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Why is there a need to prevent a racist, sexist, or otherwise bigoted vendor from discriminating who they sell to?

If the law cited as the reason for an impeachment article is rendered unconstitutional, does that nullify the impeachment article?

How many Senators must vote to override specific judgments of the Chief Justice in an impeachment trial of the President?

What do third party candidates for the US presidency expect to functionally accomplish in terms of voting?

Why is the U.S. the only Presidential Republic that provides for an indirect election of the President?

What happens when someone from the DoJ is held in contempt of congress?

Which political philosophy takes a situational approach as to whether government or private enterprise solves a problem better?

Why are some Senators so insistent on using unanimous resolution to pass election security bills?

If a party holds no primary debates, how does a lesser known candidate express his views in a forum specific to the party?

Has there ever been a notable proposal to amend Article V of the U.S. Constitution?

Are there any major differences between the powers of an acting president and the actual president?

Why is neither methane nor fracking mentioned in the Green New Deal?

In the United States, how large is the political spread of all federal judges in terms of rulings?

Does the executive branch have its own form of contempt?

Why can the Legislative Branch delegate its confirmation authority of inferior officers, but not its impeachment authority of said officers?

What functional purpose does endorsing a candidate serve?

Where can I find the authors of the various drafts of a bill?

The NRA is a major known U.S. lobbying group claiming to protect the second amendment. Do equivalent groups exist for other amendments?

Does the Vatican City/Holy See have a form of Security Clearance?

What exactly do these four forms of redaction mean?

Is the NBIB affected by the 2018-2019 government shutdown?

What value does a modern (late 20th centrury, 21st century) political platform have in the United States?

Why make large dense investigative reports for public release if there are significant barriers to understand them?

Why does the Federal Government of the United States not have a plural executive, like most of its states?

How does a government agency know if it is compromised?

How were unconstitutional laws invalidated before Marbury v Madison?

How do Town Halls work?

How was voting “present” on the Green New Deal resolution meant to be taken as a protest?

Why do the U.S. (and other republics) not have separate capital cities for each branch of government?

Can Matthew Whitaker legally change the budget for the Special Counsel Investigation at a whim?