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Why are UK prime ministers resigning, rather than waiting out their term and enjoying the benefits?
The past few PMs of the UK have resigned. Most recently Liz Truss, after 45 days. I assume that the reason was that she felt that she was failing at her job, and the pressure to succeed was causing her too much stress.
If I make an analogy to the…
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Why do North and South American countries offer citizenship based on unrestricted Jus Soli (right of soil)?
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As can be seen in the picture, almost all countries in North and South America (excluding island countries) unconditionally offer citizenship to anyone born in their territory. At the same time, almost all countries elsewhere don't do so.…
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What percentage of federal U.S. government employees are considered non-essential during a governmnent shutdown?
There have been two U.S. government shutdowns in recent history, Nov 1995 and Dec 1995. Looming government shutdowns seem to be a bit of a joke as read here, or on NPR
Still, with so many federal agencies deemed essential, it's unclear whether most…
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What made Queen Elizabeth so popular?
Queen Elizabeth was one of the most popular people in many countries, while also being significantly less controversial than any politicians or celebrities of the same scale.
What actions did Queen Elizabeth take that made her so popular? As monarch…
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Does a US President have to file any paperwork to declassify information?
The raid on ex-president Trump's residence recently produced evidence of his having Top Secret documents stored there without proper supervision.
Could Trump claim that these are actually declassified documents because he declared them as such…
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Why is the vote of no confidence on the prime minister for Conservative MPs only?
There will be a vote of no confidence in the prime minister of the UK today, but it is limited to Conservative MPs only and requires a majority of them to pass the motion. None of the media coverage I saw explained why the vote is limited to…
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How would the trillion-dollar coin save the United States' economy?
Recently I read in a news post that the Treasury Department is able to order the coinage of a coin made of platinum with a value of 1,000,000,000,000 USD, or 1 trillion US dollars.
You can read about this subject The Trillion Dollar Coin Idea To…
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Can a jet fighter "wave a white flag"?
If a group of soldiers is outpowered in combat, they can wave a white flag to signal that they surrender, and by this attempt to save their lives. It is an agreed symbol that, as far as I know, is enshrined in the Geneva pact.
What if a group of jet…
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Why has India abstained on the UNSC resolution on Russia in Ukraine?
Why has India abstained on the UN Security Council resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
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The Finantial Times published India sticks with Russia after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on the India stance, some details…
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Why isn't the CDU / FDP / AFD a viable coalition government in Germany (2021)?
Why aren't these parties considered a possibility to form a coalition government after the 2021 elections? They all represent the right-wing in Germany, and they have enough seats for a majority if they were combined.
It seems to me like they have…
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Why does ranked-choice voting give such high preference to the second choice of the least-favored candidate's voters?
Ranked choice voting is in the news lately because of the big mess New York City has made of implementing it in its Democratic primaries for the mayoral race. But in the talk about how it works, one point strikes me as a bit odd.
As I understand…
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Why does gay marriage support seem to be "inversely" racially polarized particularly comparing White and Black Americans?
When voters are asked "do you support gay marriage", about 60% say yes. In addition it said only 50% of Black adults/reg voters support it, while 60% of white and Hispanic voters do.
This runs squarely in the face of partisan identification. About…
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Can an American state ban a (minor) political party?
Can an American state ban a political party?
I am mostly envisioning this as "Democrats and Republicans agree to ban a minor party with really evil views," although the discussion of what would happen if one major party tried to ban the other would…
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Name for a popular measure added to a bill for the purpose of later attacking those who vote against that bill?
I personally always call this a kittens-are-cute bill. The basic idea is that Party A wants to pass a certain bill, but they know it's wholly unacceptable to Party B. So what they do is add some (often only vaguely related) measure that will attract…
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Why doesn't India mass-produce COVID-19 vaccines?
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[January 5, 2021] India has one of the largest vaccine manufacturing capacities in the world (including the largest vaccine producer - Serum Institute of India) and has secured authorisation to mass-produce the AstraZeneca, Novavax…
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