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Highland dancer wearing a kilt

A kilt, as the term is used in this article, is a skirtlike traditional Scottish garment in its modern form as illustrated in the photo at right. In this form, the kilt can be seen at modern-day Highland games gatherings in Scotland and elsewhere throughout the world. Historical forms of the Scottish kilt have differed in several particulars (some quite substantial) from the modern-day version. The modern Scottish kilt is worn by both male and female Highland dancers, bagpipers, Highland athletes, and other performers and entertainers. Apart from these activities, it is worn almost exclusively by men at Highland Games and elsewhere. Women other than dancers and performers sometimes wear a kiltlike garment called a kilt-skirt which differs in several particulars from the kilt. The organizations which sanction and grade the competitions in Scottish highland dancing and bagpiping all have rules governing acceptable attire for the competitors. [more...]

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Jane Addams (1860-1935) was a pioneer American settlement worker and founder of Hull House in Chicago, author, pacifist and woman's leader. She was the most prominent woman of the Progressive Era and helped turn the nation to issues of social justice.[more...]

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-The '''[[Electoral College]]''' is the institution charged with choosing the President and Vice President of the United States.<ref> The term "electoral college" is informal. The Constitution only mentions electors.</ref> It is comprised of electors chosen by popular election in each state who meet in December in their respective states after the presidential election and cast their votes, one for president and one for vice president. Congress counts the votes as certified by each state's governor and announces the President and Vice President. The electoral procedure was set out by the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] and has operated since 1789, with one major change in 1804 to make room for political parties.  Each state is granted a number of electors equal to the total of the number of representatives and senators apportioned to the state.  More populous states have more representatives and hence have more electoral votes; however, the addition of two votes per state means that states are represented beyond just their population, which has an important effect for smaller states.
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+A '''[[kilt]]''', as the term is used in this article, is a skirtlike traditional [[Scotland|Scottish]] garment in its modern form as illustrated in the photo at right. In this form, the kilt can be seen at modern-day [[Highland games]] gatherings in Scotland and elsewhere throughout the world. Historical forms of the Scottish kilt have differed in several particulars (some quite substantial) from the modern-day version.  The modern Scottish kilt is worn by both male and female [[Highland dancing|Highland dancers]], [[Great Highland Bagpipe|bagpipers]], Highland athletes, and other performers and entertainers. Apart from these activities, it is worn almost exclusively by men at Highland Games and elsewhere. Women other than dancers and performers sometimes wear a kiltlike garment called a [[Kilt variants#Kilt-skirt|kilt-skirt]] which differs in several particulars from the kilt.  The organizations which sanction and grade the competitions in Scottish [[highland dancing]] and [[bagpipes|bagpiping]] all have rules governing acceptable attire for the competitors.
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