America is the biggest economic and military power in the world. The country is fourth in size and third in population. One of the most economically advanced countries in the world. No other country can compete with the United States in terms of manufacturing services. The United States has one of the highest standards of living in the world.
In the United States, 75 percent of the population is white. Blacks make up 13 percent. About 3.5% are of Asian descent. The aboriginal Red Indians make up only one percent. Other communities make up 8 percent of the population. About 12 percent of the population are immigrants from South America. Women make up 51 percent of the American population.
Despite being known as a superpower, poverty is a challenge America faces. The gap between the rich and the poor is huge here. Most of the poor are black and Hispanic.
The United States has the first written constitution in the world. This is also the smallest constitution. The US Constitution consists of a Preamble and 7 Articles. The US Constitution has been amended only 27 times in its 220-year history. James Maddy is known as the father of the American Constitution.
The elections to the US Senate and House of Representatives attract world attention and have political significance. There are 435 seats in the House of Representatives. Representatives are proportional to each state’s population. Kalavadhi 2 years. Since the term of office of the President is 4 years, the election of the People’s Representative with a term of office of 2 years is held in the middle of the term of office of the President. That is why it is called by-election.
Currently, the Democratic Party has 221 seats and the Republican Party has 211 seats.
There are 100 seats in the Senate. 2 representatives from each of the 50 states. One’s tenure is 6 years. Elections will be held every two years for one-third of the seats. 14 seats were held by the Democratic Party and 20 seats by the Republican Party.
Democrats have won a majority in the Senate elections. Democrats have 50 and Republicans 49 in the Senate, which needs 51 seats for a majority. With this, the Democrats won control of the Senate on the casting vote of Vice President Kamala Harris. Now Georgia is left. In Georgia, where both candidates did not get 50% of the vote, the election will be held again on December 6. US says happy with majorities in midterm elections President Jobiden commented.
The majority in the House of Representatives is still unclear as votes continue to be counted in California and other states. It may take a few more days to know the full results in this 435-seat assembly. 218 seats are required for the majority. It is indicated that the Republican Party will get a slight majority. Control of the Senate bodes well for the Biden administration for the next two years. The gain comes amid survey results suggesting that Biden’s decline in the House of Representatives will be reflected in the Senate. If the Democrats can gain full control of the US Congress, which consists of the upper house, the Senate, and the lower house, the House of Representatives, it will help implement the agenda for the presidential election in 2024. The Republicans are holding on to the House of Representatives for the position the Senate has left. If Republicans gain a majority in the House, it will be difficult for the Biden administration to effectively implement the legislation.
Voting in mid-term elections in the United States takes place at a time when many issues for critical policy decisions are in front. Joe Biden will have a big headache if he doesn’t have a majority in the House of Representatives. But a victory in the Senate would be of great benefit to him in his continued administration.
Democrats and Republicans are at polar opposites on critical issues such as the economic recession, the war in Ukraine, abortion, immigration, gun control laws, and the fight against the climate crisis. The Joe Biden administration has declared open support for Ukraine and European numbers facing Russian aggression. But many Republicans are opposed to repeated financial aid. A good section of the country’s people also disagree on this.
The Supreme Court overturning the right to abortion provided by the US Constitution has sparked a major debate in the US. Many Republican states have passed laws restricting abortion. But the election result does not seem to be a setback for the Democrats’ efforts to create federal laws that protect women’s rights. This is because of the majority in the Senate.
The results of the election polls were widely circulated as the Republican Party will win the majority in the elections to the US Senate and the House of Representatives. However, the results indicate that the sentiment against the ruling party did not significantly affect the election. Midterm elections typically see strong anti-government sentiment in the US. Popular problems like price rise, unemployment and inflation are active there. There was also a situation where the public support for Biden decreased. But the President of the United States has escaped from public protection for the time being. The party in power in the White House usually loses in the midterm elections. This is the first time in the last 20 years that the president’s party in power has escaped the election without major defeat.
The Republican Party’s defeat in the Senate has drawn strong criticism from inside and outside the party. Critics blamed the failure on the actions of Donald Trump and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McNeill. Former White House Advisor Stephen Miller said that neither Donald Trump nor Mitch McNeill were able to convince the people of the country.
The main parties in America, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, have no differences ideologically, ideologically, etc. There is no fundamental difference of opinion between the two parties, be it domestic economic political issues or foreign policy. The Republican Party in America is similar to the Conservative Party (Tory) in Britain. The Democratic Party is similar to the British Labor Party. There is no difference of opinion between the two parties in protecting the interests of the big capitalist class and the imperialist powers in America. This is why these two parties come to power alternately.
Despite this, the Democratic Party is viewed by a segment of the American public as being more democratic and progressive in thinking and acting than the Republican Party.
A large percentage of American workers, blacks, and Asians vote in favor of the Democratic Party. The proof of this is that the Democrats were able to hold on in this election. Therefore, there is no doubt that the Jobeden administration is obliged to respect this sentiment and move forward.
Adv. G. Sugunan
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