election

Explores the idea that religion is firmly embedded in the fabric of American culture despite the separation of church and state.

Examines how presidential elections have changed over the past 200 years, discussing such topics as primaries, national conventions, television campaigns, and funding.

Explains the process by which U.S. presidents are elected, examining the history of voting and voting rights, and discussing ballots, campaigning, political parties, primaries, slogans, the electoral college, and other topics.

Explores the lives of the candidates who ran for president in 1988 and tries to discover what convinced them they could lead the United States.

Presents a series of quotations by and about President Barack Obama describing his thoughts on topics including his heritage and family, state and national politics, the issues of the day, community activism and service, and race and faith.

Contains 150 photographs that document the political campaign that led to Barack Obama's nomination as the first African-American candidate of the Democratic Party for president of the United States in 2008.

Social critic and activist Ralph Nader chronicles the 2000 presidential campaign, in which he ran for the Green Party, and discusses weaknesses in the other parties and the future of the political system.