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| AMERICAN DEMOCRACY STATS: |
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Civil and political liberties
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6 |
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[8th of 140]
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Electoral system
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first-past-the-post |
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Electoral system type
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plurality |
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Female candidacy
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1,788 |
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[162nd of 161]
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Female ministers
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7.1% |
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[92nd of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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13.8% |
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[61st of 157]
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Female suffrage
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"1920 ,1960" |
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First female parliamentarian
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1917 (elected) |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption
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Some |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination
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In 17 states only* |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
No, 21 states still have sodomy laws in the statutes, not allowed to be enforced Lawrence v. Texas |
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions
Civil Unions: Vermont, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Domestic partnerships: California, Maine, District of Columbia, and Hawaii. Same-sex marriage: Massachusetts. |
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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63.8% |
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[102nd of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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99,738,400 |
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[3rd of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout
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46.6 |
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[94th of 117]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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156,421,000 |
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[2nd of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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213,954,000 |
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[2nd of 163]
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Presidential elections > Total vote
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105,405,000 |
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[1st of 87]
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Presidential elections > Turnout
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49.3 |
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[65th of 82]
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Presidential elections > Voting age population
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213,954,000 |
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[1st of 91]
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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
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United States, United States of America, usa, America, The United States, u.s.
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