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Recent legal challenges to the "So help me God" codicil, stated by US Presidents when sworn in, have highlighted what is really constitutional and what is mere tradition.

Washington assumes that Congress has the authority to directly regulate the doctor patient relationship. Is there validity to that assumption?

This article will help students to learn the names and order and dates of office of American Presidents, as well as facts about the office of President.

Powerful words resonated through Barack Obama's inauguration day, when the politician took the oath of office as the United States' 44th president on Jan. 20, 2009.

The President of the United States is considered to be the most powerful individual in the world. The principal source of this power is Article II of the US Constitution.

The Constitution's Article VI covers three items: outstanding debt, prohibition of religious tests for office, and federal law's power over state law.

After newly elected Vice President Paramananda Jha took oath of office in Hindi, Nepal has been broiled in a language debate.

In what was shaping up as a who dun it mystery, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford finally comes back to South Carolina after going missing in action to Argentina.

The president of the United States has been inaugurated at noon on January 20 since 1937 when the Constitution was given the 20th Amendment, changing it from March 4.

David Atchison never campaigned for president, was not inaugurated and slept most of what some consider the most important day of his life-the day he was president.

Senator Kirk's former law firm Sullivan and Worcester says he left them in 2000. Mr. Kirk says he left Washington in 2002, and returned to work for them the same year.

It is perhaps most fitting that Mr. Barack Hussein Obama the offspring of both black African and white American parents will become the first black to take the oath.

President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony was witnessed by millions on TV, but this article describes the sights, sounds and emotions of actually being there

Inauguration Day is just one day of a week of festivities revolving around the swearing-in of the next U.S. president. And Barack Obama has a loaded schedule.

Appointing the Chief Justice remains one of the only ways that Presidents can cement their ideals into history, years after they have left office.

March 4, 1861, Lincoln took the oath of office as President of the United States. The Pony Express carried Lincoln’s words, spoken in the east, to be read in the west.

Obama's victory of hope, determination, and sheer hard work is expected to spark a new beginning in the Muslim world, reminding Muslims change will come from within.

James Monroe was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1758.

On March 17, 2008, a new governor will be sworn in in New York State and history will be made.

President-elect Abraham Lincoln receives a letter from a child criticizing his face, encouraging him to grow a beard.

In front of dignitaries and a crowd of millions, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the first African-American to take this oath.

Barack Obama has deftly evoked history in his march to the presidency.

President Harry Truman's first year was an eventful one, and one which was to affect US policy for years. Domestically, he was to face economic and political challenges.

There is a long tradition of lavish celebrations marking the inauguration of presidents.

The only no-frills event amid all the ceremonial extravagance of President-elect Barack Obama's historic inauguration will be the final exit of President George W. Bush.

Obama's inaugural speech is a rally cry for national unity and international peace and understanding.

National Geographic Channel premieres The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination,which uses previously hidden footage of the day President Kennedy was shot and killed.

While both North and South prepared for conflict after the 1860 election, Abraham Lincoln sought only to reassure that the South could remain safely in the Union.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in the the same Holy Bible used by Abraham LIncoln at his swearing in nearly 150 years ago in Washington D.C.

During his first 100 days, President Obama showcased several models of leadership theory; not the least of which was transformational and charismatic leadership.

The transfer of executive authority from George Washington to John Adams in 1797 amazed the world. The peaceful revolution continues with George Bush and Barack Obama.

Roland Burris the person embattled Govenor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich (D) picked to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat is highly competent and qualified for the position.

Results of the war included the establishment of the traditions used today by the U.S. government.

Following the death of President Harding, Calvin Coolidge was informed that he had become the 30th President of the United States in 1923.

President Obama's inaugural speech was not meant to dazzle as much as it was to inspire, to guide, and to unite.

After the sudden death of Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge became the unlikely 30th President of the United States, attempting to bring a nation back together.

Earning himself a place on Mt. Rushmore was not easy, but Theodore Roosevelt worked hard at the Presidency, focusing on getting things done and on initiating reform.

Before ratification of the 22nd Amendment, only three presidents sought a third term in office, upsetting tradition and precedent that began with the Founding Fathers.

Swearing in a new President is exciting and historic, and teachers can build on the importance of the moment by showing students several different inaugural speeches.

Following the election of 1840, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler each were briefly the American President.

Africans listened to President Obama's inaugural speech with keen interest as they hoped to know early enough what to expect from their son in the White House.

Every four years, Americans elect their president but what if things turned out differently?

What do Hank Williams, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Jefferson Davis and F. Scott Fitzgerald have in Common? They all lived in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Era of Andrew Jackson is often equated with a rise in voter participation among everyday Americans and with establishing a blueprint for a democratic society.

During the 5th century B.C., many buildings of the Agora were devoted to the political and legal process that was democracy, or government of the people.

After he was elected President, Barack Obama promised a new type of American leadership. This is the first in a series of articles about leadership in his first 100 days.

From Washington to Obama, the most powerful men in the United States aren't superheroes. They've had their quirks and though great, ultimately remained just that - men.

In 1974 President Richard Nixon and Senator Edward Kennedy nearly succeeded in legislating universal medical insurance for all Americans.

Grover Cleveland's path to the White House did not truly begin until elected Mayor of Buffalo, New York in 1881. Three years later, he would be President.

During the years immediately leading up to the 19th century, America suddenly found standing at the doorstep of war with a leading European power.