OBAMA

PRESIDENT OBAMA’S INAUGURALADDRESS
U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs, January 20, 2009

THE CABINET
U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs, January 2009

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONS
U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs, January 2009

An important characteristic of democracy in the United States, however, is the regularly recurring peaceful transfer of power from one president to the next. Americans know when the next presidential election will take place – the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every four years. And power will be transferred to the newly elected (or re-elected) president on January 20 of the following year.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE 111the CONGRESS: A PROFILE
Congressional Research Service, December 31, 2008

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 111th Congress. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age and length of service, occupation, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.