Muscle spasm facts. 1  Spasms may affect many different types of muscles in the body, leading to many different symptoms. 2  Spasms of skeletal muscles are most common and are often due to overuse, dehydration, and electrolyte abnormalities. The spasm occurs abruptly, is painful, and is usually short-lived. It may be relieved by gently stretching the muscle.
The Electoral College System. Adapted from a pamphlet published by the League of Women Voters Education Fund in 1980. Every four years, the Electoral College, a little known feature of our Constitution, enjoys a fleeting movement of fame.ut by 1836, almost every state was using a popular vote system. On election day, when voters in each state go to the polls, each one casts a ballot for the slate of presidential electors who are pledged to support the candidate the voter prefers.
3.Elections are mandatory in a democratic system of government. On the other hand, referendums can be both mandatory and facultative. 4.When elections are binding, referendums can be binding and non-binding. 5.Referendums can be called direct democracy where the society has a direct role in the particular proposals.