Unanswered Questions
701 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Has an MP ever made use of the House of Lords Precedence Act to sit in the House of Lords?
During Business Questions on December 2nd, the Lord President of the Council - Jacob Rees-Mogg - was teased by the SNP's Pete Wishart about an alleged £6 million loan from his company Saliston Ltd, as ...
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How is the Chinese officialdom, press, or intelligentsia discussing Russia's possible use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war?
It's certainly known that the Chinese press and officials have openly blamed NATO and the USA more specifically for the war in Ukraine.
On the other hand, China officially has a "no first use&...
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Checks against corruption in Gaza, and their effectiveness
What checks to corruption (if any) are there to the Hamas regime in Gaza, and how effective are they?
Related: Checks against corruption in the Palestinian Authority and their effectiveness
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Would Obama viewing Trump's tax returns be seen as overstepping his authority?
26 U.S. Code § 6103(g)(1) says that the President can request tax return information from the IRS:
Upon written request by the President, signed by him personally, the Secretary shall furnish to the ...
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How did the adoption of compulsory voting in Australia impact the partisan balance there?
Compulsory voting was introduced in Australia:
for state elections in Queensland in 1915, excluding Indigenous
Australians. Victoria introduced compulsory voting in 1926, New South
Wales and Tasmania ...
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English version of mindmap on Xi Jinping Thought
According to an article in Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, China's People’s Daily published a quite complicated mindmap to summarize and explain Xi Jinping's Thought. What are the key points of ...
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Has there been research on the effects of the Presidential Records Act on White House decision making?
The Presidential Records Act mandates the preservation of all presidential records. At least in theory this means that the only Presidential communications immune from further scrutiny are phone calls ...
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What stalled Croatia's application to the EEA?
I found out from Wikipedia:
Croatia's accession to the EU obliges them to apply for membership in the European Economic Area (EEA). The Croatian government submitted their application on 13 September ...
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What is PRC's stance on reforms in the United Nations Security Council?
What are the People's Republic of China's thoughts regarding reforms in the UNSC concerning:
The veto policy of the P5;
The number of Permanent members; and
The number of Non-Permanent members?
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Why did African Americans and Native Americans vote too oppositely on the Affirmative Action poll?
I found a tabular analysis on Wikipedia about affirmative action. It shows: "Supporters and opponents of affirmative action in California 2020".
Popular Group
For Affirmative Action
Against ...
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What caused the momentum for EU directives on blind-spots of vehicles in the last 20 years
During the last 20 years European laws on blind-spots, areas of road the driver cannot see, have become more strict.
The original directive is from 1971 (71/127/EEG). But then there are changes in ...
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What is the United States' true 'real politik' position on the recent Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict?
The re-emergence of hostilities in 2020 between Armenia and Azerbaijan reportedly resulted in thousands of casualties for both sides; while I do not want to comment on the orgins of the conflict and ...
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What are the risks involved with linking Voter Card with Aadhaar for Indians?
With the passing of THE ELECTION LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021 in Rajya Sabha on Dec 21, 2021, the new sub-sections were added in section 23 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, according to ...
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Did Russia publish a detailed report as to who sabotaged the gas and electricity pipelines to Georgia in 2006? Was Georgia convinced?
In January 2006:
Four explosions on Russia's side of the border created the shortages, Georgian and Russian officials said. The first two occurred at roughly the same time, before sunrise, severing ...
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What are the most influental groups advocating for a global government?
Are there political groups (grassroots or organized) that advocate for a global government, and if so, which are the most influental by number of members and/or in financial terms?
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