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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The House of Commons needs 326 MPs out of 650 to have a
majority government
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The two candidates together (president and vice president) are known as a
ticket.
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What does the American Senate do?
It controls the work of the Representatives and the President.
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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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________________ are elections where only some of the places in an elected body are up for election at the same time. For example, United States Senators have a six-year term, but they are not all elected at the same time.
Staggered elections
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How long do senators serve?
Six years
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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.
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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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What word do they use to vote in favour of a law, both in the UK and the USA?
Aye
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The American Congress has two chambers. They are...
