United States Government: Our Democracy – BTW

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Celebrate Constitution Week

September 16, 2024 btwuser 0

On September 17, the United States celebrates an important anniversary. On that date in 1787, 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention added their signature to a document […]

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Women’s History Month: Carol Moseley Braun

March 30, 2023 btwadmin 0

Have you ever heard of Carol Moseley Braun? She served as a U.S. senator from 1993 to 1999. Braun was the first female African American […]

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Iowa Results . . . Delayed

February 11, 2020 btwuser 0

Last Monday was the Iowa Democratic caucus: the first primary election of the 2020 presidential campaign. While Iowa only accounts for a very small percentage […]

Smartphones: The Future of Voting?

January 28, 2020 btwuser 0

Last week, btw took a closer look at the new use of smartphones in the Iowa caucus: for the first time ever, Iowans will be […]

We the People

July 4, 2017 btwuser 0

We live in a country where it is easy to take our freedom for granted. But the concept that the government must answer to its […]

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Is the Republican Party Headed for a Split?

March 10, 2016 btwuser 0

Political frustration is hardly new. Continually governing an “of the people, by the people, for the people” global superpower based on open-ended principles laid out […]