589 Answered Questions for the topic government & politics
04/12/19
What is the role and responsiblity of the king in Spain in the Spanish government?
What is the role of the king, socially or politically, in Spain?
Recently Spain's monarch abdicated his throne for his son. [See...
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04/12/19
Has a party that won an election ever lost its leader in the process?
In a Parliamentary democracy, general elections appoint constituency representatives. Most such appointees are members of parties with internally determined leaders. One or more parties then form a...
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04/11/19
What inhibits a winning candidate from doing exactly the opposite of what he promised?
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04/11/19
In the US how much power does the President have over the budget?
Let's say the president wants to either increase or decrease spending. He pledges to veto any budget that doesn't increase/decrease spending by X amount. How much impact would this actually have?...
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04/11/19
How does gerrymandering work in the US?
I have a vague idea of what gerrymandering is and that it appears to be common in the US, but I don't really understand where it comes from, how it is applied, how common "common" really is,...
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04/08/19
What criteria does a US Presidential candidate need to meet in order to appear on the ballot?
The eligibility requirements to run for the office of President are:
- You must be a native born citizen
- You must be at least 35 years of age
- You must have lived in the US for at least 14...
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Government & Politics History
04/08/19
What happens to a government official who is accused of a crime against our nation?
04/07/19
What are the differences between the Tea Party and the Republican Party?
To Republicans, the Tea Party movement is considered a separate organization espousing some Republican ideals. What are the particular idiosyncrasies that differentiate between the Republicans and...
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04/06/19
If Jim, a random citizen, owes TD Bank $300,000 for his house mortgage, is this added to the U.S. national debt?
According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_debt_of_the_United_States): National debt consists of two components. The first is
> *Debt held by the public*, such as Treasury...
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04/06/19
Can the United States Federal Government alter the Criminal Justice System?
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I was wondering whether or not the phrase/sentence/claim/statement: "The United States Federal Government ought to alter the Criminal Justice System" be hypothetically feasible?
To...
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04/06/19
Conditions for socialism?
Historically, fascism and extreme right wing movements have become popular in response to certain conditions. These conditions include: - real or perceived economic instability at the national...
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04/06/19
What happens if the US President Elect is arrested by federal authorities before inauguration?
If, after election and before inauguration, a US president elect is indicted under federal law, what would happen to the office?
04/05/19
In the US, is it common for people to be elected to high positions without previous political experience?
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04/04/19
Who controls the British Armed Forces?
I'm trying to research this for a friend.
I understand that the government of the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, in which the Queen is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the...
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Government & Politics Election
04/04/19
Are there countries with upper age limits for voters or candidates?
After the US Presidential elections there have been some calls to introduce an upper age limit for their position. Similar opinions exist about the age of Senators, Congressmen and Supreme Court...
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04/03/19
Why does Russia hold hard on keeping Chechnya?
Since the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, lot of its republics chose to be independent states and most succeeded without any significant pressure from the then newly established Russia. But one...
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03/31/19
Personal freedom key questions
Select an example of how constitutional government in the United States has changed the meaning and application of any one of the basic principles that help define State and summarize the ...
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Government & Politics Government
03/30/19
How can I get more involved in politics?
Relatively recently I have gained a lot of interest in the study of politics and government. Naturally, with this newfound interest, I want to get involved in my local government but I'm not sure...
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03/30/19
Is there any position in the U.S. Government that is not required to answer to the president?
Other than the Supreme Court and Congress, Is there any position in the US Government that is not required to answer to the President of the United States?
Government & Politics
03/29/19
According to...,self interest and competition act as...,guiding firms in a market based economy
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03/27/19
How could people access the database of new laws and upcoming bills before the government started posting them on the internet?
Currently, the government posts upcoming bills and newly passed laws to their online database, but before that, how did people find out that new laws were passed or might be passed? Some people...
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03/27/19
Why is government usually divided in exactly three specific branches?
In most countries, government is divided into legislative, executive and judicial branch.
For what reasons is this division to prevalant? Why isn't government divided in some other way (e.g. there...
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03/27/19
Would anything stop a technology company from shutting down in protest of government regulations?
Suppose a government does something to annoy a company, what would stop the company from protesting the action by stopping the sales/providing their services?
For example a hardware company such...
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