...The president of the United States is chosen through a careful process that has many flaws and benefits called the Electoral College. The process of the electoral college is complex and has many components to how it works. The only power the people have over the electoral college is the ability to appoint our electors through the popular vote; however, the electors have free reign, without needing consent from the people, over who is in charge every four years. Within the Electoral College is a rich history, pros and cons, how electors are chosen, how the difference of the popular vote cause Serbian states to be swing states, and why past elections have brought up questions about if the electoral college should be amended. The original philosophy behind the electoral college is what has caused the rich history of the electoral college. Everything began in 1789 when the idea of the electoral college came to elect our very first president. The Electoral College is a system of selecting the next president by electors who vote based on the popular vote of America (U.S. Electoral College). Alexander Hamilton created the original form of the...
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...College Fraternities College Fraternities College fraternities have always struck me as being an organization of guys who spend their time drinking beer and having their "social gatherings" (parties). Just moving to Austin recently (which is by no doubt a "college city") has made me want to know more about the sole purpose of these fraternities. For these reasons I chose to select this culture for my essay. The definition of a fraternity is defined as " chiefly social organization of male college students, usually designated by Greek letters". (Morris 1982:523) This definition is not true to all where most fraternity members are seen as drunks who accomplish nothing scholastically or socially . Unfortunately, the definition and portrayal of the people fails to mention the fact that membership in a fraternity is a life-long experience that helps its members develop social, organizational, and study skills , and also teaches true, everlasting friendship. As a matter of fact most of our presidents were members of a Greek organization. "The first fraternity was founded for literary and social purposes at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia on December 5th 1776." (Klepper 1937:24) Throughout the nineteenth century many new fraternities were founded, but none of these were permanent. By the end of the nineteenth century there were over thirty general fraternities in the country. Today's fraternities still have the characteristics ...
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...still believes the president is elected by a popular vote. However, as many know, citizens do not directly elect the president of the United States. The president is actually chosen by the Electoral College, a group of 538 electors. These electors are distributed amongst the states based on the number of senators and representatives it has in Congress. A candidate must then try to gain a majority of electoral votes from these states to win the election. For many years, the Electoral College has been debated. Some argue the Electoral College is unneeded, while others believe it is necessary. The Electoral College is a necessary system because it ensures the selection of a qualified president, contributes...
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...Introduction In a male dominated field, identifying women who lead community colleges can be a rare find. According to Weisman and Vaughan (2006), females represent 29% of CEO positions at community colleges. Women in leadership roles often face the daunting task of combating serotypes in regards to their ability to lead. Women are not traditionally viewed as serving in the capacity as community college presidents, and therefore community colleges could be viewed as being gendered organizations. For this assignment, I selected a female community college president. The experiences that I had with the community college president are from several encounters that we have had overtime. The nature of her job and the recent notice of the realignment process of the institution made it difficult to shadow her for one complete day. For this project, I decided to focus on the, her leadership style, perspective of her relationship with governing board and some of her experiences as a...
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...Is college worth as much as it should be for Non-European Americans and Whites? College is more like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow because the entire process is a gamble when it comes to post-academic success (get the career, get paid, not end up at burger king) but when factors such as race, greed, and the intent of the individuals attending college as well as the ones running it are added into the mix, that pot of gold starts looking like a bowl of dung. College itself is worth it, but only when considering what degree and to whom it is going. Studies have shown that African Americans going to college for the same degrees and the amount of time as European Americans have a greater chance of making less than the Europeans. That...
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...2015 Government and Economics Previte The Electoral College Representation is the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented. When we vote for President, we are not the ones voting for our President, but rather, we vote for electors that submit the vote for us. Every year in the first days of November, we all get off from school so that adults 18 and older can go vote for not the next President of the United States but the person who we want to represent us in the Electoral College, who then takes the majority vote of our state and votes for that candidate when the electors meet for the final ballot count. The Electoral College consists of the people...
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...Asia Ray POS-301 May,6,2016 Instructor: Kathleen Sedille The structure and function of the electoral college consist of a process that was establish in the U.S Constitution by congress and electors, in which they the people would decide on voting for the President and Vice president of the United States of America. Within the qualification of voting, each presidential candidate running to become the next president of the United States of America, must have their very own electors of the state that they reside in. The future president of the United States, must make a selection of electors, from the political party in their state. In some states laws and restrictions, may apply to future presidential candidates on what electors they may choose in their political party. The Electoral college vote was formed and established during the positioning of the 23 Amendment in 1787. During this process, the United States Constitution, which consisted of Congress, were trying to reach common grounds in how to properly to choose a presidential Candidate for the United States of America. In the methods and steps concluded to take place, in this political matter, consisted of gathering important members of congress together, which was chosen and established, by a body of people whom had a direct popular electoral election or vote. The United States Constitution plan of incorporating the electoral vote, won favor in many states, and was approved by...
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...Nate Higgins Assignment 1 1/31/14 College Performance-Based Funding Ohio is taking an aggressive approach to reshape the higher education funding system. The current system in place bases college funding on the amount of students attending the college. The new system Governor Kasich is trying to put in place would have funding be completely reliant on the colleges graduation rate, or “performance”. The system has been up for debate for years. This performance-based system has been attempted before inside the United States with minimal success. There is about a 350 million dollar budget that needs to be dispersed fairly throughout the state, and Governor Kasich strongly believes that funding based on performance provides enough incentives for colleges and students to strive for success. Kasich devised a committee of the higher education leaders of Ohio. The governor appointed E. Gordon Gee, former president of Ohio Sate University, to lead the charge to redesign the college funding system in Ohio. Roderick J. McDavis, the president of Ohio University, completely supports the new system in his article “Higher Education Funding: Getting the Complete Picture”. The title contradicts the article itself because McDavis gives far from “the complete picture”. The performance-based system put in place by Ohio representatives needs some adjusting before there could be any level of success. The performance-based system was designed so it would help acquire funding for all...
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...Electoral College and the Modern Election Colin Campbell Prof. R Hurl TA: Matthew Lesch Tutorial: Thursday, 4:00 PM, UC 67) U. S. Government and Politics (POL 208 Y1Y) 1 November 2012 Alexander Hamilton’s Electoral College and the Modern Election When American's leaders assembled in Philadelphia in 1787, they originally had the goal of solving issues that had arisen from the Articles of Confederation, which had governed the young nation since separating from Britain. Instead, they drafted a completely new document that established a more permanent and effective central government. With it, they established the office of President of the United States. Rather than being directly elected by the people or selected by the legislature – as described by Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers – the head of state was to be elected by an independent institution that existed solely for the purpose of finding a man who was up to the job: a group that would become known as the Electoral College. However, as the political nature of the country evolved in an unanticipated and partisan way, the independence of this body became increasingly irrelevant, resulting in a system which fails to meet the standards of a true modern democracy. Although the Electoral College system has never substantially been reformed, it is now a mere formality which leads to the types of campaigns which it was designed to prevent. In The Federalist, Number 68, Hamilton argues that the president should...
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...they are having to pay greater sums to live while the minimum wage workers keep a relatively same ratio between receiving and spending. To solve this dilemma, the minimum wage should not be changed. In short, this would be the best solution to this obstacle. However, there is a plethora of things that could be done to better benefit the public rather than simply not changing the minimum wage and each of these solutions come with pros and cons. First off, raising the minimum wage would not make the lives of the people living off of minimum wage any better than they are now. The accent would devise a small amount of...
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...these concerns but my convene, if there are matters to be acted upon which cannot be held pending until the next scheduled meeting. Urgent matters of this nature are handled by an Executive Committee of the Board composed of three senior members for tentative action until the next Board meeting. The University Executive Body The executive body of the University is headed by the President, assisted by an Executive Vice President. Under the Executive Vice President is the Senior Vice President and Treasurer. The University President The President is the highest in the University. The functions of the position are as follows: ➢ recommend for the approval of the Board of Trustees institutional policies, plans, and programs consistent with the University's mission and thrusts; ➢ ensures the implementation of the University policies, plans and programs approved by the Board of Trustees; ➢ confers, with the authority from the Board of Trustees, academic degrees, diplomas or certificates to qualified candidates for graduation upon the recommendation of the Vice President for Academic Affairs; ➢ officially represents the University in academic, civic, social and other important functions; ➢ executes in behalf of the University, contracts, deeds, and other legal documents as authorized by the Board of Trustees; ➢ recommends to the board of trustees the appointment, promotion and termination of principal officers of the University; ...
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...States there are people that support, oppose, and do not understand the system that is used to elect the president. This method is known as the Electoral College. In the Electoral College, each state has a number of votes bases on their representation in Congress. All of the state’s votes go to the candidate that wins the most votes in that state. The Electoral College is an ineffective way to elect the president of the United States. One major problem with the Electoral College is the chance of electing a candidate that has fewer total votes than their opponent. There have been a few times that this has occurred in the United States. The first time was in 1824 when John Quincy Adams won the presidential election, despite receiving...
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...our representatives and add or changes laws is what America started for. Low voter turnout is preventing any sort of change in our government system. Voter turnout can be split into two problems- attitude and accessibility. Voting is a key part in the democratic system and it is important to address and attempt to reform the system to benefit the citizens of the United States. When the Constitution was ratified in 1787, the voting policies and presidential regulations were set. According to section two of Article two of the Constitution, in order to be a president her or she must be over 35, a natural born U.S. citizen, and must have lived in the United States for at least fourteen years ("The Constitution of the United States " 85). If the president meets the requirements, he or she is allowed to run for office. The first thing a candidate usually does is develop a political action committee to help the candidate to come up with and plan their political campaign. In these beginning steps, the candidate needs to make sure he or she appeals nationwide and can afford the extremely expensive campaigns. After finalizing the decision to run for president and when you start to receive donations or start to spend money in excess of $5,000, the candidate must register with the Federal Election...
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...House Issue The White Issue I chose is education; Reform for the Future. President Obama and the rest of the United States believes education it the link for a stronger economy. By providing a better education, the economy will need a workforce that is adaptable, creative, equipped, and can successfully be competitive in the global marketplace.( Education of a President 2009) For America, this initiative begins when a child walks into class, opens a book, or is taught 1 plus 1 really equals 2. This initiative is successful when all American high school students are able to graduate either academically prepared for college or skilled to begin a prosperous career. Public Policy Education would be categorized as a distributive public policy. Distributive are policies which involve incremental dispersal, unit by unit, to different segments of the population, and to individuals and institutions. For education, the distributive values are in forms of favors, spoils, benefits and patronage to some people or groups of individuals and organizations. In this case the government stipulates the mode and method sharing the national or the common wealth. As the most common form of policy, it uses general tax revenue to provide benefits to individuals or groups. Federal, state or local government allocates specific grant for the purpose of solving public and such actions are distributive policies. Some benefits are distributed without taking them away from other people, for example, free...
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...important than giving everyone the best education possible — from the day they start preschool to the day they start their career”, said President Barack Obama. To prepare people for jobs of the future and help restore middle-class security we have to out-educate the world and that starts with a strong and healthy school system. There is no code or bill that has taken place yet to implement higher education, but President Barack Obama and his team have created several initiatives to help all students receive an education beyond high school. Helping middle class families afford college, trying to keep the cost down, strengthening Community Colleges, and Improving Transparency and Accountability are all the ways President Barack Obama, and his team plan to use to accomplish his goal in higher education. After interviewing a principal of a local elementary school she stated that, “higher education after high school should be a #1 priority in high school students.” She also felt that the students should be encouraged by their teachers, counselors, and school representatives to achieve their maximum education. More programs are needed to build a connection for students in high school and with local colleges/vocational schools that will encourage them to seek higher education. President Obama and his team are working extremely hard to make college more accessible, affordable, and attainable for all families to receive the education and training needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow...
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