Vice President of the United States

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    my best to explain it to people who might know and to help them know so when they 're seventeen they know like I should. So the Google definition of the Electoral College is a body of people representing the states of the US, who cast votes in the election of the President and Vice President. I would have not given that explanation, it would have told you it is a College. So helping you and myself, I will first explain how it works, then how Electors are selected, and the qualifications to be one

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    In the United States, we have a Constitution that divides our federal government into three branches that carry out different jobs and consist of important leaders to help with laws and other aspects of the country. There is the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch. Although the three branches are all very different in what they can do and perform, they are all still equal. We equalize these branches by a system we call Our System of Checks and Balances. Legislative Branch

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    to select the president. The founding fathers of our country established the electoral college to give the original thirteen states a fair voice in the election process. This country electoral called the electoral college into question on more the one occasion. In the most recent election, President-elect Donald Trump won the electoral vote over Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. This election has sent the country into an uproar and citizens of the United States are now challenging

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    beginning the United States was based upon the Articles of Confederation where the national government consisted of only one legislative body. Under the Articles of Confederation the national government had very limited powers and because of that problems began to emerge. States were now conducting their own foreign trade negotiations, printing their own money, and organizing their own armed forces violating the national law. Because of this a group of delegates from twelve of the thirteen states met in

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    The Purpose of Vice Presidency It appears to me that the vice president serves little or no significant purposes in the American political system. When I think of the role of vice president, the only thing that comes to mind is the fact that if the president dies or is not able to hold office it is the job of the vice president to take over as president. I am sure I share this ideology with many others; however, the role of the vice president is far more complex

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    creation, the United States government has been divided into three branches. These branches have a system of checks and balances to ensure that no single branch acquires too much power. Each branch is independent of one another and has their own separate jobs. Even though the branches are separate, they can affect the actions of the other two branches. This creates “a central government in which no individual or group gains too much control” The three branches in the United States government are

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    To guarantee a partition of forces, the U.S. Federal Government is comprised of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. To guarantee the administration is successful and nationals ' rights are ensured, every branch has its own particular forces and obligations, incorporating working with alternate branches.(Branches of Government · House.gov n.d.) The legislative branch is comprised of the House and Senate, referred to all in all as the Congress. Among different forces, the legislative

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    Jefferson” Man of Citizens” Tamika E. Johnson Delaware Technical Community College Thomas Jefferson, a spokesman for democracy, one of American’s Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United States from 1801–1809.Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell plantation in western Virginia. His father, Peter Jefferson, was a successful planter and surveyor and his mother, Jane Randolph Jefferson came from a prominent Virginia

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    Formally documented in the constitution the Electoral College is the body that elects the president and vice president elect of the United states. Each state has as many electors in the Electoral college as its representation in the house and senate. When US citizens vote, they are actually voting for the slate of electors vowing to cast their ballots for the ticket in the Electoral College. The history of the electoral college dates back to the Constitutional convention of 1787. The Convention took

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    two from each state, and they also they to be at least thirty years old, and House of Representatives. The senate must also be a citizen for six years, a citizen for nine, and they have to live in the state her or she represents. The laws they make are written and voted for in congress. They also set apart the funds from the government. The House of representatives is another huge role, they are made up of four hundred and thirty-five member and at least one of those are from each state. They are also

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