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In America and many other countries, one special kind of box contains the f

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问题      In America and many other countries, one special kind of box contains the future. It’s called a ballot box. What people put into the box on Election Day can change the course of history.
     Elections are the【B1】______ of a democracy. The word democracy【B2】______ means "the people rule", an important【B3】______ in America’s history. In America, 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. Every four years, voters go to the polls to【B4】______ the nation’s president and vice-president. Voters also regularly vote for state and city government leaders and local school board members.
     In the American electoral system, people don’t really vote for presidential candidates. Instead, voters【B5】______ their ballots for "electors" who support each candidate. Each state has as many electors as the【B6】______ number of its representatives in Congress. This【B7】______ two senators per state plus the number of its representatives in the House. The candidate who has the most votes in a state wins all of the state’s electors. To win the presidential election, a candidate must【B8】______ at least 270 of the 538 total electoral votes.
      【B9】______ . Some early reforms outlawed cheating, giving bribes and threatening voters.【B10】______ . In 1870, black people gained the right to vote, and in 1920, that right was extended to women. In recent decades, laws against unfair rules for voting have been passed.【B11】______ . [br] 【B10】
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答案 They also limited the amount of money candidates could receive from donors and spend on their campaigns
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