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Why does the United States have some of the best universities and tertiary education in the world yet only ranks average in K-12 education?
By universities, I would also include colleges of course. The claims about tertiary education and schools are generally well known, and backed by various rankings.
In regards to K-12 education, there are a couple of studies done on that (wherein…
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How has the handling of the coronavirus outbreak (CoViD-19) affected Donald Trump's approval ratings?
From the outside it appears that the coronavirus (CoViD-19) outbreak has caught the USA off guard and that it's been handled quite poorly to date. So my assumption is that this would have a negative effect on what people think about Donald Trump;…
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What is the difference between a nation and a state?
These terms seem to be used interchangably - what is the difference between them?
Additionally, why is it that a "state" appears to be just an entity of a federal government in certain contexts - e.g., "the United States?"
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What are the objections to Pelosi's COVID-19 Bill?
Subsequent to the Democrats blocking the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in the US Senate on Sunday, March 22nd, in a 47-47 vote that was split along party lines, Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats released their own…
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What reforms have successfully avoided the issues of Gerrymandering?
In democracies like the United States, Gerrymandering to construct districts with artificial boundaries such that incumbents and their parties are favored to win has been a long standing issue. While technically illegal, it seems to still…
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Who is the federal watchdog saying that Trump broke the law?
This report from NPR is about a watchdog report that says that Trump broke the law when he froze Ukrainian funds. The White House says it was legal.
My question is: Who is the federal watchdog that issued the report? Basically, does this actually…
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Why is Iraq's decision to expel US troops non-binding?
In response to the United States' killing of an important Iranian military commander on Iraqi soil on 3 January 2020, the Iraqi parliament voted to expel US troops from the country. According to various news sources (such as Al Jazeera), this…
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Why are some microstates not members of the European Union (EU)?
While Luxembourg is a full-fledged member state of the EU, other European microstates (Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino and the Vatican City) are not. The economies of these microstates are highly reliant on free trade with their…
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Why didn't a conservative majority SCOTUS repeal Roe v. Wade before 2022?
I'm ignorant of the judicial branch, and I have a question, which I would like answered irrespective of the "pro-choice" or "pro-life" debate and focused on the workings of the courts.
Given that for a period not too long ago six of the nine…
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What are the objections to implementing a flat rate income tax in the United States?
Some of the most heated politics debates are about taxes, and who should get taxed more and who should get taxed less on their income.
But there rarely seems to be any debate in US politics as to whether everyone's income should get taxed at an…
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Why are lawsuits between the President and Congress not automatically sent to the Supreme Court
When the United State Congress and the President are involved in a legal fight together, the resulting legal case originates in a US District Court for DC, as was the case for United States v. Nixon. The same seems to be occurring today, with…
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Can the Vice President force the Senate to vote on something?
My understanding is the Vice President is constitutionally the president of the Senate, although they now usually only preside when a tie-breaker is likely to be needed or when required (e.g. counting Electoral College results).
Typically, the VP…
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Is there an optimal size of a parliament?
Are there any studies that have been done correlating size of the electorate (or in general the population) to size of parliament and stability criteria? I was wondering which size of a parliament is scientifically deemed adequate.
I could not find…
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Do immigrants to the US use up more welfare?
Trump administration proposes limiting green cards for those who took public benefits
Do immigrants use up more welfare? This data says there is no correlation.
Where can I find a scatter plot of welfare spending vs. immigrant rate?
Yet this data…
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Did Germany profit from the (third) Greek bailout?
From an article published in June 2018 on thelocal.de:
Berlin has been one of the main lenders to Greece during its debt crisis. While conservative parties warned that supporting Greece would come at the cost of the German taxpayer, new figures…
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