Electoral College: Good or Bad? The Electoral College: The Origins ► Our Leaders aren’t elected by us directly… ► The Electoral College originated as a midway point – the meeting of a congressional vote and popular vote by all U.S. citizens for electing the next President ► Originated and formed in writing of the Constitution as a means of protection, mob rule ► Electoral College forms ever 4 years solely for purpose of election Differences in popular vote and electoral college vot...

Week 3 Discussion: Pros and Cons of Interest Groups, and Corporations Option 1:  Political milestones and mileages are achieved through numerous techniques. Among the parties that hold central pol itical positions are the interest groups, which can be both public and private. These groups are opinion shapers, and they influence the decisions in public policy.Above all else, these groups are essential, especially in nations that continuously strive to develop public interest and democracy (Tic...

Martin Luther King Jr's speech of "I had a dream" in essence states a list of racial injustices amongst the African American people in the United States and encourages everyone to hold their country a ccountable. Dr. King highlights that the Emancipation Proclamation, at the time, was signed over a hundred years ago to free the slaves. However, the African Americans during 1963 were theoretically still not free in the bigger picture due to "segregations and chain of discrimination" (Martin ...

Week 1 This paper discusses the guidelines for three sections of the Florida Constitution, namely, Basic Rights, Religious Freedom, and Freedom of Speech and Press, as well as how these sections co mpare to the corresponding section of the United States Bill of Rights. The guidelines for these sections are discussed in detail in this paper. Basic Rights All natural people are equal before the law in Florida, according to the state's constitutional provisions. All people have the right to enjoy ...

The media is very influential in our culture and the way today’s society receives information. Do these various information media outlets have a certain moral obligation or responsibility to uphold? Of course, many would like to think so, but the integrity of the source in question must also be examined. People tend to follow news that they find relatable to their interest (Cottle & Rai, 2016). However, this does not always mean what they find is truthful. Finding a reliable source of informat...

State Power States are subject to their own constitutions as well as the federal Bill of Rights. Having notable differences and similarities the Constitution Texas and the U.S. Bill of Rights can b e found to intertwine. The Bill of Rights spells out the American’s rights in relation to their governments while also guaranteeing civil rights and liberties to the individual. (The Bill of Rights: What Does It Say?, 2022) Consisting of a preamble and 17 articles, the Texas constitution describes t...

The Roles of the Media in Influencing Government and its Citizens The Correlation Function Cultural Transmission and Influencing Societal Norms Education and Entertainment Surveillance of the Environment Description of the Correlation Function Role The correlation function role is a method used to assign an individual who can determine the relationship of an event in an objective , interpretative way. Example of the Correlation Function Role • Social media platforms such as Twitter and Fac...

• Option 1: Does democracy require equality of income or wealth? Discuss why democracy might make a country more or less egalitarian? • Option 2: Political scientist Larry Sabato has proposed a n ew constitutional convention (Links to an external site.). Select any one of his proposed ideas and write a short list of pros and cons for this idea and support your reasoning. Democracy, in my opinion, does not require equality of income and wealth, however, the option to pursue that equality must...

POLI 330 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 and DQ 2 Complete 2023| Democracies Compared (graded) This section lists options that can be used to view responses. Collapse All Print View Show Options Responses Responses are listed below in the following order: response, author & the date & time the response is posted. Sort by Read/Unread Sort by Response Sorted Ascending, click to sort descending Sort by Author Sort by Date/Time* (an instructor response) Collapse Mark as Read Democracy defined P...