Electoral College System A number of Americans fail to realize that when they vote they are not voting for the president and vice-president directly, but for electors who then cast their ballots in the Electoral College. Until the recent battle between Gov. George W. Bush and Vice-president Al Gore for the presidency, this new generation of American voters has never witnessed a controversial election. Historically, there have been problematic elections allowing voters to question this system. The
Times, I bet I can get more people to come out and vote in the next election. Many people feel that the problem of very few voters coming out is due to the present electoral college system used. They feel that their voices aren’t really being heard and that their votes don’t matter. So what if we made a change to the system being used? There are many different ways that the people would feel like their voices actually mattered. These proposals all have different names, and methods used to carry this
Ellucian is the student information system software used at Bergen Community College. Ellucian is linked to internal databases, such as; Student Planning, Moodle, Banner, Blackboard and SharePoint. In researching open source higher education databases I found five of the many open source databases that are available to higher education institutions. They are: 1. Courseware 2.5, -OS 2. Manhattan Virtual Classroom 2.1, -OS 3. Moodle 1.1.1,-OS/WIN 4. Whiteboard 1.0.2-OS 5. ATutor 1.3-OS Open source
research case study was to investigate school safety and the effects of a newly implemented keyless entry system at a junior college located in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. This chapter will contain a review of the literature pertaining to school safety that includes the following components: recent history of school safety issues, prison effect of school safety plans, keyless entry systems, and vandalizing and theft. School safety plans have had an increase in focus over the past decade due to
school and college is that athletes have it all. If you’re good at sports then you don’t have to worry about schoolwork or popularity and essentially you have but not a care in the world; you are invincible. Although it is great to see some succeed and become professional athletes many others do not have the same fate. The fate of these athletes, which happens to be the majority, is what drives my opinion on college sport. If I had the opportunity to create a new college sport system, it would not
Beginning at the time the Electoral College was put into place, many debated over its pros and cons. As time has gone on, more and more people have begun to show support for a change in the system (Saad 2013). After George W. Bush defeated AL Gore in the 2000 election by losing popular vote, but winning the college, leading to a “legal recount contest”, many began to question the fairness of the college (Cohen, 2010). This marked the “third time in the nation’s history” the less popular candidate
new federal power (Ferling, 1992). Adams was a well educated, seasoned patriot, and experienced diplomat. He was the runner-up in the election in which George Washington was selected the first United States President. According to the electoral-college system of that time, the second candidate with the most electoral votes became the Vice President (Smelser & Gundersen, 1975). As president, Washington appointed, among others, two influential political leaders to his original cabinet; Thomas Jefferson
The Electoral College System Survey Report The Electoral College System The Electoral College is the due process that is employed in the choosing of the U.S President and the Vice President. The members that are in charge of taking the vote to elect the President and his deputy are assigned the duties through an election done on a state by state basis. There is the appointment of the electors to the District of Columbia and each state. The electors in each state match the Congress membership entitled
controversial case that was heard on December 11, 2000. This case decided the outcome of the 2000 presidential election between Vice President Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. The election took place on Nov 7, 2000. Under our electoral college system each state votes for our new president separately, a winner is then declared in each state and is awarded “electoral votes” that is equal to the states number of representatives in the House and Senate. Gore led Bush 266-246 and 270 votes are
influential on college campuses and among the professional world. Over 730 schools across the United States have the Greek life system and there are several different fraternities and sororities on each college campus. Many Americans have extremely different opinions about Greek life as a whole. Although many say it is all about partying, there are many pros and cons to joining Greek life. Greek life can be a very good experience in college, it is whatever people make it. Coming into college most students
Report on Winner-Take-All "Winner-take-all” is a term used to describe single member district and at large election systems that award seats to the highest vote getters without ensuring fair representation for minority groups. In the United States, these are typically single-member district schemes or at-large, block-voting systems. Under winner-take-all rules, a slim majority of voters can control 100% of seats, leaving everyone else effectively without representation. There's something else
Test Scores and their use in College Admissions Decisions PURPOSE The purpose of this proposal is to examine current and future Iowa State University admissions decisions processes. At the present time most colleges, including Iowa State use a combination of standardized test scores, high school class rank, high school grade point average, and essays to make decisions on admissions. All of the above are good determinants of a student’s possible success in college, except standardized test scores
State and Local Governance Community Colleges have been governed by locally selected boards which mirrors the belief that the mission and vision of the colleges is best preserved and strengthened throughout the years. There are quite a few community colleges or junior colleges that are established to serve the community in each state and is normally supported or funded by the local government all across the United States of America. Community colleges are controlled and managed both internally
Opposition: Is This Really Necessary? Since this system allows students to be able to attend the school they want, overcrowding of colleges could be an issue. Many students may want to go to the same college making it hard to allow students to take the classes they want or need. There would be no point of a system like this if it becomes impossible to schedule classes due to the number of students. Even if all students could choose the school they want, T. Kelleghan states that,” …test constructors
College Professors The first day of class for a college student is like drawing cards in a poker game. Just as the cards that one receives determines their outcome in poker, the types of professors a student gets on the first day will determine the success of their year. The difference between a helpful and a harmful professor can easily result in a much lower grade. College professors have a wide range of personalities and backgrounds. However, professors fall into one of 3 categories: helpful
224-4543 While some may say that college tuition is a fair amount of money to pay for education, I say, along with many others, that college tuition is a broken system that robs students and their families and is responsible for hundreds of thousands of students in debt. College tuition should be lowered because the average family can’t afford it, the system is unfair, and way too many Americans are in debt because of the high prices. My first reason for college tuition to be lowered is that the
In twenty years from now, I will hopefully have children and a wife. A family can be a large financial burden, so planning for it ahead of time could save me from struggle and grief later on. If I go to a less expensive community college and then transfer to a university for a Bachelor’s degree, I could save money compared to just going to a university for four years. With a small student debt, I should be able to focus more of the money I earn on my family’s needs. Children can incur many unexpected
Nowadays, a college degree is an essential part of a person’s resume. Choosing a college is tough especially for high school juniors and seniors. There are many factors that influence a student to choose a college such as student life, curriculum, length of program, return of investment and employability after college among other things. Since the late 20th century, students have been using college ranking reports such as the U.S News and World Report which put out yearly ranks of colleges in different
of this study is to create awareness of our male federal prison system and the lack of funds for current prisoners to obtain a college education. In 1965 the passage of the Higher Education Act helped by providing basic educational opportunity grants also known as Pell-grants, these grants were responsible in adding prisoners to obtain a higher education while serving time. During 1965 and 1992 the prison system created many college programs thought the country that helped men and women obtain associates
One of the many responsibilities that come with being in college is attending class, but as more and more universities are using this technology, this particular responsibility is becoming a foreign concept. Douglas Belkin’s essay, “Cracking Down on Skipping Class: High-Tech Trackers Aim to Boost Attendance, as Colleges Seek High Graduation Rates”, he reports that new technology is being developed in order to provide more motivation for college students to successfully pass their classes (115). This