The twelfth amendment to the constitution was added in 1804 in response to the 1800 presidential election. This amendment was meant to break a tie in the presidential election as was witnessed when Thomas Jefferson, a presidential candidate received the same number of electoral votes as Aaron Burr, the vice presidential candidate.
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The two ways include:
1. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) regulates donation limits for PACs.
2. The National Rifle Association pays lobbyists to promote its interests.
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The above given statements are the answers to the questions asked above regarding to the influence of groups in a given political life of a country.
The telegraph changed society by facilitating communications among Americans. The telegraph gave Americans the chance to send and receive messages at an unprecedented speed and volume. Professor Samuel Morse, an instructor at New York University, created the first version of the telegraph in the 1830s, and, although well-planned, the device required significant revisions before allowing communications between the East and West coasts and eventually overseas
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Wood engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) taken from 'London: a Pilgrimage', published by Grant & Co in 1872. Behind the group of exhausted-looking workers in the foreground, others can be seen stoking the fires beneath the gas retorts, sealed vessels where, at high temperatures, the coal was broken down into tar, coke and gas. From the 19th century, manufactured gas was made by the distillation of coal, predominantly for use in lighting. In 1869, the writer Blanchard Jerrold suggested a collaboration with Dore on a comprehensive portrait of London. Entitled 'London: a Pilgrimage', the book contained 180 engravings and although a commercial success, there were criticisms that Dore had concentrated on the poverty of the city.
