11) 1913. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...28th president. 4 May 31 The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, providing for direct election of senators by the people, was declared in effect. 5 Oct. 3...
12) Slovakia. The World Factbook. 2003
...1 September 1992, fully effective 1 January 1993; changed in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president; amended February 2001 to allow Slovakia to...
13) election. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The Constitution specified that elections to the House of Representatives be direct, or popular, and that the election of the Senate and of the president and vice...
14) Hong Kong. The World Factbook. 2003
...Congress is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution"Legal system:based on English common lawSuffrage:direct election 18 years of age; universal for permanent residents living...
15) 3. Austria-Hungary. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...emperor. Hohenwart was forced to resign. 6 1873, March 10 Electoral reforms introduced direct election to the Parliament. 7 March Stock market crash, caused by overconfidence...
16) 1984, April. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...in Rio (April 10) and Sao Paulo (April 15, with 1.5 million marchers) called for immediate direct popular elections for the presidency; nevertheless, the military...
17) Macau. The World Factbook. 2003
...is Macau's "mini-constitution"Legal system:based on Portuguese civil law systemSuffrage:direct election 18 years of age, universal for permanent residents living...
18) electoral college. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...and A. G. Braun, The Politics of Electoral College Reform (1972); J. Best, The Case Against Direct Election of the President (1975); M. Diamond, The Electoral College...
19) Museveni, Yoweri. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...by profiteering and looting by Uganda's forces in the Congo. 2Uganda's first direct presidential election (1996) returned Museveni to office by an overwhelming majority,...
20) Wilson, Woodrow. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...antitrust proceedings in 92 cases. The Seventeenth Amendment, providing for the direct popular election of U.S. Senators, the Eighteenth Amendment, which instituted...
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