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Republican Donald Trump

Vice Presidential Candidates

Sen. Tim Kaine

Gov. Mike Pence

 

Issues: Where the Candidates Stand on the Major Issues

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Jeb Bush on the Issues Ben Carson on the Issues Ted Cruz on the Issues Jim Gilmore on the Issues John Kasich on the Issues Marco Rubio on the Issues Donald Trump on the Issues

Elections & Issues Ballot Types and History Closest Presidential Races Electoral College v. The People Election Day History Who Can Vote and Be Elected How the President Gets Elected Explanation of Who Can Run for President Super PACs Explained The History of Campaign Songs Religion and the Presidency Superdelegates More about U.S. Elections The Presidential Election Process (for teachers) Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom (for teachers) A Teacher’s Guide for Vote!

Voting Who Can Vote Where and When to Vote Voter Registration Deadlines and Poll Hours Absentee Ballots How to Register to Vote Election Ballots: Types and History Voting Rights After Shelby v Holder Residency Requirements for Voting National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections Participation in Elections for President and U.S. Representatives, 1930–2010

Presidential Factfile Biographies of the Presidents Presidential Gallery Presidents’ Occupations Wives and Children of the Presidents Presidential Succession Presidential Pardons Memorable Quotes from U.S. Presidential Debates Milestones in Presidential Debates Presidential Scandals

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Political Parties and Conventions Republican Party Democratic Party Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant Third Party Timeline History of the Tea Party Movement History of Presidential Conventions Profile of Philadelphia, site of the Democratic National Convention Profile of Cleveland, site of the Republican National Convention

Inaugural Speeches and Other Notable Addresses George Washington Abraham Lincoln Franklin D. Roosevelt John F. Kennedy Barack Obama’s A More Perfect Union More Inaugural Speeches

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Jeb Bush Ben Carson Lincoln Chafee Chris Christie Ted Cruz Carly Fiorina Lindsey Graham Mike Huckabee Bobby Jindal John Kasich Martin O’Malley George Pataki Rand Paul Marco Rubio Rick Perry Rick Santorum Scott Walker Jim Webb

Caucuses & Primaries Caucus and Primary Schedule, by state

 

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Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics

Issues: Where the Candidates Stand on the Major Issues

 

Democratic

  • Hillary Clinton

Republican

  • Donald Trump

Sen. Tim Kaine

Gov. Mike Pence

  • Hillary Clinton on the Issues

  • Bernie Sanders on the Issues

  • Jeb Bush on the Issues

  • Ben Carson on the Issues

  • Ted Cruz on the Issues

  • Jim Gilmore on the Issues

  • John Kasich on the Issues

  • Marco Rubio on the Issues

  • Donald Trump on the Issues

Elections & Issues

  • Ballot Types and History
  • Closest Presidential Races
  • Electoral College v. The People
  • Election Day History
  • Who Can Vote and Be Elected
  • How the President Gets Elected
  • Explanation of Who Can Run for President
  • Super PACs Explained
  • The History of Campaign Songs
  • Religion and the Presidency
  • Superdelegates
  • More about U.S. Elections
  • The Presidential Election Process
  • (for teachers)
  • Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom
  • (for teachers)
  • A Teacher’s Guide for Vote!

Voting

  • Who Can Vote
  • Where and When to Vote
  • Voter Registration Deadlines and Poll Hours
  • Absentee Ballots
  • How to Register to Vote
  • Election Ballots: Types and History
  • Voting Rights After Shelby v Holder
  • Residency Requirements for Voting
  • National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections
  • Participation in Elections for President and U.S. Representatives, 1930–2010

Presidential Factfile

  • Biographies of the Presidents
  • Presidential Gallery
  • Presidents’ Occupations
  • Wives and Children of the Presidents
  • Presidential Succession
  • Presidential Pardons
  • Memorable Quotes from U.S. Presidential Debates
  • Milestones in Presidential Debates
  • Presidential Scandals

Presidential Fun Stuff

  • 2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Forgotten Moments
  • First Kids Slideshow
  • First Pets Slideshow
  • U.S. Presidents Hangman
  • The Presidency on Film
  • Presidents, from Ask the Editors
  • First Ladies Quiz
  • Presidents’ Day Quiz
  • Presidents’ Day Quiz For experts!

Political Parties and Conventions

  • Republican Party
  • Democratic Party
  • Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant
  • Third Party Timeline
  • History of the Tea Party Movement
  • History of Presidential Conventions
  • Profile of Philadelphia, site of the Democratic National Convention
  • Profile of Cleveland, site of the Republican National Convention

Inaugural Speeches and Other Notable Addresses

  • George Washington
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Barack Obama’s A More Perfect Union
  • More Inaugural Speeches

U.S. Governors & States

  • Governors of the 50 States
  • Facts about Governors
  • State Maps, Trivia, and more

The U.S. Congress

  • Composition of Congress
  • The Senate
  • The House of Representatives
  • Facts about Senators
  • The U.S. CongressBiographies of every current and former member of Congress

Former Candidates

  • Jeb Bush
  • Ben Carson
  • Lincoln Chafee
  • Chris Christie
  • Ted Cruz
  • Carly Fiorina
  • Lindsey Graham
  • Mike Huckabee
  • Bobby Jindal
  • John Kasich
  • Martin O’Malley
  • George Pataki
  • Rand Paul
  • Marco Rubio
  • Rick Perry
  • Rick Santorum
  • Scott Walker
  • Jim Webb

Caucuses & Primaries

  • Caucus and Primary Schedule, by state

 

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TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.

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TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.

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Current Events This Week: January 2023

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Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents

The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales

  • Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses
  • Current Events This Week: January 2023
  • African Americans by the Numbers
  • Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
  • The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales