American Liberty

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This is a video of the Midterm elections held on Tuesday 4th November 2014 in the United States. I believe that this shows a huge amount of freedom given to the people of america. Every two years Americans are given the chance to vote for members of both the senate and the house of representatives. This gives the people a chance to effectively change the government of the USA. It also gives the people a chance to put checks on the president. If people feel that the president isn't doing a good job they are more likely to vote for the oppositions party. The outcome of these midterms allowed the republicans to take control of the senate, making Obama a 'Lame Duck President' Meaning that he is powerless in trying to get legislation through without compromise. The power to change the balance of power in government and put more pressure on the President is a huge amount of responsibility and power on the people, it allows them to have a say on the way their country is being run and change it if they don't agree with the way it is being run. The freedom to do this is something that I feel is very important.