Election 08

I think the reason that Obama won was because the American people had already seen eight years of the Republicans and they had seen enough to judge and to carry in their minds as they walked into the voting station. The people were and are ready for a change and this conclusion was evident with the popular vote.

Obama won New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. I think that I knew that Obama would win because the majority of America are immigrants or children f immigrants and that is the majority of his voters. The only doubt that I had was that some how the votes would not exactly match the polls. I think that people outside of America were happy to hear of Obama's victory because they saw him as more able to communicate successfully with.

Presidential Endorsements

The newspaper endorsement on Senator Obama was straight forward and to the point because it stated the strong attributes that he could bring to our nation. They spoke of the comparison between him and President Bush.

The newspaper endorsement on Senator McCain spoke of how Senator McCain agreed with Senator Obama but he saw that he could do more. It seemed as if it was Senator McCain speaking himself because if you look at the debates you can see him comparing himself to what Senator Obama has done and who he is and then explaining what he thinks he can do better. It seemed as if Senator McCain had wrote it himself and just mailed it to the newspaper.

I think that Senator Obama's endorsement was more believable because it got straight to the point of him wanting to be President and what he can do for America. Senator McCain's endorsement seemed to be more glossy with words and expressions that seemed to be too much.

I think that they both represent a good argument in their own way but I was more convinced with Senator Obama's endorsement because he stuck to himself and what he wanted to do unlike McCain who went back and forth describing his differences with Senator Obama instead of directly speaking about what he could do for America if he won the election for presidency.

The Electoral College

The Electoral College represents a system that overpowers the voting system for the presidential election. It shows a majority because it is accounted for by the number of people in power(in the government). These are the people who vote and who's vote actually matters. Basically, it is the people in the high government that makes the final decision on which way the votes should sway. It is said that they take the peoples popular vote into consideration but the only vote that really rules in their head is their own, so they compound that with the various and numerous opinions of the people.

I think the Electoral College is pointless because it makes the peoples voice with their votes useless. The people should have a say in who rules and runs their country. It is the people who are the majority so they should have the majority ruling. I think that the government is too connected within itself to follow all the rules without getting caught up in friendships and sides of politics.

Mayor Bloomberg and Term Limits

" Mayor Bloomberg said he will run for a third term as mayor of NYC."

With this said, I can only say that him running will create both good and bad issues.

The good is that he has proven to show himself as a person capable of running a portion of our country, so maybe he can come back and do it again.

The bad is that with the decision to open up another term for mayors, other mayors might comeback to protest that,maybe,they should run again. Also other sections of the government may come back to ask to increase the number of terms that they can serve, like presidents(who we -as the people- don't want coming back).

I say "If he's capable, then let'm at it."

*Term Limits:

- President of the US.-2 terms

- Vice President of the US.-unlimited

- US Senate.-unlimited

- US House of Representatives.-3 or 4 terms

- Supreme Court Justice.-approxiamtely 15 term

- Governor of New York.-4 terms

- Governor of California.-2 terms

- Mayor of Los Angeles.-2 terms

- Queens Borough President-unlimited

Republican or Democrat

Democrats:
~ More open to change than most Republicans.
~ Believe in the right to individual privacy.
~ Are in favor of higher minimum wage in order to assist the working poor.
~ Are opposed to tax cuts.
~ Want to provide low-cost for publicly funded college education with low tuition fees and increase the availability of grants and scholarships.
~ Favor gun control measures.
~ Believe that we are responsible for the environment.
~ Strongly believe in health care.

Republicans:
~ Have a more conservative ideology than most Democrats due to their dictation to the Bible.
~ Are mainly for capital punishment because of "an eye for an eye" from the Bible.
~ Support the private enterprise system.
~ Strongly support the role of the military
~ Believe in lower taxes.
~ Believe that the nations strength comes from the individuals.
~ Feel that laws that refer to the environment aren't necessary.
~ Are mostly opposed to stem cell research.

I see myself as neutral because agree I agree with certain points of both parties. I'm on the fence about both parties because not everyone in each party believes entirely in what is generally associated with their. So I can't say that I can totally rely on one party more than the other. On some things I am for and others against but they are still on opposite sides so I"m impartial between both the Democratic and Republican party.

Citizenship Test

1. How many stars are there on our flag? 50
   
2. What do the stars on the flag mean? 50 states
   
3. What color are the stripes? red and white
   
4. What do the stripes on the flag mean? red for blood shed for our country and white for peace
   
5. What is the date of Independence Day? July 4
   
6. Independence from whom? other countries and authorities
   
7. What do we call a change to the Constitution? amendment
   
8. How many branches are there in our government? three
   
9. How many full terms can a president serve? 2
   
10. Who nominates judges of the Supreme Court? the president
    
11. How many Supreme Court justices are there? 9
    
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? someone who loves america
    
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?" George Washington
    
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 president
    
21. What were the 13 original states of the
    United States called? 13 colonies
    
22. In what year was the Constitution written? 1787
    
23. What is the introduction to the
    Constitution called?preamble
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? infinity
    
27. Who signs bills into law? the president
    
28. Who elects the president of the United States? electoral 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 secretary of state
    

Testing Testing 1,2,3

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