Questions tagged [united-states]
Questions relating to the government or the politics of the United States of America
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Is the FBI's report on January 6th available in PDF format? [closed]
Is the FBI's report on their investigation into the January 6th Capitol riot available anywhere in PDF format?
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Trump’s use of the term deportation
Trump promises "to launch the largest deportation operation"in history? You Tube - CBS News
There is a debate currently in Italy on the use of the term “deportation” by Trump in a recent ...
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How does Biden staying in the presidential race hurt Democrats in Congress?
I was reading an article on Yahoo about people trying to convince Biden to exit the race.
There was a quote in the article where some Democratic leaders came to Biden with information
indicating that ...
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Why does quickly calling for new elections change anything in parliamentary based systems [closed]
For context I understand the American political system quite well, and have a somewhat weaker understanding of how the UK government works. With this disclosure...
My understanding is that the basic ...
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Could Biden's supreme court reform ideas have any chance to happen, or is it empty talk to please his base? [closed]
Biden has been talking about Supreme court reforms, such as adding term limits and ethics restraints.
Some of them, like term limits, would almost certainly require a constitutional amendment. Other'...
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Donald Trump: Rhetorical Impact on Societal Divisions
How did Donald Trump's rhetoric and actions impact societal divisions during his first term presidency according to polls, surveys, or case studies?
Specifically, I'm looking for the most prominent ...
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Why does the the Democratic Party want Biden to quit when he's not that far behind in the opinion polls? [closed]
Top Democratic Party faces are publicly asking Joe Biden to step down, apparently believing he won't win the election against Trump.
However, in reality, he is only 4 percentage points behind Trump, ...
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Would it be possible to start a new town in America with its own political system?
How feasible would it be to start a town in the US where instead of mayors, senators and other legislator bodies, they use software and popular vote?
With everything coming down to popular vote, it ...
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When Trump ex-rivals, who previously gave Trump terrible comments, now turn to praising him, what benefits could they gain?
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/nikki-haley-ron-desantis-ex-rivals-draw-cheers-trump-boosters-gop-conv-rcna162249
Trump ex-rivals like Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis praised Trump ...
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Can a state appoint Presidential electors from out-of-state to get around the difficulty of Presidents and VP's being from the same state?
The twelfth amendment to the United States constitution reads:
The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot
for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not ...
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Presidential Rhetoric: Historical Impact on Public Safety and Social Stability [closed]
What are some historical examples of US presidents whose rhetoric significantly impacted public safety and social stability, and what evidence supports these impacts? Please provide specific incidents ...
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Does the Democratic Party have an alternative nominee to Joe Biden? [closed]
From what I understand, Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. The Democratic Party will formally name its nominee this August at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Barack Obama: Rhetorical Impact on Societal Divisions
How did Barack Obama's rhetoric and actions impact societal divisions during his presidency according to polls, surveys, or case studies?
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Strengthening Secret Service Protocols Through Legislation
What specific legislative measures have been proposed or could be implemented to improve Secret Service protocols and prevent security breaches during major public events?
Precedent
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Can the RNC supplement the security provided by Secret Service and law enforcement and to what extent?
Secret Service and local law enforcement representatives said Sunday
there are no plans to change the security measures for the Republican
National Convention in Milwaukee this week.
Law enforcement ...
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