... party candidates may receive a sizeable percentage of the popular vote, unless they can achieve a plurality within a state, they will not be recognized or represented in the electoral college. For example, in 1992 Ross Perot received 19% of the popular vote, but had no electoral representation (De Pangher). The effect on the third party voter is to fundamentally render ... have begun to relocate to southern states (often Republican) (Sahr, "American..."). This system would give these relocated citizens the same influence they had in their previous state (De Pangher). For the general vot...

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... knowing the true political and social situation. Huxley feared articles like this that did not completely tell the truth. He knew the government has the capabilities of keeping the general population misinformed and oblivious to the political situation. Today's news has the potential to distract the public through the use of celebrities, religion, and social media. Huxley feared this and shared ... problem and instead says "the estimated share of legal Muslim immigrants entering the U.S. each year has roughly doubled, from about 5 percent of legal immigrants in 1992 to about 10 percent ...

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... to drug prohibition. The issue of limited prison space gains significance greatly when you consider an estimated sixty-percent of prison population is serving time on drug conviction. In 1994 some seven hundred and fifty thousand people were arrested in drug related events. Of the seven hundred and fifty thousand people arrested, six hundred thousand of them were charged with minor counts of ... concerning personal property; drug abusers in hopes of supporting their drug habit committed seventy-five percent of all property crimes such as burglary and robbery. Studies have shown that out...

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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 ... several parts of the definition of our democracy. The American Heritage College Dictionary defines "democracy" as "1. Government by the people exercised either directly or through directly elec...

• Word Count: 1103
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