An effective democracy holds regular elections. In Amcrica, elections are held every two years for members of Congress. In these elections, all seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate seats are up for grabs. In addition, every four years, voters go to the poUs to elect the nations president and vice-president. Voters also regularly cast their ballots for state and city government leaders and local school board members. Sometimes they also have to vote on a proposed law.

　　有效的民主制度定期举行选举。在美国，每两年选一次国会议员。在这些选举中，人们可以争取所有众议院的席位和1/3的参议院席位。除此以外，选民每4年要去投票选出国家的总统和副总统。选民也定期投票选出州长、市长及当地学校的董事会成员。有时，他们也必须投票决定提议的法律。

　　In the American electoral system, people dont really vote for presidential c:indldates. Instead, voters cast their ballots for electors who support each candidate. Each state has as many electors as the total number of its representatives in Congress. This equals two senators per state plus the number ofits representatives in the House . The candidate who has the most votes in a state wins all of the states electors.To win the presidentrial election, a candidate must Sain at least 270 0f the 538 total electoral votes.

　　在美国的选举制度中，人们并不直接投票给总统候选人，而是由选民给支持各个候选人的 选举 投票。每一州的选举人人数和代表此州的国会议员人数相同，等于每一州的两位参议员加上众议院的众议员人数(以各州的人口为基准)。在一个州里拥有最多票数的候选人就赢得了那一州所有选举人的票数。要赢得总统大选，候选人必须至少获得总共538个选举人中的270张票。

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