United States of America
House of Representatives
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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No
Historical data on women
Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government
Women's suffrage
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Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
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No information available
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Year of first woman in parliament
Year in which the first woman entered parliament
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1917
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Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
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2007
Women’s right to vote
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Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote. More than one year may be displayed depending on the status of the right: restricted or universal and changes in status.
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1920
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National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
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National
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Restricted or universal suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
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Universal
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Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote. More than one year may be displayed depending on the status of the right: restricted or universal and changes in status.
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1965
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National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
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National
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Restricted or universal suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
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Universal
Notes: Reconfirming the right to vote for men and women alike (from 1920 onwards women had the same voting rights as men)
Women’s right to stand for election
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Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election. More than one year may be displayed based on the status of the right: restricted or universal and shifts to the status.
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1788
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National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
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National
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Restricted or universal
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
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Universal
Notes: The Constitution of 13 September 1788 does not mention sex with regard to the right to stand for election to either Houses of parliament.