Q: Why are there only two major parties in the U.S.?
A: The winner-take-all system in the U.S. favors two stable parties.
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Giuliani Visits Mistress
Q: Did Giuliani break the law using city funds while visiting his mistress?
A: No. Reporters who broke the story didn’t suggest he acted illegally.
Presidential Signing Statements
Q: Are presidential signing statements unconstitutional?
A: Probably not. But they don’t have much impact, either.
Holocaust Curriculum Suspended in UK?
Q: Did the U.K. suspend its Holocaust curriculum because it offended Muslim students?
A: No, neither the United Kingdom nor the University of Kentucky has suspended teaching the Holocaust.
How Many Have Bachelor’s Degrees?
Q: What percentage of the U.S. population has at least a bachelor's degree?
A: According to the Census Bureau, the figure is 27 percent of adults.
Bill Clinton Lost Iowa and New Hampshire Primaries
Q: How many have become president after losing both in Iowa and New Hampshire?
A: In the current system, only Bill Clinton, though others have lost one or the other.
Pork-barrel Spending
Q: What percentage of the national spending is pork?
A: About 1 percent.
Abortions: Comparing Catholic and Protestant Women
Q: Do Catholic women get abortions more frequently than Protestant women?
A: Catholics are slightly more likely to get an abortion than Protestants, according to a 2000-2001 survey.
Congressional Pensions
Q: Does a United States senator receive his full pay upon retiring?
A: No. A member of Congress can’t receive more than 80 percent of his or her final salary upon retirement, and the average is much less.
The Obamas’ Chicago Home
Q: Does Obama have a real estate problem?
A: A political patron from whom he bought a strip of land is under federal indictment, but there’s no evidence Obama did anything improper.