American politics

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• What does "midterm" refer to? The middle of the president's four-year term
• What is the Congress? One of the legislative bodies. Consits of 2 senators from each state.
• How many senators are there in total? 100 (two for each state)
• How long is a senator’s term? 6 years
• How many members does the House of Representatives have? 435
• Which state has the most seats in the House of Representatives? California (52 seats)
• What is the House of Representatives? One of the legislative bodies. The states are represented proportionally.
• How are the seats in the House of Rep divided among the states? By population
• Which body has the power to impeach a president? The House of Rep impeaches. The Senate then holds the trial and decides on removal.
• How many justices sit on the Supreme Court? 9
• How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives? 2 years
• Who was the first president of the United States? George Washington, president 1789–1797.
• Which woman won the national popular vote for president but lost the Electoral College? Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in 2016 but lost in the Electoral College.
• What was historic about the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Michigan? The winner became the first Muslim senator in U.S. history
• How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated? Four: Abraham Lincoln (1865), James Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901) and John F. Kennedy (1963).
• Which president was elected four times and served the longest? FDR was elected four times (1932, 1936, 1940, 1944) and died in office in 1945. A constitutional amendment now limits presidents to two terms.
• Which president resigned from office? Nixon resigned in 1974 because of the Watergate scandal.

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