Election 2008

I was really happy when Barack Obama won the presidential elect. I had a feeling that he was going to win this election but I didn't think it would be a landslide. Obama had 349 electoral votes while McCain had 147 votes.

Presidential Endorsements

The Obama endorsement is more believable because it talks of what Obama has to do when he becomes president. The McCain endorsement talks about the same thing but the way it was written, it wasn't very catchy. I liked the Obama endorsement better. They both do present good arguments but Obama's endorsement is more convincing because I am more democratic than republic. It just that Obama's words effect me more than McCains'. I just think that Obama sounds more like a president than McCain. Obama's words were more solid and more persuasive, while McCain's were more straight and didn't really make sense. "Fundimentals of our economy are good" wasn't such a good idea to keep repeating. That is why Obama is a good president for me.

The Electoral College

The Electoral College is 538 popular elected representatives who select the President and the Vice president of the USA. It's strengths are that it contributes to the political stability of the nation by encouraging a two-party system, and it maintains a federal system of government and representation. It's weeknessess are that that the possibility of electing a minority president is most common as well as its failure to accurately reflect the national popular will.

I think that the electoral college is such a stupid idea. Who would think of that? I just don't like the fact that some of the states like California or Texas have more electoral votes than other states. Every state should have the same amount of electoral votes, like an even number, like the number 2. Then they should count it all together and say who the president of the United States of America is. I don't think we should still have it. I feel like it doesn't really matter if you vote or not. They should add all the votes up to find out which candidate has the most votes and that person should win the election and become the president of the United States.

Mayor Bloomberg and Term Limits

My opinion on this issue is that I don't think that it's such a good idea because many old mayors might want to run again. I believe that we should leave the constitution as is. He could leave an idea for the next mayor to work on. I think that Bloomberg should just finish his term and get off the stand! I want to see if the new mayor could be as good as the other mayors.

-President of the US. They can only have two terms containing 8 years.

-Vice President of the US. They can have two terms containing 8 years.

-US Senate. They have two terms containing 6 years.

-US House of Representatives. Term limits on that position depends on the state until the 22nd Amendment

-Supreme Court Justice. They don't have terms, they either retire, die or are removed from office through impreachment proceedings.

-Governor of New York. They have two terms containing 4 years and two terms governor can wait 8 years to run again.

-Governor of California. They have two terms containing 4 years and two terms governor can wait 8 years to run again.

-Mayor of Los Angeles. They have two terms containing 4 years.

-Queens Borough President. They have a four year term.

Republican or Democrat

I think the characteristics of a 'Republican' and a ' Democrat' is that the Republicans are more conservative which means they are more closed to the fact of new things and they just like how the old times went.The Democrats are more liberal. They are with the ideas that make the republicans shake. Like for instance, same sex marriage. The Republicans don't want it to be legalized because they are with the idea that a man should marry a woman, not the other way around like the Democrats want it. The Democrats want the people to be happy the way they are.

I'm a Democrat because i really want the troops from Iraq to come back home because it's no use for them to be there. All they are doing is patrolling. America should keeps it's nose out of other countries business. I am also a Democrat because i really want a different president unlike the others. Barack Obama is very persuasive in his speech. I really liked it. I felt a connection. When i watched McCain's speech...i really didn't feel a connection. I went to sleep. I want the people to be happy the way they are.

Citizenship Test

1. How many stars are there on our flag? There are 50 stars.
   
2. What do the stars on the flag mean? It means 50 states.
   
3. What color are the stripes? They are red and white.
   
4. What do the stripes on the flag mean? They mean the 13 colonies.
   
5. What is the date of Independence Day? It's July 4.
   
6. Independence from whom? From the British.
   
7. What do we call a change to the Constitution? Amendments.
   
8. How many branches are there in our government? There are three branches.
   
9. How many full terms can a president serve? They can serve 2 full terms.
   
10. Who nominates judges of the Supreme Court? The president does.
    
11. How many Supreme Court justices are there? Nine.
    
12. Who was the main writer of the Declaration
    of Independence? Thomas Jefferson.
    
13. What holiday was celebrated for the first
    time by American colonists? Thanksgiving.
    
14. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner? Francis Scott Key
    
15. What is the minimum voting age in the
    United States? 18.
    
16. Who was president during the Civil War? Abraham Lincoln
    
17. Which president is called the "Father of
    our Country?"
    
18. What is the 50th state of the Union? Hawaii.
    
19. What is the name of the ship that brought
    the Pilgrims to America? The Mayflower.
    
20. Who has the power to declare war? The Congress.
    
21. What were the 13 original states of the
    United States called? Colonies.
    
22. In what year was the Constitution written? 1787
    
23. What is the introduction to the
    Constitution called?
    
24. Which president was the first Commander in Chief
    of the United States Army and Navy? George Washington.
    
25. In what month do we vote for the president? November.
    
26. How many times may a senator be re-elected?
27. Who signs bills into law? The President.
    
28. Who elects the president of the United States? The electorial college
    
29. How many states are there in the United States? 50
    
30. Who becomes president if both the president and
    vice president die? The speaker of the House of Representatives
    

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