This document provides biographical information about several members of the United States Congress, including their home states, years elected, terms of office, and positions held. It also summarizes opinions of Apollo astronauts who disapprove of President Obama's plans to shift some NASA funding away from human space flight programs. Finally, it reports that at least 88 people died in a plane crash in Russia, including Poland's president and his wife.
The Electoral System of the USA // The 2012 Presidential ElectionValentinSchraub
I have created this presentation for an English exam in my last year at the Immanuel Kant high school in Leinfelden, Germany. It is about the 2012 presidential election in the United States and its electoral system. I got 14 out of 15 credits for this presentation and after it I conducted a spontaneous survey among the 15 students on who they would vote for if they were Americans. 13 out of 15 voted for Barack Obama, the remaining two for Mitt Romney.
The 2016 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. During this presidential election year, the President of the United States and Vice President will be elected. In addition, elections will be held for all 435 voting-member seats in the United States House of Representatives (as well as all 6 non-voting delegate seats) and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate. Twelve state governorships, two territorial governorships, and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
The United States presidential election of 2016 will be the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. The current electoral vote distribution was determined by the 2010 census. Presidential electors who will elect the President and Vice President of the United States will be chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes are required to win the election. The incumbent president, Democrat Barack Obama, is ineligible to be elected to a third term due to term limits established by the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution. There are numerous potential candidates in the Republican Party, Democratic Party, and among third parties. Assuming Barack Obama serves out his full term, the winner of this election will become the 45th President of the United States.
Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz (born December 22, 1970) is the junior United States Senator from Texas. Elected in 2012, he is the first Cuban American or Latino to hold the office of US Senator from Texas. Cruz is a member of the Republican Party. He served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to May 2008, after being appointed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. Between 1999 and 2003, Cruz served as the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice, and as Domestic Policy Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign. Cruz was also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation, from 2004 to 2009.
He was the first Hispanic Solicitor General in Texas, the youngest Solicitor General of Texas, and the longest-serving Solicitor General in Texas’ history. Cruz is one of three Latinos in the Senate; the others — also Americans of Cuban ancestry — are fellow Republican Marco Rubio of Florida and Democrat Bob Menendez of New Jersey.
The Electoral System of the USA // The 2012 Presidential ElectionValentinSchraub
I have created this presentation for an English exam in my last year at the Immanuel Kant high school in Leinfelden, Germany. It is about the 2012 presidential election in the United States and its electoral system. I got 14 out of 15 credits for this presentation and after it I conducted a spontaneous survey among the 15 students on who they would vote for if they were Americans. 13 out of 15 voted for Barack Obama, the remaining two for Mitt Romney.
The 2016 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. During this presidential election year, the President of the United States and Vice President will be elected. In addition, elections will be held for all 435 voting-member seats in the United States House of Representatives (as well as all 6 non-voting delegate seats) and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate. Twelve state governorships, two territorial governorships, and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
The United States presidential election of 2016 will be the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. The current electoral vote distribution was determined by the 2010 census. Presidential electors who will elect the President and Vice President of the United States will be chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes are required to win the election. The incumbent president, Democrat Barack Obama, is ineligible to be elected to a third term due to term limits established by the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution. There are numerous potential candidates in the Republican Party, Democratic Party, and among third parties. Assuming Barack Obama serves out his full term, the winner of this election will become the 45th President of the United States.
Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz (born December 22, 1970) is the junior United States Senator from Texas. Elected in 2012, he is the first Cuban American or Latino to hold the office of US Senator from Texas. Cruz is a member of the Republican Party. He served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to May 2008, after being appointed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. Between 1999 and 2003, Cruz served as the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice, and as Domestic Policy Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign. Cruz was also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation, from 2004 to 2009.
He was the first Hispanic Solicitor General in Texas, the youngest Solicitor General of Texas, and the longest-serving Solicitor General in Texas’ history. Cruz is one of three Latinos in the Senate; the others — also Americans of Cuban ancestry — are fellow Republican Marco Rubio of Florida and Democrat Bob Menendez of New Jersey.
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9. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Year Elected: 1993 # of Terms: 3 Year of Re-Election: 2000 Political Work: Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee and Appropriations Committee. Home State/Flag: La Marque, Texas Extra Info: Has sever leather bound books
10. U.S. Senator John Cornyn Year Elected: 2002 # of Terms: 2 Year of Re-Election: 2008 Political Work: Senate finance, Judiciary Committee, and Budget Committee Home State/Flag: Houston, Texas Extra Info: Owns several firearms and hunts often
11. U.S. Representative Joe Barton We are in the 6 th District Year Elected: 1984 # of Terms: 13 Home State/Flag: Waco, Texas Extra Info: Has a home in Arlington
13. President of the Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. Year Elected: 1971 # of Terms: 2 Year of Re-Election: 1977 Political Work: New Castle County Council Home State/Flag: Pennsylvania Extra Info: Weeks after his election he lost his wife and daughter in an car accident.
14. President Pro. Tempore Robert C. Byrd Year of Election: 1950 # of Terms: 9 Year of Re-Election: 2006 Political Work: Scholastic Recognition Award Home State/Flag: West Virginia Extra Info: Recorded his own album, Mountain
15. Majority Leader Harry Reid Year Elected: 1986 # of Terms: 4 Year of Re-Election: 1992, 1998, 2004 Political Work: Chairman of Nevada Gaming Commission Home State/Flag: Nevada Extra Info: Harry Reid isn’t afraid to speak his mind
16. Assistant Majority Leader Richard Durbin Year Elected: 2004 # of Terms: 2 Year of Re-Election: 2006 Political Work: Assistant Democratic floor leader Home State/Flag: Illinois Extra Info: His election showed the 5 th time in history that someone from Illinois served as the Senate Leader
17. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Year Elected: 1984 # of Terms: 4 Year of Re-Election: 2009 Political Work: Judge – Executive of Jefferson County Home State/Flag: Kentucky Extra Info: Longest serving U.S. Senator in Kentucky
18. Assistant Minority Leader Jon Kyl Year Elected: 2008 # of Terms: 1 Political Work: Member of Judiciary Committee Home State/Flag: Arizona Extra Info: Quietly built his reputation which is known for hard work
20. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Year Elected: 2007 # of Terms: 2 Year of Re-Election: 2009 Political Work: Supports issues such as environmental ones Home State/Flag: California Extra Info: Many “firsts” for women in political leadership
21. Minority Leader John Boehner Year Elected: 1994 # of Terms: 10 Year of Re-Election: 2008 Political Work: House of GOP Conference Chairman Home State/Flag: Ohio Extra Info: Relentless advocate for freedom and security
22. Minority Whip Eric Cantor Year Elected: 2008 # of Terms: 5 Political Work: Holds a seat on House Ways & Means Committee Home State/Flag: Virginia Extra Info: Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare
23. Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer Year of Election: 2006 # of Terms: 15 Year of Re-Election: 2008 Political Work: shepherded the Americans With Disabilities Act Home State/Flag: Maryland Extra Info: Highest ranking Member of Congress from Maryland in history
24. Majority Whip James E. Clyburn Year Elected: 2006 # of Terms: 8 Political Work: Leader of the House Democrat's Faith Working Group Home State/Flag: Sumter, South Carolina Extra Info: 2nd African American to reach third ranking position in House of Rep.