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Electoral College

GerryMandering

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Reince Priebus
Gerrymandering
Electoral reform in the United States
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Rob Richie
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Gerrymandering Intro: This term has already been defined, but there is a bit of funny history for the word. An infamous member Governor Elbridge Gerry drew his state to look like the opposition had a salamander shaped part of the state. Therefore, gerrymandering was born. There are several ways to solve this problem; the main ones are listed below ??NAME AND SHAME? THOSE WHO WOULD RIG ELECTIONS Because election rules are often arcane, those who write them have an advantage. If they move quickly and quietly, they can ?fix? the system to their advantage.

Constitution Study

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james madison
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The Constitution Problems with theArticles of Confederation No executive branch to enforce laws or court system to interpret laws Legislative Congress was only entity of national government, but had no power to force states to do anything Control of taxes and tariffs was left to the states Each state had its own currency States fought each other over everything, including boundaries Delegates Meet Delegates met n May 1787 to fix Articles of Confederation Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were in Europe The delegates decided to throw out Articles and start over All agreed that they needed a stronger federal government with a legislature, an executive branch and a court system Disputes and Compromises
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