Electoral college is called that because a college can be defined as "an organized group of professional people with particular aims, duties, and privileges".
The purpose of the electoral college is thus: when our constitution was written, it was believed that the common person wouldn't have enough info on important issues and therefore couldn't make a smart vote. They wanted to make sure this group of electors, or college, who were informed made the decision of who became president. When a normal person votes, he actually votes for the elector who will then pick the president.
Found this video while I was bored and looking around for strange customs of the United States as seen by foreign tourists, which is a rather entertaining time kill if you are bored enough. Also, the joke that was made about politics can be summed up by a quote from Benjamin Franklin on Democracy. "Democracy is two wolves asking a sheep what is for dinner."
There once was a time when Music Television aired music videos, the History channel aired history related programming and the Learning channel aired educational programming. That's a bygone era though.
The Founding Fathers read the Classical Greek philosophers and didn't trust direct democracy, which like Aristotle, they thought Democracy would quickly devolve into.
actually there is a universal charger. well, kind of. it's really common in most of the newer electronics(...except for apple products...) it's like i can charge my phone with the same cord i use to hook my drawing tablet up to my laptop.
Just thought I'd throw this in here... :P Southwest was started as an airline that only went around Texas, and close states. Now, since that's not too helpful, they go everywhere!
The US Constitution is a legal document establishing a relationship between the individual States and the Federal Government. The electoral college exists to protect the rights of the States within the contract of the Constitution by insuring that no one State can dictate to all others how their governments should work, and how each State's population should live. Otherwise there would be no need for elections, we could just wait for California to dictate life for the whole country. This is the same principle behind the creation of The Senate which is designed to do the exact same thing as the electoral college by insuring that all fifty States have equal representation in Congress to prevent a heavily populated state such as California from dictating to the rest of the country which laws will be passed.
mtv used to mean music television but they abandoned the name as an acronym officially a few years back. why the hell does an mtv award mean anything to an artist after that, I'll never know
MTV was a music station when it first came out. It had a rock format and many in the black community came out and protested against it for being discriminatory. After they included hip-hop and rap BET came out. Thus started the ruination of MTV.
Universal phone chargers are pretty much real. All android, windows phones and smybian phones use mini usb to charge. Blame Apple for being assholes and being the only one who didnt conform to the same system.
I voted for Michele Bachmann and thats why I sleep so good. At least I know that I am not responsible for this unbelievable shit-storm of tyranny that is happening to our Country right now! I hope that America still exists by the time this little cute girl grows up. :(
At one point MTV actually played something called "Music Videos". People your age (ugh... I HATE having to say that...) used to go over to each other's houses and watch them on MTV any day of the week, any time, night or day. It was pretty cool. The world made sense. You could turn on MTV and just watch music videos. Now it's all politics and "alternative lifestyle" garbage. As for Kardashians, never heard of them, and I have no idea what they are. I know what a car dash is. Am I close?
SOOOo true! doesn't MTV mean music TV? I watched it all day long as I could when it first aired. Then it became so bogus and it was the only channel I WOULD NOT WATCH
Hey man, that wasn't cool. She makes videos that she loves, and obviously a lot of people enjoy them. Just because you don't like the humor in the video doesn't mean you need to make a vitriolic comment. The internet is full of places where you can share that kind of unprovoked negative attitude, but this video certainly isn't the place to do it.
There's no "poli" prefix (but "poly-") in English, and the word comes from "polis" meaning city in Greek, that's why it's not even funny but stupid. Thanks for understanding.
very smart and witty. I love this. thank you kiddo! You made me day!
Haha! I wonder most of this stuff as well. Thank you for your awesome message. I subscribed!
Hey -- great video! As are all your other vids that I watched. So I subscribed!
Mike
love ya girlie! i subscribed!!
You finally got my hysterial at "orange people on the beach"!!! - lol! rock on girl, all you said before is relevant. :)
Thank you so much! I literally screamed.
all so very true. SUBSCRIBED
it's amazing how so many people can't understand the difference between a joke and idiocy.
great video
From the tooth paste paste? Haha xD gosh your funny :) x
Well done Meg KeEp It uP:) I hope you know you are in the top 5% of the word...........WE are WhAt wE tHink we ARE!!!!!!!!!!
Hahaha, funny! Also, I just realized I'm getting old because I remember a time when MTV was a music channel -_-
Poli as in politics comes actually from the greek word Polis which means City. Just wanted to throw that in here =) Great Videos by the way! :)
Many good points, especially about MTV and the Kardashians, that politics joke is old but still funny.
That was hilarious XD
So funny!
I am learning american english with this girl... that's cool
Its cool Your pretty spot on about politics
I could not stop laughing at the politic joke
Actually alot of this stuff we dont understand either :) this vid made me laugh so hard
How could someone POSSIBLY invent a universal charger.... LOL
Very true!!!!
Electoral college is called that because a college can be defined as "an organized group of professional people with particular aims, duties, and privileges".
The purpose of the electoral college is thus: when our constitution was written, it was believed that the common person wouldn't have enough info on important issues and therefore couldn't make a smart vote. They wanted to make sure this group of electors, or college, who were informed made the decision of who became president. When a normal person votes, he actually votes for the elector who will then pick the president.
Found this video while I was bored and looking around for strange customs of the United States as seen by foreign tourists, which is a rather entertaining time kill if you are bored enough. Also, the joke that was made about politics can be summed up by a quote from Benjamin Franklin on Democracy. "Democracy is two wolves asking a sheep what is for dinner."
Lol. Hair moose is not made from moos. Lol I'm dieing . 💖
There once was a time when Music Television aired music videos, the History channel aired history related programming and the Learning channel aired educational programming. That's a bygone era though.
The Founding Fathers read the Classical Greek philosophers and didn't trust direct democracy, which like Aristotle, they thought Democracy would quickly devolve into.
actually the weather channel has showed what life is like on our other planets and their moons. quite interesting.
actually there is a universal charger. well, kind of. it's really common in most of the newer electronics(...except for apple products...) it's like i can charge my phone with the same cord i use to hook my drawing tablet up to my laptop.
Politics are based off the Greek word 'polis' for city-state/capital sort of. As is government
actually some countries do have universal chargers but they are super expensive to replace
I love this girl!
Just thought I'd throw this in here... :P Southwest was started as an airline that only went around Texas, and close states. Now, since that's not too helpful, they go everywhere!
The US Constitution is a legal document establishing a relationship between the individual States and the Federal Government. The electoral college exists to protect the rights of the States within the contract of the Constitution by insuring that no one State can dictate to all others how their governments should work, and how each State's population should live. Otherwise there would be no need for elections, we could just wait for California to dictate life for the whole country.
This is the same principle behind the creation of The Senate which is designed to do the exact same thing as the electoral college by insuring that all fifty States have equal representation in Congress to prevent a heavily populated state such as California from dictating to the rest of the country which laws will be passed.
I like fact number two so true!
mtv used to mean music television but they abandoned the name as an acronym officially a few years back. why the hell does an mtv award mean anything to an artist after that, I'll never know
You go, girl. I feel a similar way towards the american social culture.
In the 80's, MTV (Music TV) was about music. Now, it doesn't have anything with music.
Politics are exactly what you defined...
MTV used to mean something back in the day.
When it opened up it was the ONLY thing I watched.
now, it is the ONLY thing I won't watch
I agree with you about MTV!
I like you philosophy. Enough said.
MTV was a music station when it first came out. It had a rock format and many in the black community came out and protested against it for being discriminatory.
After they included hip-hop and rap BET came out.
Thus started the ruination of MTV.
neither did I but I appreciate her effort ... I honestly came here cause I thought she was british
LOL dont feel bad, most people in America don't undertstand the Kardashians, or the need for them to be around
That whooshing noise isn't an airplane flying over your head, it's sarcasm.
Lol I liked the video once you said the kardashians and moved on to #4.
We do have that charger it called the micro USB and most phones, tablets and other devices use it
Universal phone chargers are pretty much real. All android, windows phones and smybian phones use mini usb to charge. Blame Apple for being assholes and being the only one who didnt conform to the same system.
Actually...they are converting it over..they moved away from the classic style charger with the iPhone 5..
Yes but the iphone 5 is still a custom charger that only works on a iphone 5.
As much as you hope thats true, you might get a big surprise at just who is on their way out!
Wasn't very interested until I heard kstate and then suddenly my hometown school Benedictine and then I flipped out
I voted for Michele Bachmann and thats why I sleep so good. At least I know that I am not responsible for this unbelievable shit-storm of tyranny that is happening to our Country right now! I hope that America still exists by the time this little cute girl grows up. :(
Hey! We did it! It still exists!
At one point MTV actually played something called "Music Videos". People your age (ugh... I HATE having to say that...) used to go over to each other's houses and watch them on MTV any day of the week, any time, night or day. It was pretty cool. The world made sense. You could turn on MTV and just watch music videos.
Now it's all politics and "alternative lifestyle" garbage.
As for Kardashians, never heard of them, and I have no idea what they are. I know what a car dash is. Am I close?
jersey shore ! so funny !
Yes! MTV does not make sense!
megan von feldt where are you from?
this was pretty funny, but I wouldn't classify all the problems as "American".
Im from America,and I don't 1,2,3,4,5,6,and 8. :)
I'm assuming the Electoral College was a joke?
You realize it's not a real college, I hope.
00:18 "Hola Jizz"
yes!!! MTV! it has no music!!!
how old is this girl doesn't she know that the government needs to spend money to keep moving
The only funny thing she said was the Kardashians. I had no idea what she saying about US Electoral college. Electoral college is not an college
SOOOo true! doesn't MTV mean music TV?
I watched it all day long as I could when it first aired.
Then it became so bogus and it was the only channel I WOULD NOT WATCH
Oh honey, politics is derived from the Greek word "politikos" which means "relating to citizens"
ok. . .
Fuckin' chargers, how does electricity work?
Hey man, that wasn't cool. She makes videos that she loves, and obviously a lot of people enjoy them. Just because you don't like the humor in the video doesn't mean you need to make a vitriolic comment. The internet is full of places where you can share that kind of unprovoked negative attitude, but this video certainly isn't the place to do it.
MTV was better in the '80's. Back then, it was actually about music, now it's about bullshit.
And what's the deal with airline food?
She's a kid, Mr. Troll ... and this is juvenile humor.
I thought she was very amusing.
Why don't you lighten up and go be mean to some adult. :P
Funny, all of the phones I've had for years use universal chargers..aka USB...stop buying overpriced Apple products.
Americans don't get the kardashians
There's no "poli" prefix (but "poly-") in English, and the word comes from "polis" meaning city in Greek, that's why it's not even funny but stupid. Thanks for understanding.
what about taking those millions of dollars in campains to actually use on the country?
LOL
Politicos is one word not two
Lmao
i bet she is an awesome drunk
well in actuality it is a joke to begin with. so why try to correct her?
Thank you i just find this dumb