This year’s Presidential election presents a wide spectrum of religious faith amongst the candidates. This year more than ever, it begs the question: What role, if any, should religion play in the policies of the Federal government?
The American people seem to lean towards the side of preferring religious candidates. After all, there’s no point in [...]
Are you looking for a fun and engaging elections game to help teach your students or your own kids about how elections work? If so, you’ll be surprised to know you have a variety to choose from. While there are a few elections board games out there, these days the average elections game offers a [...]
In the United States, the two-party system has been so all-encompassing of American politics as to nearly obliterate all traces of any other option. Recent criticism has been directed at how the two parties are actually the same one, with words like “Republocrat” and “Demican” used as derogatory names for the two main parties. However, [...]
When the United States was first founded, it took a while for them to concede to even have a President at all. It was believed that having one central executive figure would be too much like having a king - something they still shuddered at the thought of. Well, in terms of how kingdoms tend [...]
Time heals all wounds. That’s an old proverb.
But how much time? It probably depends on the wound. For now, no one can say that the United States is over the 9/11 attack. The attack, the Afghanistan war, and the Iraq war, have left scars that will grow up and grow older with us, year after [...]
With the wide range of candidates vying for the White House in 2008, many of them will be disappointed, while only one can prevail. To buck up the spirits of the also-rans, here’s a little list of famous unfortunate exits and almost-exits from the Oval Office. Sure, you never got elected, but at least none [...]
Bone up on your political jargon with this handy list of political phrases and expressions. While there are many of these, this list may be especially relevant to Presidential Election 2008, so keep an eye out for spotting these concepts as the race unfolds in all its drama!
Absurdistan - A satiric term for any country [...]
Finding elections news coverage isn’t too difficult. In fact, even several months before elections, it seems like all you hear about are the candidates and their thoughts on the issue of the moment.
Of course, just because there is an abundance if news on the upcoming elections, that doesn’t mean the first thing you come across [...]
Interestingly, the phrase “democratic elections” seems to come up most often in news stories from countries where fair elections are conspicuously absent. They’re stories that tell of opposing candidates threatening each other with violence, whole boxes of ballots being thrown out, or scores of people being turned away from voting centers due to their ethnicity [...]
If you’re planning on voting in the up-coming election, you probably already know voter registration is the first step you need to take to be ready. What you may not know is exactly how and where to register to vote. If you’re a U.S. citizen, you may still be a little unclear about exactly who [...]