Politics

The President of Peru is the country's Head of State and Head of Government, and is directly elected to serve 5-year terms.

April 9, 2019 11:20

The President of Iraq is elected by Parliament to act as Head of State, and to perform the inherent duties thereof.

April 3, 2019 14:20

Uganda's President is the country's Head of State and Head of Government, as well as the Ugandan military's Commander-in-Chief.

April 3, 2019 12:55

Colombia's long, proud history of Presidents dates back to early 19th Century South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar.

April 3, 2019 12:20

​Members of the U.S. Supreme Court are appointed by the U.S. President and, pending Senate approval, from then on serve for life.

April 3, 2019 12:03

In a position that lasts for life, Presidents can't always count on the justices they appoint to never sway.

April 3, 2019 11:44

The landmark case was decided by what theoretically should have been a "conservative" Supreme Court.

April 3, 2019 11:32

Kenya's President is the nation's Head of both State and Government, and the Commander-in-Chief of its defense forces.

April 3, 2019 11:29

Ukraine's Prime Minister is appointed by the President to act as the Head of Government at the helm of the Cabinet.

April 3, 2019 11:17

Argentina's President is the nation's Commander-in-Chief, its Chief Executive, and its Head of both State and Government.

April 3, 2019 11:08

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton are the only two US Presidents to have been impeached during their Presidential tenures in the White House.

April 3, 2019 10:54

The prime minister of Nepal serves as the head of the executive branch of the country's government.

April 2, 2019 12:52

The Prime Minister of Turkey is the head of the government of Turkey.

April 2, 2019 12:37

From Nazi Germany through 21st Century Sub-Saharan Africa, these are some of the most corrupt elections of the past 90 years.

April 2, 2019 12:04

The Thai Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly's lower house to chair the Cabinet and act as Head of Government.

April 2, 2019 11:53

The Great Compromise was an agreement made between large states and small states regarding how much power states would have under the United States Constitution.

April 2, 2019 11:39

Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump all managed to attain the highest office in the land despite losing the popular vote.

April 2, 2019 11:34

The power held by the office of the president of Sudan has varied since the creation of the position. Some of the Presidents held an honorary position, such as with President Ismail Al-Azhari, while others exercised total control, as has been the case with President Omar al-Bashir.

April 2, 2019 11:13

The Bahamas is a parliamentary democracy with the Prime Minister acting as the Head of the Government of the country.

April 2, 2019 11:05

In the event that the U.S. President should die or become completely unable to perform his or her duties, a line of succession has been in place since the country's early days.

April 1, 2019 12:52