What word do they use to vote in favour of a law, both in the UK and the USA?
Aye
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What do you call the two houses in British Parliament?
The House of Commons and the House of Lords
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How long do senators serve?
Six years
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All states have a number of districts, depending on their population. Each district chooses its own
representative for the House of Representatives
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What does the American Senate do?
It controls the work of the Representatives and the President.
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The lords in the House of Lords are appointed by
the Prime Minister
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The two candidates together (president and vice president) are known as a
ticket.
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banana
Go to last place!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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banana
Go to last place!
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banana
Go to last place!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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banana
Go to last place!
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The House of Commons needs 326 MPs out of 650 to have a
majority government
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Can the House of Lords abolish a law?
No, but they can delay it for up to a year.
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The American Congress has two chambers. They are...
The House of Representatives and the Senate
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The highest authority in the House of Commons is
the Speaker
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What do you call the area for which the MPs are elected?
constituency
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Most countries around the world use proportional voting systems â a party winning half the vote would win half the seats in parliament. But in the UK and USA they have
First Past the Post voting system by which whichever candidate has the most votes in each constituency is declared the winner.
