U.S. Presidents
This president signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law, creating the first national park.
Ulysses S. Grant
In this country with several hundred million voters, election rules require polling places to be set up within 2 kilometers of every home.
India
In the U.S., this name is given to news events that happen close to the election and may influence the outcome of it.
October Surprise
This president was the first and only president to win unanimously by the Electoral College.
George Washington
With nine nominations and three Grammy awards for Best Spoken Word Album, this president leads the list for Grammy wins.
Jimmy Carter
Compulsory voting was introduced to this country for the 1925 federal election. Since then voter turnout has remained around 90%, whereas voter turnout across OECD countries has averaged lower (~69%).
Australia
In 1948, the Chicago Daily Tribune featured an erroneous headline proclaiming victory for the wrong person in this Presidential election.
First president to have pets at the White House.
Thomas Jefferson
To keep the president in good health, a physician created "____"-ball for him, a sport that is a combination of tennis, volleyball and medicine ball.
Hoover-ball
In this country, citizens have been able to cast ballots online since 2005, though many still prefer to vote in person.
Estonia
In the 1872 election, this presidential candidate died before the final electoral college vote, leaving them to disperse his votes among other democratic candidates.
Horace Greeley
In the 1872 election, this woman became the first woman to run for president--although some disagree with classifying it as a true candidacy because according to the Constitution she would have been too young to be President if elected.
Victoria Woodhull