Assignment: Electoral College Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapters 5, 6 and 10 Label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2: Option 1: List the ways in which contemporary presidential campaigns have used social media as a campaign tool. Do you consider social media as a successful […]
Compare the way in which we elect Presidents in our current system to the proposal of the National Popular Vote movement. Which method is superior?
The U.S. Constitution stipulates that Electors will vote for the office of President and Vice President, what we commonly refer to as the Electoral College. Two times in the 21st century the candidate with the most popular votes across the United States has not won the most votes in the Electoral College, hence losing the […]
Write a paper in which you discuss the role interest groups play in the American political system and how they attempt to shape public policy.
Write a paper in which you discuss the role interest groups play in the American political system and how they attempt to shape public policy. After that, select a specific national piece of legislation during the Obama or Trump administration and identify two groups in favor of the legislation and two groups opposed to the […]
In what ways is the Electoral College representative and fits in with the ideals of democracy?
Part 1 watch the following two links copy and paste on your browser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5PbodZMA2M [The Electoral College for Dummies: How it Works.”-10:00 minutes] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIPt0oZuYFU [”Professor Makes Case for the Electoral College”- 5:33 minutes] Answer the questions separately 1a. In two or three paragraphs, make an argument in support of the Electoral College and keeping it […]
Compare the way in which we elect Presidents in our current system to the proposal of the National Popular Vote movement. Which method is superior? Explain your answer.
The U.S. Constitution stipulates that Electors will vote for the office of President and Vice President, what we commonly refer to as the Electoral College. Two times in the 21st century the candidate with the most popular votes across the United States has not won the most votes in the Electoral College, hence losing the […]