The Electoral College and the Popular vote have been a part of U.S. history since the founding of our country itself even though the actually process of both systems have changed since the late 1700’s and early 1800’s when they were first implemented. The debate on these two-unique systems have been brought to light due to the recent 2016 Presidential Election between the Presidential Candidates, Senator Hilary Clinton(D) and Donald Trump(R), when Donald Trump(R) won the 2016 Presidential Election
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would later be known as the Electoral College. The only people allowed to be an elector are, Representatives, Senators, and a person who holds an office of trust in the United States. According to my textbook American Democracy Now, The Electoral College by definition is “a group of people elected by voters in each state to elect the president as well as the vice president”(Harrison Harris Deardorff 3rd Edition, 285) . But looking into the historical origins of the Electoral College, I realize that
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indirect election. Over time, debates took place on how to ensure the 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
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responsible for the error? Could this become a malpractice case? With our scenario it is difficult to determine whether this would be considered negligence, gross negligence, or malpractice. We have very little information and facts about the case therefore it is hard to determine which one would apply to this case. In the ever-changing health care world it is critical for nurses to be familiar with terms such as negligence, gross negligence, and malpractice. There have been cases similar over the
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know that are not revealed in the opinion? I would like to know what kind of measures the court took in understanding the implications of a reversal of decision as it applies to malpractice lawsuit fraud. I haven’t found any literature showing that the court had a discussion about a possible spike in future malpractice lawsuits. What are the precise issues being litigated, as stated by the court? The issue being litigated is if the defendant has
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demands health care providers not only provide excellent care, but also document the care they provide to ensure they are not subject to accusations of negligence, or gross negligence that can lead to malpractice suits. This paper will differentiate between negligence, gross negligence, and malpractice. In order to further examine these issues an article titled “Amputation mishap, negligence cited” from The Neighborhood News in which “Earlier this week, 62-year-old Joseph Benson underwent an amputation
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published judicial opinion).” Hospital is a business that provides medical service to patients and there will always be competitors that produce social benefits. For example, Medical Malpractice is one of the major area that fail to provide quality health care medical treatment to patients, the victims of medical malpractice seek compensation for their physical or emotional injuries, or both, through a Negligence action. When patients suffered an injury, which he or she should be compensated, the reason
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Unit 3 Liability Issues Project January 21, 2013 The Doctrine of Apparent Authority in Medical Malpractice Cases explains that a hospital will be deemed to have held itself out as the provider of care, unless it gives the patient notice that the doctor was an independent contractor. Under the doctrine of corporate liability, it is the hospital itself that is negligent. The article is stating that hospitals are liable for the mistakes of their workers and are not able to put the
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explain the four elements of proof necessary for a plaintiff to prove a negligence case. A plaintiff suing for medical malpractice has the burden of proof to show the four elements necessary to prove negligence. The standard four-element account of negligence is duty of care, breach of duty, injury, and proximate cause. A person accused of malpractice can defend him or herself by showing that one of these elements is missing and/or by establishing an affirmative defense. “The
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to be aware of the terms negligence, gross negligence, and malpractice as well as fear of experiencing involvement in any situation containing these terms as a health care provider. As health care providers it is important to be aware of these terms as well as the laws and policies that guide each healthcare practices. This purpose of this paper is to provide the differences between legal terms gross negligence, negligence, and malpractice as well as provide a rationale for this mishap and the importance
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