For convenience, STATES, TERRITORIES, and STATES_AND_TERRITORIES can be accessed directly from the us module: >>> us.states.STATES [<State:Alabama>, <State:Alaska>, <State:Arizona>, <State:Arkansas>,... >>> us.STATES [<State:Alabama>, <State:Alaska>, <State:Arizona>, <State:Arkansas>,...
WITH nearly every American election cycle new spending records are broken. This autumn's midterm elections are nearly nine months away, but already candidates in Kentucky's Senate race have raised $19.4m and spent $7.3m. In the 2012 cycle candidates in the Massachusetts Senate race alone spent over $85m. That is small change compared with that year's presidential contest, in which $2 billion was spent (the total cost of the 2012 elections, including congressional races, topped $7 billion).
Election Cycles. U.S. representatives serve two year terms, senators serve six year terms and the president serves a four year term. Thus voters elect a member of Congress to represent them in the House of Representatives every general election.One-third of the Senate faces re-election in any given general election. Presidential elections are held every other general election.pecial Elections vs. Appointments. If the president of the United States doesn't complete a full term in office, whether due to death, resignation or impeachment, the vice president assumes the office of the presidency for the remainder of the term.