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the republicans believe that the government should only control the overall structure of society. other than that legislation should be controlled by the individual states.
they believe that taxes should be kept at a minimum, because they think that high taxes would decrease the spendings.
they believe that the citizens should pay for their healthcare themselves.
they also believe that education is the parents responsibility.
the republicans have a strict policy for immigrants.
republicans think that the military is a necessity.
republicans have traditional family values, and they strongly believe in the 2nd amendment which is the gun law.
http://engelskportalen.gyldendal.dk/forloeb/usa/the-american-presidential-election/two_party_system/kapitler/the_republican_party.aspx

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Democrats:
democrats believe in a larger welfare state, where everyone should have the right to education and cheaper health care. they support that the taxes should be raised to do so.
they believe that immigrants who contribute positively to the country, should have the right to become citizens.
they want to decrease the spending on the military.
they tend to have a more liberal view on family values.
and they stand in for the Women's and workers rights.
http://engelskportalen.gyldendal.dk/forloeb/usa/the-american-presidential-election/two_party_system/kapitler/the_democratic_party.aspx?bust=636138525896451208

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at noon on Jan. 20, 2017. That day is called
Inauguration Day. Is the next president going to be seated.

The former president have his last full day at the 19 of January.

Occurs ALWAYS on January 20 (or 21st if the 20th is a Sunday).

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Election Day is this year Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Always the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Possible from 2nd-8th november

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the electoral college is the people who collect the votes from their state and then vote for the candidate
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUS9mM8Xbbw

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Both parties find a candidate
All the citizen vote, then the candidate, who got the most votes in the states gets the electors. The numbers of electors depends on the amount of  citizens in the state
To be the president, he needs 270 or more voters in theelectoral college.
538 in toal

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- 35 years or older
- native American
- lived in the country at least 14 years

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How are the members of Congress elected?

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How are the members of Congress elected?

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The members is chosen with a direct election, which means that ballots is given in for the person you want to be in the congress.

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Democrats and Republicans are the dominating parties of the United states

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How many sit in the two chambers of congress?:

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How many sit in the two chambers of congress?:

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100 US Senators - 2 from       each state

4 representatives - each state gets some representatives, depending on how many people there lives in the state. for an example california with 37 mil citizens have 55 representatives

judges and justices

they are passing the national budget and declaring war.

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Is one of two houses of the United States Congress.

435 is the number of members in "The House"
Every one of these is chosen every second year.

The numbers of members each state has depends on how many citizens they each have. So for an example; California which has around 35 mil. citizens have 53 members in the house. BUT Alaska who only carries 660.000 citizens will only have 1 member

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Regardless of population each states have 2 representatives, Which means the The Senate carries 100 members.

The Senate is Overruled by the Vice president which is the "leader" of the senate. He is also known as The Senate President.

The main "Job" the Senate have is to accept international treaties between nations. And accept Ambassadors judges and ministers.

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The Congress is divided in to chambers. The Senate and the House of representatives.

The Congress are ruling the Supreme Court

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The basics rights, that every US citizen have.

these are the most important ones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYEfLm5dLMQ
and these are some of the most discussed:
18th Alcohol is illegal. (Prohibition).
19th All US female citizens have the right to vote.

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The constantuion is the supreme law of the united states.
The first part of the constitution is primary about the supreme court, the house, the senate and in generel how the government is build.
The last part is mostly Concepts of federalism, The responsibilities of the state governments.