November 3, the world’s oldest continuous democracy still in existence, the US, holds not only presidential elections, but also in both houses of Congress. Time to take a closer look under the hood, how democratic the USA still really are. In the Democracy Index published yearly by the re...
The election in Britain is also noteworthy. Although the opposition Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats urge for a general election in May, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has recently said that his assumption is to hold the election in the second half of the year. There are various issu...
At a recent company retreat, a colleague and I were nerding out (as is our wont) and debating a question: Just how many elected officials are there in the United States in total? It's an easy question to start answering—you begin with the president and vice...
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These two powerhouses disagreed over political, cultural and economic matters. The United States began developing retaliatory weapons, should the need to use them arise. These weapons were called theStrategic Triadand included long-range bombers,submarinesand land-basedmissiles. This led to the first...
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Once it was resolved, Congress evolved with its own set of rules and traditions. Many of the key elements of theUnited StatesCongress are, in fact, not required by the constitution at all. Learn more about how the United States Congress came to be on this episode of Everything Everywhere ...
There is no requirement for both houses of Congress to pass a budget. If it fails to do so, budget resolutions from previous years carry over. Individual appropriations bills are used to fund necessary discretionary expenses. Those discretionary items include military spending and education, among o...
Moreover, while the president has veto power, the legislative branch can overturn a president's veto with a two-thirds "supermajority" vote by both houses of Congress. This ensures that the president cannot use his power for personal gain.The executive branch can also issue executive orders, ...