Government 101: Elections in the United States - The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart Kinds of Elections: General Elections - an election to fill public offices. Primary Elections - an election prior to the general election in which voters select the candidates who will run on each party's ticket. Primaries are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders, and may be open or closed. Election Vocabulary Electoral College - A group of persons called "electors," selected by the voters in each state, that officially elects the president and vice president. Initiative - An electoral procedure whereby citizens can propose legislation or constitutional amendments and refer the decision to a popular vote by obtaining the required number of signatures on a petition. Machine - A hierarchically organized, centrally led state or local party organization that rewards members with material benefits (patronage). Office-Block Ballot - A ballot listing all candidates for a given office under the name of that office; also called a "Massachusetts" ballot.
The "Magic" of an Egg Explained There will be a very weak RF field emitted by the egg as a result of this oscillation. This frequency will increase when it is laying on its side -- the length to the width dimension of an egg being roughly 5:4. Such a measurement would provide a direct test of the model for this new theory. The following are notes from D. Years ago, during an equinox in Boulder, Colorado, I remembered our family having six eggs standing on end on the kitchen counter. Two fell over when my wife closed the dishwasher, which was immediately underneath the counter top where the eggs were standing. A breeze came through the kitchen -- picking up some paper towel strips I had laid out to keep the eggs from rolling on the floor should they fall. I purposely did the main experiment over the dishwasher and in the kitchen to provide a perturbing environment.
It Takes A Village, by Hillary Clinton It Takes A Village, by Hillary Clinton (Click for Amazon book review) BOOK REVIEW by OnTheIssues.org: This book is Hillary's classic -- not so much a political book as a definition of her view of the world. It was written in 1996, well before she was considering running for the presidency. Hence it does not have much in the way of policy prescriptions. The theme of Hillary's book (and its title) is that children are raised not just by their parents, but also by all of the other people in the society around them. On the left side of the political spectrum, one might view that philosophy as the underlying value of a compassionate society which is appropriately focused on child-rearing as its core focus. -- by Jesse Gordon, jesse@OnTheIssues.org, November 2007 The above quotations are from It Takes A Village, by Hillary Clinton.
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10 Creative Tumblr Blogging Ideas For When You Have Writers Block For the last few months, I’ve become a fan of Tumblr, visiting and adding content to my blog nearly every other day. What’s great about Tumblr is that, similar to Twitter, you can reblog posts by other members of the site, particularly the people you follow. This helps keep your own blog fresh with content without you having to always develop it yourself. On the other hand, you might find yourself becoming a Tumblr-er who reblogs more than you create original content. If you’ve been on Tumblr for a while, head over to tumblrcloud and have the application generate a cloud of words you blog most about. If you’re short on original content ideas, you might consider some of the following creative writing ideas for Tumblr posts. 1. The easiest way to produce Tumblr post ideas is to take a daily challenge. This Tumblr blog has archived dozens of the challenges that are sure to get your creative juices flowing. 2. A Bucket List is simply a list of things you want to do in your lifetime. 3. 4. 5.
Cities of Service Democrats.org Geosense: an online world geography game Corporation for National and Community Service untitled DEMOCRATIC PARTY (DNC) - The Democrats won the White House in 2008 and 2012, won some key governorships (PA, NY, MO, MN, and CA) -- but lost control of the US House in 2010, and lost the US Senate in 2014. Democrats run the wide gamut from the near Euro-style democratic-socialist left (Barbara Lee, Raúl Grijalva and the Congressional Progressive Caucus) and traditional liberals (Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden) to the pragmatic "centrist" moderate-to-liberal style (Hillary Clinton, Mark Warner) to the Dem center-right (Harry Reid and the New Democratic Coalition) to the dwindling GOP-style center-conservative right (Joe Manchin, Blue Dog Coalition). Official affiliated national Democratic sites include: REPUBLICAN PARTY (RNC) - Republicans lost control of the Presidency in 2008 and 2012. THE "BIG THREE" THIRD PARTIES: (Based upon vote performance over past two election cycles and ballot access) Party in 1999. AMERICA FIRST PARTY - The America First Party PIRATE PARTY - The U.S.