question: (CNN) -- Only two Republican presidential candidates will appear on the ballot in Virginia next year, regardless of how many are in the race.

Mitt Romney and Ron Paul will have the Dominion State all to themselves. Supporters of Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann will have to be content with yard signs or donations as ways of cheering on their favorite would-be nominee.

That's because their campaigns failed to gain the requisite 10,000 signatures. It is, to be sure, a self-inflicted wound, a measure of some organizational chaos. But it is also a function of illogically restrictive local laws. They not only impede ballot access but end up denying open representative democracy to operate on the road to the Oval Office.

The United States is the only nation in the world, save Switzerland, that does not have uniform federal ballot access laws, according to Ballot Access News, a website run by Richard Winger that is dedicated to the issue. This may reflect the country's closely held federalism, but it can create chaos in a presidential year. In many cases, the rules are imposed by state party bosses who are less interested in democracy than in rigging the system to benefit their favored candidates.

Take, for example, my home state of New York. It votes reliably Democratic in presidential years, at least since Ronald Reagan thrashed Walter Mondale in 1984. But the state's primary delegates can still be a prize in a protracted Republican nomination fight. In 1999, John McCain had to sue to even have his name appear on the ballot alongside George W. Bush because the Republican state party chair and his committee essentially decided that Bush would be their nominee without the inconvenience of putting it to a vote. Local laws allowed them to restrict ballot access until public pressure and a court injunction overruled their attempted end-run around democracy. Each presidential cycle, the corrupt kabuki continues.
1. How many Republicans candidates are on the ballot?
2. In which state?
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answer: 1. Two
2. Dominion State

question: (CNN) -- At one point in Jared Hutchins' young life, the Beatles were a big problem.

The rallies, which draw mostly teens, are one part concert, one part Christian revival.

"I had to stop listening to them for a while," said Hutchins, who lives in Cumming, Georgia, and plays the piano, guitar and harmonica. He said the group's world view "had a negative effect on me," and made him irritable and angry.

"God owns my life, not the Beatles," he said simply. Although Hutchins said he enjoys a wide range of music -- from Pink Floyd and Arcade Fire to Christian bands such as Hillsong United -- he said he has to be careful of what music he listens to, for the same reason he temporarily turned off the Beatles.

Hutchins, a 16-year-old graced with poise and thoughtfulness, is one of many teenagers who say that some part of popular culture, with its ubiquitous references to sex, drugs and violence, has harmed him.

Last year, Hutchins and his Christian youth group attended an Acquire the Fire rally in Atlanta, Georgia, he said. Acquire the Fire -- regional rallies held across the country -- and BattleCry -- the larger rallies held this year in only three cities -- are the products of the evangelical Christian organization Teen Mania. Go behind-the-scenes with CNN's Christiane Amanpour at a BattleCry event "

One part concert, one part Christian revival, the rallies seek to "stage a reverse revolution" against secular popular culture. They have the pull of headlining rock concerts, drawing thousands of people regardless of the region of the country, the month of year or the day of the week. The audiences are nearly always predominantly teenagers and young adults.
1. Who does the story focus on?
2. What was an issue he faced?
3. What band did he have a problem with?
4. Why?
5. Who does he claim owns his life?
6. What kind of music does he listen to?
7. What did some musicians reference that bothered him?
8. What rally did he attend?
9. Who puts on these events?
10. What is one piece of the rally?
11. the other?
12. How many people attend?
13. Who are the main people in the audience?
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answer: 1. Jared Hutchins
2. He says that some part of popular culture has harmed him
3. the Beatles
4. He said the group's world view "had a negative effect on me," and made him irritable and angry.
5. God
6. he enjoys a wide range of music
7. sex, drugs and violence
8. Acquire the Fire
9. Teen Mania
10. One part concert
11. one part Christian revival
12. thousands of people
13. predominantly teenagers and young adults

question: Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland, and third-largest in the United Kingdom. Historically part of Lanarkshire, the city is now located within the boundaries of Glasgow City Council one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Inhabitants of the city are referred to as "Glaswegians" or "Weegies".

Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement on the River Clyde to become the largest seaport in Britain. Expanding from the medieval bishopric and royal burgh, and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow in the fifteenth century, it became a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment in the eighteenth century. From the eighteenth century onwards, the city also grew as one of Great Britain's main hubs of transatlantic trade with North America and the West Indies.

With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the population and economy of Glasgow and the surrounding region expanded rapidly to become one of the world's pre-eminent centres of chemicals, textiles and engineering; most notably in the shipbuilding and marine engineering industry, which produced many innovative and famous vessels. Glasgow was the "Second City of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era and Edwardian period, although many cities argue the title was theirs.
1. What river is the city on?
2. What are inhabitants referred to?
3. Which city is it?
4. In what nation?
5. What region of the country is the city in?
6. Is it the largest seaport in Britain?
7. What University is there?
8. When was it built?
9. What happened in the 18th century?
10. What trade was Glasgow linked to?
11. with who?
12. who else?
13. When did the population expand rapidly?
14. What was Glasgow a centre for?
15. What else exploded during the Industrial Revolution?
16. What kind of engineering were they into?
17. Is Glasgow by the sea?
18. When was Glasgow called the "Second City of the British Empire?"
19. What City Council is Glasgow in?
20. How many council areas are there?
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answer:
1. River Clyde
2. "Glaswegians"
3. Glasgow
4. Scotland
5. West Central Lowlands
6. yes
7. University of Glasgow
8. in the fifteenth century
9. it became a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment
10. transatlantic trade
11. with North America
12. the West Indies
13. during the Industrial Revolution
14. chemicals, textiles and engineering
15. shipbuilding and marine engineering industry
16. marine
17. no
18. for much of the Victorian era
19. Glasgow City Council
20. 32 council areas