Series · Politics
How Power Works
How decisions actually get made: a bill's path through parliament, why the secret ballot matters, the arithmetic of the UN Security Council and what happens when no party wins a majority.
4 parts17 min in total2 editors
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Part 1How a parliament turns a bill into a law, step by stepReadings, committees, two houses and a signature — the journey most laws take. - 2
Part 2Why the secret ballot matters more than most people thinkVoting in private protects voters from pressure — and it wasn't always the norm. - 3
Part 3How the UN Security Council actually makes decisionsFifteen members, five vetoes and nine votes — the arithmetic behind the world's most powerful table. - 4
Part 4How coalition governments are formedWhen no party wins a majority, parties bargain. Here is what usually happens next.
