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American Government Lecture One (view source)
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The Tuesday after the first Monday in November: what is special about that day in the United States? It is Election Day. This is the day that determines who runs government.
The Tuesday after the first Monday in November: what is special about that day in the United States? It is Election Day. This is the day that determines who runs government.
In every even-numbered year, 435 members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the members of the U.S. Senate are elected to serve in Washington, D.C.
In every even-numbered year, 435 members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the members of the U.S. Senate are elected to serve in Washington, D.C. In every year divisible by four, a president is also elected; these are called presidential elections, and other elections are called "midterm elections" because they occur halfway during a president's term.
American government is like a complex clock, with different parts having their own special functions, often independent of each other. Elections are akin to ''setting'' the clock to a particular time, from which point it starts to operate forward.
American government is like a complex clock, with different parts having their own special functions, often independent of each other. Elections are akin to ''setting'' the clock to a particular time, from which point it starts to operate forward.