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Scholars conclude that the three-fifths clause had low impact on sectional proportions and factional strength, until denying the North a pronounced supermajority, as to the Northern, federal initiative to abolish slavery. The seats that the South gained from such "slave bonus" were quite evenly distributed between the parties.
Monash University political scientist Waleed Aly argues that whether compulsory voting favors the right or the left is beside the point, because the most beneficial aspect of compulsory voting is that it will improve the caliber of individuals who run for office and the quality of the decisions that they make. In his words, "In a compulsory ...
Ranked-choice voting (RCV) can refer to one of several ranked voting methods used in some cities and states in the United States. The term is not strictly defined, but most often refers to instant-runoff voting (IRV) or single transferable vote (STV), the main difference being whether only one winner or multiple winners are elected.
In 1865, following the Civil War, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States, but it included an exception that allows slavery to be used as punishment for a crime.
President-elect Donald Trump has charged Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy with cutting government spending and "making changes to the Federal Bureaucracy with ...
Amendment 2 pros The amendment would prevent bans on hunting and fishing. Such bans were considered in about a dozen states in 2022, according to VoteYesOn2Florida.com , a site supporting the ...
Pros and cons of a top-two primary The Los Angeles Times presents two views on the Top Two primary; Stop Top Two Free and Equal Elections Foundation, a coalition of independent and minority party activists opposing the Top Two primary; Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party upholding top-two primary
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, on Thursday introduced a bill to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.