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United States
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Present
Electoral System
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FPTP
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Electoral
System Type
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Plurality
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Population
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291
million
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Age
Structure
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0-14
21%
15-64
66.4%
65
over 12.6%
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Average
Education Level
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N/A
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Territories
(Location, Total Area)
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North-American,
Land
Area9.16 m sq km
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Urban/Rural
(Ratio)
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75:25
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Ethnic
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80%
white, 12% black, 3% Asian and Pacific Islands, 5% others
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Geographical
Variation
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14
territories, 50 state
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System
of Govt.
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Democracy
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Power
of Govt.
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Executive,
legislative, judicial
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Political
Party
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Democratic
Party,
Republican
Party, and Third Parties (Green party, Libertarian Party ect.)
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Admin.
of Govt.
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2-party,
President
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Colonialism
History
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British
heritage
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Royal
Commission
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N/A
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Candidate
Number
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Hold
every 4 years Presidential elect major Candidate 5 (4 year term)
Hold
every 2 years Congressional elections need elected 1/3 house (total
435 seat,2 year term) and senate (100 seats, 6 year term)
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Economic
Structure
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Market-oriented
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Cost
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Election
Costs and Participation
Special U.S. Senate Primary around 90 million US dollars
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Security
Issue
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Federal
Crime
Ethics
for Journalists
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Telecom.
Type
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http://www.atis.org/tg2k/
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IT
Dev. Level
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Developed
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Law/
Regulation
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http://www.presidentelect.org/law_code.html
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