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Lobbyists and Their Role in Presidential Elections

an active part in politics and even to help change laws or create new ones. For this reason, AARP - whose "current top national l...

1828's US Presidential Election Candidates and Outcomes

In six pages this paper examines the 1828 US presidential election in a consideration of the candidates, their characters, how it ...

Third Party Candidacies of Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan and Effects upon the Presidential Election of 2000 in Pennsylvania

In eight pages the presidential election of 2000 is examined in terms of the impact the candidacies of Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nade...

Presidential Elections, Voting Patterns, and Civil Rights

of civil rights had something to do with the win. Boller puts it this way: "Truman...waged the kind of campaign, according to jour...

Voter Apathy Among Students

the rest of the electorate, will not vote. A June 14, 2004 editorial in Business Week asserts that this is because democracy in Am...

Media Prejudice and its Effects

have strong political views they not only would keep those to themselves, but they made sure that it did not impact their professi...

2004 Election

Voters, n.d.). Here is another interesting fact - the Constitution does not "bind" the electors to vote for the candidate but most...

Campbell's Trial Heat Model for Predicting Presidential Outcomes: 2012 Edition

Campbells model... with one notable exception. This paper will assess the inner workings of Campbells analytical model, assess its...

Presidential Nominees Barack Obama and John McCain: Similarities and Differences on the Important Issues of Election 2008

W. Bush). In a May 2008 interview with David Brooks of The New York Times, Obama explained, "Its an argument between ideology and...

America's 2000 Presidential Election

In 5 pages this paper examines the 2000 US presidential election results and their implications upon citizens, Congress, and upon ...

Winning the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election

In six pages this paper discusses the role of the media in shaping public perceptions regarding the 2000 presidential election and...

Bush v. Gore and the Electoral College

the problems that cropped up during this time prompted people to re-examine the electoral college and its relevance in todays day ...

Strom Thurmond

"to presidential maverick... His penchant for bucking established norms first surfaced when he decided to enter the political aren...

Running for the US Presidency

the two main parties are able to vote in these races (1996). In some states, non-registered members can vote too. In general, the ...

Structure and American Politics

In six pages the U.S. political structure as it presently exists is discussed with the emphasis upon the role of the Electoral Col...

Giuliani Campaign/Immigration

of the McCain-Kennedy bill that is currently being debated. Current status of political controversy concerning immigration Mr. G...

Connectivity, External and Internal Drive Bays

front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...

US Presidential Elections of 1920, 1940, and 1950 and the Role Global Issues Played

pledged to render the election a "solemn referendum" in respect to the Treaty and League of Nations in the hopes that the popular ...

Unintended Role of H. Ross Perot in the U.S. Presidential Election of 1992

The ?Reagan Democrats? When Perot announced his initial withdrawal, two-thirds of his backing went to Clinton (Lipset 7). Many of...

Smoking, An Overview

This research paper discusses the history of tobacco use, the negative efforts of smoking, lobbyists' efforts to protect the pract...

Smoking Overview

This research paper offers an overview of the history of tobacco use, its deleterious effects on health, lobbyists' opposition to ...

Interest Groups in the United States: Are They Too Powerful?

(p. 80). Applying his checks and balances principle to interest groups, James Madison believed that there would be so man...

The Election of Governmental Leaders in Canada

to convey the French language and the Catholic religion on the Native Americans. French Canadians have placed high value on their...

U.S. Government System's Legitimacy

and not establish mandatory arbitrary regulations which would deprive some citizens of their rights while affording additional rig...

Process of Electing American Presidents

the Electoral Vote (which is formally ratified upon completion of the election). The problem is, however, that based on this syste...

Significant Events in American History between the late 1950s and 2002

in the world, the nation that had not been directly or severely attacked by a foreign enemy since its founding was attacked (The H...

The Influence of Tobacco Money in U.S. Politics

gave more than $32.6 million in PAC and soft money contributions to politicians of both parties (Tobacco Interests, 2002). The rea...

Electoral Process Advantages in U.S. Presidential Elections

the Constitution of the United States met in Philadelphia in 1787 for the constitutional convention they had already lived under a...

2000 Presidential Election and the Case of Bush v. Gore

Because winning the state of Florida at that point of the game would determine who the next president would be, it was clearly a t...

A New Type of American Voting System

election officials; the fact that every election year millions of American citizens are effectively disqualified from the voting b...