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• Elections

• > > “first-past-the-post“ vs. > > personal representation

• Independent: Candidates in shock victories (2001)
• BBC: Tories win Taylor’s Wyre Forest seat (2010)

• > > > > US presidential elections

• > > Observer: Oprah hits stump for Obama
• The Simpsons: Homer tries to vote for Obama

• > > > > voter apathy

• CTV: Voter apathy in Canada
• Welt: Wähler und Nichtwähler - neue Zweiklassengesellschaft

• The struggle for democracy

• > > > BBC - Thought for the day: Giles Fraser (2007)
• > > Burma/Myanmar (2007)
• Thomas Jefferson - George B. Shaw - Winston Churchill

• > > Spot on facts

• > > Magna Carta
• “Model Parliament“ - English Civil War - Oliver Cromwell
• Glorious Revolution - Bill of Rights - Habeas Corpus
• Reform Act - > > further reforms - Women’s Suffrage

• Declaration of Independence - Bill of Rights - Civil War
• Women’s Suffrage - Civil Rights Act

• > > Some thoughts on democracy

• Leonard Cohen: Democracy (The Future, 1992)
• Times: The world divides ... and democracy is at bay

• Spot on language

• > > > > > > Making a speech

• Horst Köhler (07/26/2008)
• George W. Bush (07/21/2008)

• US Elections 2008

• BBC: US presidential elections

• NYT: the candidates

• WP: primaries and caucuses

• BBC: result map

• BBC: why obama won

• UK General Elections 2010

• How does the voting system work? (PDF)

• Guardian: result map

• BBC: What happens next?

• BBC: What is a hung parliament?

• BBC: In pictures: Cameron becomes PM

• parliament.uk: state opening