How to elect a president Let us just recap a few facts. The US system is the one which came about by seriously thinking about ‘governance’. It was strongly influenced by all the thinkers of US and Europe, basing their deliberations on fairness and inclusive government. Look at it: The UK system (which is the model for a lot of countries – also SA) came from ‘horse trading’ between the barons and King John – 1215, Magna Carta. Although refined over centuries, it can be said not to be coming from ‘democracy’. US is different. We have the executive – that is the president. We get back to that. Then the legislative, consisting of lower chamber – House of representatives – and then the senate. House of representatives consists of 435 members, each representing a voting district. Districts are determined according to population census to give some equal measure of number of people per district. It means that to be elected one has to campaign in the district and win real ‘grass root’ support.
Hola MaHigh-School - July 2020 edition - the Women's day focus
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