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Presidential Candidates

Democratic

Barack Obama

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Vice Presidential Candidates

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Issues: Where the Candidates Stand on the Major Issues

Barack Obama on the Issues

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Elections & Issues Wrap Up of the 2012 Election Milestones of the 2012 General Election 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 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 Teacherâs 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 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 Charlotte, N.C., site of the Democratic National Convention Profile of Tampa, Fla., site of the Republican National Convention 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention Cities by the Numbers

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

Governors of the 50 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

Michele Bachmann Herman Cain Newt Gingrich Jon Huntsman Rick Perry Rick Santorum

Caucuses & Primaries Caucus and Primary Schedule, by state

 

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Issues: Where the Candidates Stand on the Major Issues

 

Democratic

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Republican

Mitt Romney

Joe Biden

Rep. Paul Ryan

  • Barack Obama on the Issues

  • Mitt Romney on the Issues

Elections & Issues Wrap Up of the 2012 Election Milestones of the 2012 General Election 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 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 Teacherâs 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 Residency Requirements for Voting National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections Participation in Elections for President and U.S. Representatives, 1930–2010

Elections & Issues

  • Wrap Up of the 2012 Election
  • Milestones of the 2012 General Election
  • 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
  • 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 Teacherâs 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
  • 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 First Kids Slideshow New! First Pets Slideshow New! U.S. Presidents Hangman New! The Presidency on Film Presidents, from Ask the Editors First Ladies Quiz Presidents’ Day Quiz Presidents’ Day Quiz For experts!

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

  • First Kids Slideshow New!
  • First Pets Slideshow New!
  • U.S. Presidents Hangman New!
  • 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 Charlotte, N.C., site of the Democratic National Convention Profile of Tampa, Fla., site of the Republican National Convention 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention Cities by the Numbers

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

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 Charlotte, N.C., site of the Democratic National Convention
  • Profile of Tampa, Fla., site of the Republican National Convention
  • 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention Cities by the Numbers

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

Governors of the 50 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

Governors of the 50 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

  • Michele Bachmann
  • Herman Cain
  • Newt Gingrich
  • Jon Huntsman
  • Rick Perry
  • Rick Santorum

Caucuses & Primaries Caucus and Primary Schedule, by state

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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  • 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