USA

Every four years, the United States holds a public ceremony to swear in its president. The date is fixed: January…

Money is a central part of American politics. Candidates for Congress and the presidency need huge sums to pay for…

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of the most important laws in American history. It was passed to…

Every ten years, the United States counts every person living in the country. This is not just a statistical exercise.…

The single most useful thing a voter can know before Election Day is exactly what the polling-place worker in their…

Not every American votes on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In fact, most ballots in a…

The presidential candidate whose name appears beside the Republican or Democratic party label in November was not placed there by…

Every ten years, after the national census, American politicians gather behind closed doors with maps, voter databases, and a single…

The date of every future American presidential election is already known. Not predicted, not projected, but fixed by a law…

When Americans cast their ballots for president, they are not, strictly speaking, voting for a president at all. They are…