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Category: Quick Q&As

Shorter answers to quick questions

Can the mayor of New York City be impeached?

Short answer: NO. But the longer answer is so much more disappointing than any proud New Yorker could ever have imagined.

ariellaaxelbank Quick Q&As 1 Comment May 16, 2019May 31, 2020

Quick Q&A: What is a presidential exploratory committee… AND WHY?

With so many people seeming to declare their candidacy for office, why are so few of them *actually* running?

ariellaaxelbank Quick Q&As Leave a comment January 19, 2019January 19, 2019

Quick Q&A: What is the “two hour rule” in the Senate?

What is it, and how did it come into play during the Kavanaugh hearings?

ariellaaxelbank Quick Q&As Leave a comment September 15, 2018September 25, 2020

Quick Q&A: Can you force the Senate to require a two-thirds majority instead of a simple majority?

AKA, everything you may have wanted to know about Senate voting rules but didn’t really care enough about to ask.

ariellaaxelbank Quick Q&As Leave a comment July 30, 2017January 19, 2019
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