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What are the upper and lower chambers called in the US Congress?
The Senate / the House of Representatives
What is checks and balances with regard to the American government?
The counterbalancing of the system, ensuring that the political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups
The President is both the Head of ____ and the Head of ____.
State / Government
How is the election system in the US different from the one in Russia?
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Members of the House of Representatives stand for reelection every ___ years.
2
The number of representatives in the House of Representatives depends on the number of _____ in each state.
districts
The number of districts depends on how ____ the state is = how many people live there.
populous
The system when the candidate with the most votes wins the election is called _____.
First-past-the-post
There’s always a ____ election during the president’s time in office to make it easier for the voters to control the balancing of the system.
Mid-term election
G. Washington described ____ as the saucer that cools the coffee.
The Senate
What did G. Washington mean when he described the Senate as "a saucer that cools the coffee"?
They scrutinise the bills before they proceed to be passed as laws
Before it officially becomes the law the project is called ____.
the bill
Each state has ____ senators as their representatives.
2
Senators are elected every ___ years.
6
Every two years a _____ of the Senate runs for re-election.
one third
The election when a third of the Senate is re-elected is called the _____ election.
staggered
