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Is there any possibility to have a democracy inherently discourage lobbying?

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Why is West Virginia a state?

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What are the reasons for people to oppose Basic Income Guarantee?

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Which US states give proportional Presidential electoral college votes to candidates?

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Is democracy failing nowadays?

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Why didn't a conservative majority SCOTUS repeal Roe v. Wade before 2022?

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Why these countries have no diplomatic relations with Chile?

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Why does Kaliningrad belong to Russia?

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How come Gerrymandering is still legal?

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If all the citizens have same rights why some must pay a higher tax rate?

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Can the Equal Rights Amendment still be ratified?

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If a governor or senator is chosen as a running mate (VP) to a president candidate, and that candidate loses, what happens?

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Can the Vatican legally declare war?

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What are the benefits/drawbacks of a weighted vote based upon federal taxes paid?

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Why do so few Arab countries have nuclear energy power plants?

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Why has the Supreme Court of the United States not used its power of judicial review to audit constitutionally-questionable laws like the Patriot Act?

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What are the political reasons for a strong Euroscepticism in Britain?

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What exactly do political aides do?

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Why did the National Park Service need to spend money to shutdown a park they don't fund?

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When a country wins a war, will the winner country rule the losing one?

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Does the Russian economy profit from Crimea accession?

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Would it be possible to "flip the ticket" in American Presidential politics?

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What are the practical downsides of background checks for gun purchases?

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Is there evidence that the Mercator Projection map leads to real European colonial tendencies?

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Why is redistricting not an automated process?

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What are the legal requirements to be Speaker of the US House of Representatives?

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How does President Obama spend money without a budget?

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What are the greatest factors preventing the choice of a an official world auxiliary language?

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Do municipal and state police have to cooperate with federal police?

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Are the viable political alternatives in the US (e.g. Democrats and Republicans) considered (far) left and (far) right?

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