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voting

(Encyclopedia) voting, method of registering collective approval or disapproval of a person or a proposal. The term generally refers to the process by which citizens choose candidates for public…

inspector general

(Encyclopedia) inspector general, a government official tasked with independently overseeing an agency or department. Inspectors general are utilized by many countries, as well as regional and local…

Moore, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Michael, 1954–, American documentary filmmaker, author, and activist, b. Flint, Mich. A highly personal, populist, and frequently controversial and polarizing documentary…

The Reform Party

Reform School A primer on the political party founded by Ross Perot and boosted by the governorship of Jesse Ventura by Elissa Haney The Reform Party logo.FEEDING OFF THE MOMENTUM created by Ross…

Milken, Michael Robert

(Encyclopedia) Milken, Michael RobertMilken, Michael Robertmĭlˈkən [key], 1946–, American financial executive, b. Van Nuys, Calif. Nicknamed the “junk bond king,” he was an executive at Drexel…

Roberts, John Glover, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Roberts, John Glover, Jr., 1955–, American public official, 17th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2005–), b. Buffalo, N.Y., grad. Harvard (B.A. 1976, J.D. 1979). He clerked (…

Proud Boys

(Encyclopedia) Proud Boys, American political movement. Founded in 2016 by Vice Media cofounder Gavin McInnes, the Proud Boys promotes the philosophy…

2016 Presidential Election Campaign

Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics     Presidential Candidates Democratic Hillary Clinton Republican Donald Trump…