... continental character,- as their second pick. Thus, the Vice President was selected to office--not by a separate vote--but by the second greatest number of electoral votes for the Presidency. In the unfortunate case that the President might fall ill or die, the vice-president similarly qualified and the ... as Vice-President The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on...

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... knowledge, the mobilization efforts of campaigns, and the stakes people feel in the election outcome. " (Abramowitz and Stone, page 147) At the time, the 2004 election saw that a historically unprecedented number of ballots had been cast. One hundred and twenty two million people turned up to vote - a threshold that had never before been crossed - which equated to a turnout of about sixty ... . People were eager to participate for a plethora of reasons and they did so in droves. Voting was not the only thing that reached historic heights in the 2004 election - a record number of American...

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... only 1% of electors are ever disloyal, but with elections as close as the 1992 and 2000 presidential elections, the 1% could potentially make a difference (Wikman). After each state receives its designated number of US Representatives "which may change each decade according to the size of each state's population as determined by the Census," the ... number of electors can be configured ("electoral college"). The government allocates each state with a number of electors equal to its "number of US Senators (always 2) plus the number of US Representatives" ("electoral college"). Under the ...

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... certain areas of Syria, from the border of Turkey to Aleppo, an area which has seen an increase in violence and is also experiencing a high number of fleeing citizens (Erlanger). Over 3,500 people fled to the provinces of Kilis and Hatay in Turkey after the 300 citizens were murdered in Daraya, ... according to the United Nations refugee agency. The most refugees come from Aleppo. With the new refugees, the total number of Syrian citizens displaced into Turkey reaches record numbers at 65,000 people in nine different camps. Almost half of these refugees fled in the month of August. The i...

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... at over 150 people, including 93 who were killed at the funeral just outside of Damascus. Dara'a, near the Jordanian border, also saw a great number of deaths as government forces shelled, bombed, and executed rebels. The rebel army was forced to abandon their positions in Hirak after they ran out of ... massacres, according to the United Nations refugee agency. The most refugees come from Aleppo. With the new refugees, the total number of Syrian citizens displaced into Turkey reaches record numbers at 65,000 people in nine different camps. Almost half of these refugees fled in the mont...

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... if correctly calculated, the outcome usually tells us the answer to our hypothesis. Statistics is indubitably important because of the fact that it involves numbers, and in our everyday lives, numbers is a gigantic part. Many of these numbers can be confusing, many can be questionable, but through the use of statistics, can be very beneficial. It is important for one reason because it ... , in these days, are very rare. Statistics is used everywhere. (1) Open any newspaper or magazine, turn on the TV, or surf the internet. Before long you will see a chart of numbers, the results of an op...

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... the rebels, causing over 3,500 people to flee to the provinces of Kilis and Hatay in Turkey, according to the United Nations refugee agency. With the new refugees, the total number of Syrian citizens displaced into Turkey reaches record numbers at 65,000 people in nine different camps. Almost half of these refugees fled in the month of August alone. The increased ... number of refugees is largely due to the fighting in Aleppo and leaflets passed out by the Syrian government that encourages citizens to flee. Another factor that may have an affect ... on the rising number of refugees is ...

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... because the population has had a dramatic shift since the Electoral College was written and no longer operates as it should. The numbers of Electors for each state is determined by the number of House members it has. The population determines the number of House members. To this, the States Senate members are added. Each state has two members regardless of the states population ... ...

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... only spending 2.1 percent of its Gross National Product, very low compared to what the two super military powers were spending, the United States at 6.9 percent and Britain at 5.5 percent. The numbers keep on getting most horrible as in 1985, Canada was the only one of the three member of NATO that were had below 2.0 percent of their labour force in the ... in the peace process talks (Bierman, Silver, 24-30). While in power, the Somalia scandal occurred. Canada was apart of the United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNOSOM). The forces of a number of countries were sent to Somalia to try...

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... only spending 2.1 percent of its Gross National Product, very low compared to what the two super military powers were spending, the United States at 6.9 percent and Britain at 5.5 percent. The numbers keep on getting most horrible as in 1985, Canada was the only one of the three member of NATO that were had below 2.0 percent of their labour force in the ... in the peace process talks (Bierman, Silver, 24-30). While in power, the Somalia scandal occurred. Canada was apart of the United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNOSOM). The forces of a number of countries were sent to Somalia to try...

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... disappeared during the course of the 1970s. 1978 brought what would seem to be the end of Amin's reign in Uganda, as those closest to him began to dwindle in numbers due to defections and executions. After an attack on Tanzania in late 1978, the Tanzanian President Nyerere mobilized his citizen army reserves and counterattacked, joined by Ugandan exiles united as ... , the vice president takes his place and another election is held six months after the death of the President. The executive cabinet consists of the President, vice president, and any number of Ministers the President deems ...

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... and Great Britain developing into problems that would cause a change of power to the colonists themselves. Under British rule colonists were required to feed and quarter British soldiers in large number without compensation or even necessarily respect from the receiving soldiers, which may have caused the soldiers to become tyrannical and oppressive to the colonists, murders (Boston Massacre) and crimes committed ... of politics. In this era religious associations increased sharply, the anti-slavery movement began, and moving closer to the civil war trade unions based on crafts emerged ...

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... McGovern only received 17 electoral votes. He only won Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. The Nixon landslide victory cannot necceasarily be attributed to Nixon's policy beliefs, but there are a number of factors which gave Nixon his impressive win. A possible realignment among the American electorate, McGovern being seen as having few leadership capabilities, along with McGovern's possible failure to get his ... said in his print advertising. "The war in Indochina is the greatest military, political, economic, and moral blunder in our nation's history- However, one poll indica...

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... the percentage of Americans who disapproved of the war, an incline that moved in lock-step with the increasing numbers of troops committed to the war effort in 1966 and 1967. Small examines of the effects of the anti-war movement with a number of examples, including the publication of mass media advertisements. In one of Small's examples, the White House was forced ... was not unpatriotic." Small describes the next years of the war as a "coming apart," declaring that 1967 was "the worst year of Johnson's presidency," in part because of the large number of riots that year and a shifting ...

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... and students, to promote improvements in the quality and usefulness of education through federally supported research, and to improve the coordination of Federal education programs. The Department of Education executes a number of federal programs to improve education levels and assure quality of education. Most of the programs grant money to support education to the states or directly to students. Three of ... be paid back, and one can receive a Pell Grant for each year they attend a post-secondary institution. Title I Grants "provide financial assistance to local education agencies an...

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... murder rate is close to twelve per one hundred thousand people. That is highest rate of imprisonment and one of the highest murder rates in the world. These are significant numbers considering that sixty percent of the prison population has been jailed due to drug violations. In the 1980's casual drug use was mainly in the middle and upper-classes. Around ... as crack cocaine, a cheaper version, began to race through the streets of the poor neighborhoods. The sudden influx of cheaper drugs led to creation of drug cartels, a rise of the number of gangs, and a contributed greatly to the g...

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... discrimination within minority groups involving employment, it did not cover educational institutions. Consequently, the Equal Employment Act of 1972 forced colleges and universities to admit members of minorities in greater numbers, especially in professional and graduate schools. The government recognized that educational opportunities to be as significant as those relating to employment. Another change was to quickly ensue. In 1973 nearing ... Supreme Court and they made a landmark ruling. A closely divided Supreme Court, with no majority opinion and six opinions in all, struck down ...

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... discrimination within minority groups involving employment, it did not cover educational institutions. Consequently, the Equal Employment Act of 1972 forced colleges and universities to admit members of minorities in greater numbers, especially in professional and graduate schools. The government recognized that educational opportunities to be as significant as those relating to employment. Another change was to quickly ensue. In 1973 nearing ... Supreme Court and they made a landmark ruling. A closely divided Supreme Court, with no majority opinion and six opinions in all, struck down ...

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... a later date. Although this cap was a compromise of sorts between the Reagan Administration and Congress, it would definitely put the Contra program in jeopardy. In compliance with the law, large numbers of staff from the CIA and the Defense department were withdrawn from Central America. In the wake of the Boland I Amendment and the cap on spending, Robert C. McFarlane, Reagan's National ... in policy inevitably resulted in policy failure. The United States armed Iran, including its most radical elements, but attained neither a new relationship with that hostile regime nor a reduction ...

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... Georgia residents and gained national attention with his inaugural address in 1971, by calling for an end to racial discrimination. During his term as governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter appointed a number of black citizens to state boards and agencies. He even placed a portrait of the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in the state capitol building, something that ... . However, in spite of these differences, Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev signed the SALT II treaty (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) in Vienna in June 1979, which limited the numbers of...

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... , have demonstrated such callous disregard for our service members." Despite Wincell's murder, the SLDN report finds that Army officials have failed to make substantial changes in improving harassment or discharge numbers. SLDN documented a record 513 incidents of anti-gay harassment in the Army the past year, the most of any service. Also, the military is one of the last government employers ... uses explicit policies to discriminate against homosexual people. According to SLDN, the Pentagon fired a record 1,250 men and women for being lesbian, gay, or bisexual. The figure is the highes...

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... your issue. Second, state what action you would like the legislation to take and tell how the enactment of the legislation will affect you or your organization. Power is in numbers the greater the back-up the more of a concern it will be to your representative. Third, prove that you know the issue and feel strongly about it. Showing that an ... ...

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... also consoled the hurting middle and lower classes. Some, like Herbert Hoover may say that nobody deserves help from the government; whether one believes that or not, with such large numbers of the American population seeing troubling financial times, communist revolution could have broken out if the government did not help it's citizens. Whether conservative or liberal, there is no denying ... ...

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... themselves and furthermore could have served their country better. For example, the Tuskegee Airmen trained in overcrowded classrooms and airstrips, which limited their ability to serve their country in greater numbers and effectiveness (Tuskegee Airmen). Also the Japanese Americans could have started serving their country as soldiers before President Roosevelt's approval in February 1943. The advantages from giving these minority Americans ... ...

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... - being silent when an American solider is booed," he continued (Carbone). Conveniently, the scene at the debate provided Obama with the opportunity to attack his Republican rivals inconspicuously. His poll numbers have been lacking lately, and he needs a reason to rally his liberal base of support before the November 2012 elections. Many of the Republican presidential candidates, including Michele Bachmann and ... ...

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