In America and many other countries, one special kind of box
contains the future. It’s called a ballot box. What people put into the box on
Election Day can change the course of history. Elections are the
(36) of a democracy. The word democracy (37)
means "the people rule", an important (38) in
America’s history. In America, elections are held every two years for members of
Congress. In these elections, all seats in the House of Representatives and
one-third of the Senate seats are up for grabs. Every four years, voters go to
the polls to (39) the nation’s president and vice-president.
Voters also regularly vote for state and city government leaders and local
school board members. In the American electoral system, people
don’t really vote for presidential candidates. Instead, voters (40)
their ballots for "electors" who support each candidate. Each state
has as many electors as the (41) number of its
representatives in Congress. This (42) two senators per
state plus the number of its representatives in the House. The candidate who has
the most votes in a state wins all of the state’s electors. To win the
presidential election, a candidate must (43) at least 270 of
the 538 total electoral votes. (44) . Some
early reforms outlawed cheating, giving bribes and threatening voters.
(45) . In 1870, black people gained the right to vote, and in
1920, that right was extended to women. In recent decades, laws against unfair
rules for voting have been passed. (46) .
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