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  2. Initiatives and referendums in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The indirect initiative process, added to the state's constitution in the 1990s as Article 15, Section 273(3), requires that over a 1-year period, the sponsors obtain a total number of signatures equal to at least 12% of the total number of votes cast for governor in the state's last election for that office. Additionally, it requires that no ...

  3. Politics in America (CQ Press) - Wikipedia

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    This American political magazine article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See tips for writing articles about magazines. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page.

  4. Elections in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Punch card voting equipment was developed in the 1960s, with about one-third of votes cast with punch cards in 1980. New York was the last state to phase out lever voting in response to the 2000 Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which allocated funds for the replacement of lever machine and punch card voting equipment. New York replaced its lever ...

  5. Politics of the United States - Wikipedia

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    These programs of Democratic president Franklin D. Roosevelt designed to deal with the disruption and suffering of the Great Depression — raising of the minimum wage, the establishment of the Social Security and other federal services — created a dramatic political shift in America. Roosevelt "forged a broad coalition—including small ...

  6. Wikipedia coverage of American politics - Wikipedia

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    The article was the second most edited English Wikipedia article of 2016. It was commented on by Billboard, [6] PCMag, [7] The Verge, [8] and others. Following Trump's election, his article was the second most viewed English Wikipedia article of 2017, at 29.6 million views, and was covered in reporting by Mashable, [9] Newshub, [10] VentureBeat ...

  7. United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 119th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being ...

  8. United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Candidates are able to frame their opponents and current issues in ways to affect the way voters will see events and the other presidential candidates. [54] This is known as "priming". For example, during the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump successfully influenced the way voters thought about Hillary Clinton , by encouraging voters to ...

  9. 2021 in United States politics and government - Wikipedia

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    The House of Representatives delivers its impeachment article to the Senate. [42] January 27 – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issues a nation-wide National Terrorism Advisory warning though April 30 because of concerns about violent extremists, COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 election results, and police use of force. [43]