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2 days ago · United States Senate, one of the two houses of the legislature (Congress) of the United States, established in 1789 under the Constitution. The six-year terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two years, earning the chamber the nickname ‘the house that never dies.’.
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2 days ago · Congress of the United States, the legislature of the United States of America, established under the Constitution of 1789 and separated structurally from the executive and judicial branches of government.
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2 days ago · Another factor shaping the politics of the children of the 1940s was America’s unparalleled prosperity. From their childhood to their mid-30s the economy grew by an average of 3.7% a year. Real ...
1 day ago · The United States is a constitutional federal republic, in which the president (the head of state and head of government), Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.
5 days ago · “Because the United States Supreme Court since that time has handed down major decisions against discriminatory activity and has expanded the state-action concept, there is some question as to how the Dorsey case would be handled today. Nevertheless, with the uncertain status of the law concerning the equal-protection clause, the Fourteenth Amendment standing alone does not afford adequate ...
2 days ago · The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.
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1 day ago · The U.K. has what is called a first-past-the-post system, which means voters receive a ballot paper with a list of candidates from different parties and select only one of their choice. The ...
