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Part I. The system of checks and
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• The system of checks and balances is a part of American Constitution. It guarantees that no part of the government becomes too powerful:
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Part I. The U.S. President Election
• Under the U.S. Constitution, the popular vote on Election Day is conducted by the various states and not directly by the federal government. • Once chosen, the electors can vote for anyone, but —- with rare exceptions like an unpledged elector or faithless elector —they vote for their designated candidates and their votes are certified by Congress in early January. • The Congress is the final judge of the electors; the last serious dispute was in United States presidential election, 2000, in which the democractic nomanee, Al. Gore outnumered George W. Bush by 337.576 popular votes, but was defeated by the latter who got 271 elecoral voted, 4 more than the former.
Lesson Fourteen ------------------------------Star Wars: The Next Version
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Part I. The U.S. President Electionห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
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Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President. They occur quadrennially (every four years, since beginning with the year 1792) on Election Day, the Tuesday between November 2nd and 8th. The most recent election occurred on November 4, 2008, with the next one scheduled for November 6, 2012.
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Part I. The U.S. Congress
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The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election.
• The legislative branch is in charge of making laws. (It can impeach and remove a president or judge that is not doing his/her job properly.)
• The executive branch carries out the law. (It can veto the law appoints judges and the legislative branch approves the choice of the executive branch. ) • The judicial branch interprets the law. (It may declare that the law is unconstitutional. )
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The 100 Senators serve staggered six-year terms. Each state has two senators, regardless of population. Every two years, approximately one-third of the Senate is elected at a time.
Each of the 435 members of the House of Representatives represents a district and serves a two-year term. House seats are apportioned among the states by population.