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Presidential
Elections
„I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the
Office of President of the United States, and will to
the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the United States1.“
T his is the oath which is spoken out loud by elected president, who is independent in his legislative initiatives.
American presidents when they take over presiden- However, his policies must be approved by the House of
cy. Yet, in order to become President of the United Representatives and the Senate. As a result he must ne-
States, the candidate has to successfully pass the gotiate and frequently compromise with the Congress to
win approval for his point of view. Only then his ideas can
first phase of the elections, namely, win the nomination of become law.
the party which he (or 'she' in the future - who knows...) is to American presidential elections are most likely to attract
attention of vast numbers of people all over the world. One
represent. Although there are numerous parties in the United might ask whether it is because of the fact that Barrack
Obama, who is the first Black President in the history of the
States (Green Party, Libertarian Party, etc.), only two of them USA, is going to defend his position in the White House, or
perhaps it is due to the fact that American presidents have
should be considered important. These are the Democratic always been major players on the chess-board of the world
issues. I personally think that the reason why the forthcom-
and Republican parties. The other phase of the national pres- ing elections are interesting for both the most influential
circles and the world’s public opinion is that should there
idential elections is the actual election. Therefore, the presi- be a replacement in the White House, there will certain-
ly be a substantial reset in the philosophy of leading the
dent, who is elected directly by voters every four years and United States, revolution in domestic policy, and a dramatic
change in the approach to global issues.
is to represent the whole nation, is in fact burdened by doc-
Aleksander Kubot, MA
trines and views of the party he is supported by. In order to Teacher of English,
understand the importance of the presidential elections, one Center of Languages and Communication,
Poznan University of Technology
should examine what makes the two parties different and the
Sources:
very role of the president in creating American reality. Stevenson, D.K, American Life and Institutions, EnrstKlett (1998)
Popular belief states that the Democratic and Republican http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm
parties do not differ significantly. It is true to an extent that http://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican
both parties house members who often have common views
on certain issues. Yet, the parties differ greatly in their phi-
losophy of ruling the United States, their outlooks on social
issues, business, taxation, or on some crucial ideas related
to the way the USA should progress and develop. The Dem-
ocrats (President Obama) are perceived as liberals who be-
lieve in progressive taxation and favor minimum wages. They
claim abortion should not be made illegal and oppose death
penalty in their majority. In terms of military - they support
increased spending. On the other side of the barricade there
are the Republicans (Mitt Romney), who are conservative and
in favor of increased spending on military. They also claim
there should not be progressive taxation, the minimum wage
should be set by the free market and are against making
abortion legal. Of course there are many more issues the Re-
publicans and Democrats do disagree on. Finally, there is the
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Elections
„I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the
Office of President of the United States, and will to
the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the United States1.“
T his is the oath which is spoken out loud by elected president, who is independent in his legislative initiatives.
American presidents when they take over presiden- However, his policies must be approved by the House of
cy. Yet, in order to become President of the United Representatives and the Senate. As a result he must ne-
States, the candidate has to successfully pass the gotiate and frequently compromise with the Congress to
win approval for his point of view. Only then his ideas can
first phase of the elections, namely, win the nomination of become law.
the party which he (or 'she' in the future - who knows...) is to American presidential elections are most likely to attract
attention of vast numbers of people all over the world. One
represent. Although there are numerous parties in the United might ask whether it is because of the fact that Barrack
Obama, who is the first Black President in the history of the
States (Green Party, Libertarian Party, etc.), only two of them USA, is going to defend his position in the White House, or
perhaps it is due to the fact that American presidents have
should be considered important. These are the Democratic always been major players on the chess-board of the world
issues. I personally think that the reason why the forthcom-
and Republican parties. The other phase of the national pres- ing elections are interesting for both the most influential
circles and the world’s public opinion is that should there
idential elections is the actual election. Therefore, the presi- be a replacement in the White House, there will certain-
ly be a substantial reset in the philosophy of leading the
dent, who is elected directly by voters every four years and United States, revolution in domestic policy, and a dramatic
change in the approach to global issues.
is to represent the whole nation, is in fact burdened by doc-
Aleksander Kubot, MA
trines and views of the party he is supported by. In order to Teacher of English,
understand the importance of the presidential elections, one Center of Languages and Communication,
Poznan University of Technology
should examine what makes the two parties different and the
Sources:
very role of the president in creating American reality. Stevenson, D.K, American Life and Institutions, EnrstKlett (1998)
Popular belief states that the Democratic and Republican http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm
parties do not differ significantly. It is true to an extent that http://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican
both parties house members who often have common views
on certain issues. Yet, the parties differ greatly in their phi-
losophy of ruling the United States, their outlooks on social
issues, business, taxation, or on some crucial ideas related
to the way the USA should progress and develop. The Dem-
ocrats (President Obama) are perceived as liberals who be-
lieve in progressive taxation and favor minimum wages. They
claim abortion should not be made illegal and oppose death
penalty in their majority. In terms of military - they support
increased spending. On the other side of the barricade there
are the Republicans (Mitt Romney), who are conservative and
in favor of increased spending on military. They also claim
there should not be progressive taxation, the minimum wage
should be set by the free market and are against making
abortion legal. Of course there are many more issues the Re-
publicans and Democrats do disagree on. Finally, there is the
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