candidate on his behalf. According to a witness there, Lincoln "was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of the day. (Encarta)." Abraham Lincoln's political career started in the spring of 1832 by running for a seat in the Illinois' House of Representatives. However an unusual turn of events happened a month after he announced he was running. The store he was working at went bankrupt and he lost his job. Very shortly thereafter Native Americans rebelled and the governor of Illinois
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the UK (25 Marks) First past the post is also known as FPTP or a single member plurality system. It is used in the elections of the House of Commons, the Westminster Elections, the idea is that you simply put an X in the box next to the candidate that you support. The candidate that gets the most votes, regardless of percentage, gets a seat in the House of Commons, after all the constituents have elected their MP the party with the most seats form the government. Some argue that FPTP is unfair
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Gerrymandering is the practice of redrawing congressional district lines so that one political party has an advantage over the other. In most states the state legislature has control over redrawing district lines, thus the majority party has control of congressional districts. The party in control of the state legislature will redraw district boundaries to give them more seats in Congress. The U.S. Constitution calls for a national census to be taken every ten years for reapportionment purposes (which
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cruel or unusual? In 1971 William Furman appealed the ruling he received when he accidently killed someone while committing a crime. Furman, a black male, while robbing a house was caught by someone in the house. When Furman tried to leave he tripped and the loaded firearm he was carrying went off killing one individual in the house. Furman went to trial and was found guilty of murder and sentenced to the death penalty. Furman appealed and took the ruling to the Supreme Court. Furman’s case was combined
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TASK 1 The recession has left many people without jobs. Assuming that you have been laid off by your company and you have personal savings of £50,000. You have been contemplating what to do next and your friend has advised you to start your own business and be your own boss. You decide to carry out research on which business to engage in and how to raise the required finance. You are required to start a new business as a sole trader, or partnership or company with start-up capital of at least
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being outsourced from a supplier. The relevant information is provided below: For in-house manufacturing Annual fixed cost = $45,000 Variable cost per part = $140 For purchasing from supplier (outsourced) Purchase price per part = $160 Using this information, determine the break-even quantity for which the firm would be indifferent between manufacturing the part in-house or outsourcing it. Using Equation 2.1 we compute Q* = ______FC_______
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supported Fremont Lincoln-Douglass Debates : nominated to the senate in 1858 where he ran against Stephen Douglas the debates in Illinois about slavery. The debates were spread all over the country and journalists wrote and commented on the debates “House divided speech” June 16, 1858 in which he warned that the issue of slavery would only be fixed of the country was either 100% pro-slavery or 100% anti-slavery. He also said the Douglas's idea of popular sovereignty was a threat to the
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February are the coldest months with temperature close to 20 degrees; July is the hottest month with 70-80 degrees. Rhode Island's landscape includes 36 islands. However, most of the state is part of the mainland of North America. The state is almost divided into two parts by the Narragansett Bay and has over 400 miles of coastline. There are lagoons and salt marshes along the state's Atlantic shore. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Providence County, in the city of Cranston.
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billion by 2013, selling 24 million pairs of shoes a year. Increase production capacity by 15% per year Product Market Focus: aim at becoming better at telling what we stand for. Value Proposition: Core Activities: produced 80% of its shoes in-house Vision – integrating the global value chain - To be the most wanted brand within innovation and comfort footwear. - Position can only be attained by constantly and courageously researching new paths, investing in employees, in
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The first known use of the word Native American reached as far back as 1737. There are many different Native American tribes, all which have different ways of living. An intriguing tribe that most people probably haven’t heard of is the Natchez tribe. Natchez was originally the name of the village but eventually it began to refer to the people as well. The tribe lived in an area called Natchez Buff, which is presently known as southwestern Mississippi. Evidence shows that their culture began around
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