In 1893 New Zealand became the first country to give all woman the vote
The Vatican City is the last remaining absolute monarchy in Europe
Nebraska's legislature is unicameral and non partisan
France's remaining colonies have a vote in national elections and send members to the French Congress
Senator James Shields represented three different states in the Senate at various times during his political career. They were Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri
The President of Kiribati, Anote Tong's main opponent in the last election was his brother, Dr. Harry Tong
Nauru is the only nation in the world to have no capital
Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms as U.S President
The oldest legislature in the world is Iceland's Allthing
With six seats in the House of Reps. the Progressive Party of Vermont is the only third party in the country to hold more then one seat in a state legislature
There are only eleven countries in the world that do not claim to be democratic. They are: the Vatican City, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bhutan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Swaziland, Thailand, and Brunei
Saturday, January 06, 2007
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