The electrical opposite of a short circuit is an  open circuit , which is an infinite resistance between two nodes. It is common to misuse short circuit to describe any electrical malfunction, regardless of the actual problem.
Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands, and the largest island in Micronesia. Guam is one of the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories under supervision of the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United Nations, whose goal is to bring the colonization to an end. The Chamorros, Guam's indigenous people, first populated the island approximately 4,000 years ago.
Even though political parties do not play as big a role in elections as they once did, they still provide the basic organization of leadership in Congress. After each legislative election the party that wins the most representatives is designated the majority in each house, and the other party is called the minority. These designations are significant because the majority party holds the most significant leadership positions, such as Speaker of the House.