...

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... and something they believed they felt they deserved. Most of us know that they wanted the right to vote but I believe it was more than just the right to vote. At the convention in Seneca Falls the men and women of the movement wrote the Declaration of Sentiments. In this Declaration of Sentiments the women demanded equal rights in education, equal ... that so please them, but they couldn't attend school because women were considered frail minded, academically challenged, and could not study beyond grammar school. In September 1821 when the first college was opened women still did not re...

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... is not involved with the "shar[ing] in social decisions". Not involved? What is voting and elections? The individual is very much involved with change at local and national levels. The Port Huron Statement also says "opposing views should be organized so as to illuminate choices- This, too, exists in the ... The Statement called for preaching on campuses. The document said specifically "to turn these mythic possibilities into realties will involve national efforts at Universities." The idea is to give it to college kids so that they can grow up and make change. This is the same idea use...

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... from driving, like eating or smoking. That is why it is absurd to single them out as a major problem. The drinking age is yet another restriction on the American lifestyle. At the age of eighteen, a person has the right to vote, buy cigarettes and go to war but he or she still can't have an alcoholic drink. This is ridiculous; if ... enough to be tried as an adult in court I should be responsible enough to consume alcohol. Not only is this law absurd, its discriminatory based on age. "Seventy percent of college students who live away from home and drink are binge drinkers" (Marklein, 7d...

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... in long lines, filled up numerous application forms, subjected to panel interviews, examinations and still long lines. Though the job didn't coerce a college diploma up our sleeves, it was obvious that most of the applicants were professionals before even finding out the vacancy. From a hundred plus applicants ... I hope they also knew, that I deserve the job. But I digress, that example was just one of lowest chain of our government hierarchy (at least at our local government), how much more for an elective official - lets say the mayor. The law may allow just anyone with the qualificat...

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... so on time, you may receive a fine of up to $250,000 and/or five years in prison. With all these responsibilities and rights we inherit at and before 18 years old, the question arisesWhy can't we, as a United States adult citizen, legally drink a few beers on occasion?? One could ... we can be involuntarily sent to war at age 18. So why is the legal drinking age currently at 21 years old? When adolescents of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s went off to college, the legal drinking age was 18. When arriving as freshmen, nearly all college students were of legal age and having ... a few beers was...

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... be candidates. They must be the age of 21 because that is the legal age in which adults can perform all tasks. The representatives are chosen at random. This is chosen randomly so the government is not full of all the same views. The government needs a variety a people so when a ... a general election. The election process starts with candidate nomination. Those who are eligible for nominations include anyone over the age of thirty and who is college educated. The age of thirty because you want these individuals to be a little more experienced. All voters write the name of the person the...

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... to the people (not rich) to win. They won't be able to dominate anymore, and it may be okay for more educated to win. Entrepeuners would get 3 votes, managers-2, teachers-4, college teachers-5, philosophy teachers-6, and workers would get 1 vote. This would truly be a "Middle Class Society." Socialism gets rid of upper and lower class because you get rid of unemployment. Everyone ... same." Handicapped people can't work, but everyone is handicapped in one way or another. For example, if you are born in a logging society you have to do is cut trees. At the end of the day I cut down 3 tre...

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... 25 percent are occasional voters; 35% rarely or never vote. Voters are usually more highly educated than non-voters. A high percentage of registered voters have four or more years or college, while many non-voters have considerably less education. This suggests that institutions of higher learning provide citizens with opportunities to learn about and become interested in politics. There is also ... levels of the two racial groups. African-Americans tend to be poorer and have less formal education than whites. It is interesting to note, however, that highly educated blacks vote at a sig...

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... I really don't want one? No -- to explain my behavior you have to take costs into consideration sailboats are expensive I have other priorities, family, food and shelter retirement, saving, college, braces, Benefits may not ouweigh the cost-- maintanence, storate.. timeThe same can be said for other actions -- including political action -- like voting The costs associated with political participation include the ... can be manipulated through public policy that increases or decreases its costs. 3. Those with more political resources are better able to bear the costs of participation; The...

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... their self-interest. It's more exclusive rather than inclusive. From the birth of federalism in America during the formulation of the new constitution at the Philadelphia convention, elitism has shown itself. Anti-federalists said the new constitution was a class-based document intended to ensure that a particular ... the money into their own hands." Clearly these are sentiments warning against elitism. To further show the grasp of elitism we can look at the years 1790-1791, Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, put forth his fiscal plan which not surprisingly favored his immediate...

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