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Surprisesoftencomeinboxes.Birthdaypresentswrappedincolorfulpaperbrownpaperpackagesmailedfromafriend.Nomatterwhatkindofboxitispeopleliketoopenitupandseewhat'sinside.InAmericaandinmanyothercountries

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Surprisesoftencomeinboxes.Birthdaypresentswrappedincolorfulpaperbrownpaperpackagesmailedfromafriend.Nomatterwhatkindofboxitispeopleliketoopenitupandseewhat'sinside.InAmericaandinmanyothercountriesonespecialkindofboxcontainsthefuture.It'scalledaballotbox.Whatpeopleputintotheboxonelectiondaycanchangethecourseofhistory.

Electionsarethelifebloodofademocracy.Theworddemocracyliterallymeans"thepeoplerule"animportantconceptinAmericanhistory.Inthemid-1700sEnglandbeganpassinglawsthatmadetheAmericancoloniesangry.Thecolonistshadtopaymoreandmoretaxesandenjoyedlessandlessfreedom.TheyfeltthegovernmentofEnglanddidn'trepresenttheirinterests.OnJuly41776thecoloniesdeclaredtheirindependencefromEngland.Theywantedtoestablishademocracywherepeoplecouldhaveavoiceingovernment.

Aneffectivedemocracyholdsregularelections.InAmericaelectionsareheldeverytwoyearsformembersofCongress.IntheseelectionsallseatsintheHouseofRepresentativesandone-thirdoftheSenateseatsareupforgrabs.Inadditioneveryfouryearsvotersgotothepollstoelectthenation'spresidentandvice-president.Votersalsoregularlycasttheirballotsforstateandcitygovernmentleadersandlocalschoolboardmembers.Sometimestheyalsohavetovoteonaproposedlaw.

IntheAmericanelectoralsystempeopledon'treallyvoteforpresidentialcandidates.Insteadvoterscasttheirballotsfor"electors"whosupporteachcandidate.EachstatehasasmanyelectorsasthetotalnumberofitsrepresentativesinCongress.ThisequalstwosenatorsperstateplusthenumberofitsrepresentativesintheHouse(whichisbasedonthestate'spopulation).Thecandidatewhohasthemostvotesinastatewinsallofthestate'selectors.Towinthepresidentialelectionacandidatemustgainatleast270ofthe538totalelectoralvotes.

OvertheyearstheU.S.hasmadeanumberofelectionreforms.Someearlyreformsoutlawedcheatinggivingbribesandthreateningvoters.Theyalsolimitedtheamountofmoneycandidatescouldreceivefromdonorsandspendontheircampaigns.In1870blackpeoplegainedtherighttovoteandin1920thatrightwasextendedtowomen.Inrecentdecadeslawsagainstu

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