...best candidate was elected. Many people favored a popular vote, while many others favored a Congressional appointment. Therefore, the Electoral College was established as a compromise between the two. (Federal Register) The Electoral College contains 538 electors who vote to determine the President, as well as Vice-President, of the United States. This consists of 435 Representatives, 100 Senators, and 3 electors for the District of Columbia that was granted by the 23rd Amendment of the Constitution. Typically,...
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...The Electoral College is derived from Article II of the Constitution, which asserts that each state has a number of electoral votes equal to its total number of Representatives to the House of Representatives and its two Senators. The 12th amendment dives further into the Electoral College process by establishing a majority is needed to be elected president and setting the guidelines to electing a president if neither candidate has a majority (House of Representatives votes). Recently, the Electoral College has become a subject of controversy. The primary concern with the Electoral College is that it raises the importance of particular states during the election cycle. The election focuses on those states thus diminishing the impact of the...
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...often credited with saying, “If voting made and difference, they wouldn’t let us do it”. The Electoral College is the current system for electing the president of the United States. The History Channel states, Americans do not actually directly vote for the president of the United States, when Americans vote, they are actually voting for the candidate for which their state's electors are expected to vote for. States are given the number of electors that they have representatives in congress. The number of electors that a state receives is determined proportionately, but a state must have a minimum of three electors with a total number of electors at 538. William C. Kimberly, Deputy Director FEC National Clearinghouse on Election...
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...mainly targeted at MS applicants, but a lot of it can be extended to PhD applications as well. In most cases, the requirements for a PhD admit will just be a stricter version of those mentioned here. (ii) I do not have a specific list of universities in mind when I say "a top graduate school". Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley and CMU are certainly up there, but I am not particularly referring to any specific list of graduate school rankings. In a more general sense, I am talking about schools where the default attitude of the admissions committee is "rejected, unless strongly proved otherwise" rather than "let's give him/her the benefit of the doubt". These schools tend to follow a risk minimization policy, and if in doubt, they would reject the candidate rather than risk diluting the quality of the incoming batch. (iii) The content here is targeted only at the applicants to US universities. Though some of it might be the same, I have no personal experience regarding the admission...
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...students, the hardest part of writing a scholarship essay is getting comfortable with highlighting your accomplishments. Students often see this as bragging about themselves. But this is exactly what you need to do in order to convince the judges that you should receive the scholarship instead of the other applicants, you have to tell the judges what makes you a better candidate. Therefore, one of the most important things you have to do when getting ready to write your college scholarship essays is to spend some time reflecting on just how wonderful you really are. When you write down all of the great things you have accomplished, it will be much easier for you to create an essay that conveys your strong points to the judges. Tips for getting ready to write a strong essay: 1. Make a list of all your accomplishments. 2. Develop a list of your extracurricular activities. 3. Write down the three accomplishments of which you are the most proud. 4. Think of a problem that you have faced and write down how you were able to overcome it. 5. Put in writing your career goals, or your reason for wanting to attend college. 6. Pretend that you had to write a letter of recommendation for yourself. Write down the three most important things you would say. Armed with this list of your best traits, accomplishments, and goals, you’re on your way to writing a winning essay. Of course, you have to make sure that your essay is well written, ontopic, sounds sincere, and is free of typographical errors...
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...The electoral college is “a group of people that elect the president and the vice president of the United States (Engel Bromwich, How Does the Electoral College Work?). Each state receives a specific amount of electoral votes, this is based off of the state's population (Engel Bromwich, How Does the Electoral College Work?). The process starts with the public voting for candidates, whichever candidates wins the popular vote in that state gets the electors vote in the state capitals (Engel Bromwich, How Does the Electoral College Work?). When establishing the electoral college the founding fathers made a compromise between election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens and election of the president by a vote in congress (U.S. Electoral College, What is the Electoral College?). Almost all states operate on a winner-take-all system in regards to the electoral college, where all electors vote for the popularly chosen candidate (U.S. Electoral College, What is the Electoral College?). For example in 2012 Barack Obama received 330 electoral votes and Mitt Romney received 206 electoral votes (NBC News, Presidential Election Results). Since Barack Obama won both the popular and electoral votes, this allowed him to win the presidency. In total the electoral college attempts to balance the power of electing the president between the public and...
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...Submitted to: Nikita Gupta Dr. Vedantam Leela Roll Number-- 598 Faculty of Management Semester- IV National Law University, Jodhpur Winter Session (January-May 2010) ACKNOWLEDGMENT ____________________________________________________________ __________________ No work can be perfect without ample guidance. I acknowledge my sincere thanks to Dr. Vedantam Leela, who provided me the opportunity to gain an invaluable knowledge by becoming my project guide. Her dynamic cooperation helped me to excel in this project. I would like to express a deep sense of gratitude and heartiest thanks to the Mrs. Priyanka Agarwal, HR Manager, Inrea Research and the placement-incharge Dr. A.K. Bhatnagar and students of SS Subodh PG College for their help and valuable time they provided me in this project. Cooperation extended by others directly or indirectly for completion of this project is highly acknowledged. Regards! Nikita Gupta (598) TABLE OF CONTENTS ____________________________________________________________ _______________ ACKNOWLEDGMENT ......2 CERTIFICATE ......3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ......5 Chapter I: Market Trends of Campus Recruitment ......6 Chapter II: Campus Recruitment: Care and Caution ......12 Chapter III: Introduction to the Company ......15 Chapter IV: Introduction to the Institution ......17 Chapter V: Questionnaires ......20 Chapter VI: Findings ......28 CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS...
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...Analysis: people Jen Nielson: the vice-president of College Pro Ontario In College Pro, vice-president has a tied relationship with general manager. It is Jen Nielson’s responsibility to fill the position of general manager. Each general manager reports directly to her. She also has responsibility to supervise and guide general managers to achieve their goal. For instance, when hiring franchisees, vice-president need to give advice about who are the best candidates. Thus, Jen need compare each candidate’s characteristic and capability, and then eventually choose one who can cooperate well with her. Besides, according to Jen’s individual desire, she expects to repay the trust received from College Pro and helping it to succeed. So she must find a candidate who has a mind to improve company as a whole. For example, the candidate had better have ability to keep the good culture among communities and customers and had shown their willingness to help out head office tasks previously. Franchisee: franchisees are key players in this organization. They have own autonomy and manage daily operation in deed. Many franchisees start their business in College Pro without enough experience. They have to be trained by general manager and accept guidance from general manager in daily operation. What’s more, employees stratification is a core part of College Pro, an experienced general manager can lead franchisees to fulfill their self-development in the organization. As a sample person...
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...Everything Wrong With the Electoral College The Electoral College was established in the United States Constitution to decide the President of the United States. Many people have strong opinions about the Electoral College and whether it is a system that is beneficial to the citizens of the United States. Looking at how it works, it is clear that it is an establishment that needs to be abolished. The National Archives and Records Administration gives a detailed guide to understanding the Electoral College, explaining that it “consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President.” A state gets a minimum of three electors, “one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators” (“What is the Electoral College?”) Before people are even allowed to vote for either party’s electors, the incumbents draw district lines, this process is known as gerrymandering. According to Alex Konyk an incumbent “could redraw the borders so that a couple of areas just happen to encompass the majority of the Democrats in a state, while most of the districts are safely in Republican hands” (Konyk.) To do this, an incumbent would carefully draw a few districts with a high democratic majority, and draw the rest with a slight Republican majority. This...
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...rights, and the denial of minority rights. A right to vote is not something that should be taken lightly. The citizens of the United States of America are full of pride when it comes to the world seeing them as a strong, democratic nation. Although, according to Merriam Webster, a democracy is defined as “a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections” (Merriam Webster). A democracy is not strong, however, when a low...
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...about flying or driving to college campuses to interview prospective employees. That doesn’t mean recruiters have stopped communicating with students. In more and more cases, it does mean the conversation may take place over a distance, using state-of-the-art technology. The interview setup can be as simple as two laptops loaded with Skype software, which allows phone calls and webcam images to be transmitted over the Internet. Or it may involve thousands of dollars’ worth of videoconferencing equipment for a more natural approach. At Liberty Mutual Group, recruiting director Ann Nowak visits a few schools where the company has strong relationships and has found a good pool of talent. But she says, “Sometimes I get inquiries from very strong candidates in the top 10 percent of their class” at other schools, and she doesn’t want them to slip away. Although the insurance company is growing and hiring sales representative, Nowak can’t afford to fly across the country for a handful of interviews, so she has set up an online recruiting and selection system. Students at distant schools can view online presentations about the kinds of positions the company has available. And when an interested prospect seems like he or she might be a good match. Nowak can use Web-based interviewing to narrow her choices. The company invites those who survive the cut to fly to head-quarters for an interview. Anheuser-Busch InBev is another company that recruits on college campuses. Elatia Abate, the...
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...administrators, career center staff, and students. Campus recruiting is becoming more competitive. Winning companies will have a strong product offering and be able to adapt their recruitment practices to the needs of new college graduates of Generation Y. Along with on-campus recruiting tools, such as career fairs and interviews, employers can also work experimental education programs into their college recruitment efforts. These include internships and co-op programs. Employers have long since rated these as some of the most effective college recruitment methods. This report includes ideas about how to conduct a successful campus recruitment and relations campaign, how to select the right campus, benefits of hiring new graduates, and how to build your brand. The report also describes current campus recruiting trends and challenges in campus recruiting. Effective Campus Recruitment Programs The Recruitment Process The campus placement office usually coordinates the recruitment process. The recruitment season typically extends from mid-October to mid-March. However, because of increased competition, campus recruiting is becoming a year-round activity. Campus Selection One of the first steps in developing a campus recruitment program is to select the right campus with which to build a relationship. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), employers should target only campuses that “produce both the type of students that best fit into its corporate...
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...Electoral College, Time for Change? By Chris Brady May 21, 2014 Introduction: The history of the Electoral College was born by the founding fathers during the Constitutional Convention. There were roughly four ideas of how to elect a president to the United States. First was the idea of giving the power to Congress to choose the president, but detractors worried that giving the authority to Congress could create corruption, political bargaining, and foreign influence on their choice. Plus this could upset the balance of power that the founding fathers were trying to create with the Constitution. Secondly was the idea of giving the authority to the state legislatures. This idea was swiftly rejected for the fact that many believed that the president could be controlled by the State Legislature and decrease the federal authority and undermine the founding fathers idea of separation of powers. The third idea was to let the president be chosen by a direct popular vote. This was also rejected because the founding fathers believed that because of the lack of information for a candidate a state would just vote for a candidate from that particular state or region. The framers saw the possibility of at worst that no president would emerge with a popular majority sufficient to govern the whole country. They believed that for a best case scenario would be that the choice of president would always be decided by the largest, most populous States with little regard for the smaller ones...
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...Presidential Elections of 1860 In the presidential elections of 1860, the Democrats could not agree on a platform or a candidate. Their first convention held in Charleston, South Carolina, adjourned after 57 ballots failed to select a candidate. They reconvened in Baltimore, which proved no more successful, with the party splitting into a Southern wing led by John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and a Northern wing led by Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. The Southern wing called for the protection of slavery in all the territories, while the Northern wing called for provisions specifically allowing the Supreme Court to decide what powers Congress and the territorial legislatures might exercise in dealing with the questions of slavery. But...
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...presidential and vice presidential candidates from each political party. Each citizen must choose one, and only one, presidential and vice presidential candidate from one political party, whether from the Democrat or Republican Party. The outcome of the votes in each individual state determines an amount of electors who then make the actual choice of president and vice president in that particular state. The number of senators and House members a state has determines the amount of electors it has. In December of the election year, the electors in each state meet in their state capitols to cast the ballots for president and vice president. The states finalize the ballots then give them to Congress for their joint session in January announcing officially the winning presidential and vice...
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