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Enjoy these vintage pictures of politicians when they were young. This list features politicians&#39; high school yearbook pictures, photos of politicians in college, as well as politicians before they were famous. You&#39;ll see former Presidents of the United States, Senators, Governors, and Congresswomen in their early days when they were young, wild, free, and not at all bogged down by the American political system.

Where can you find young politician pics from their less prestigious days? Only on this list will you find the funniest, cutest, and most surprising shots of your elected officials. Vote up the most interesting and cool vintage pics of these politicians, no matter what you think of their policies and voting records.

Most Annoying

Richard Blumenthal

Annoying politicians are a fact of life in these United States. In a time when the gulf between the two major parties has never been wider, the names on this list are thought by some to be the worst of the worst politicians. They provoke their opponents with both their words and actions, drive voters crazy making bad laws, make pompous speeches, and generally annoy the crap out of the American public.

Have you had enough of President Obama&#39;s lofty rhetoric? Does John Boehner&#39;s orange tan make you see red? Tired of Ted Cruz&#39;s apocalyptic language? How about US Rep. Trey Gowdy&#39;s endless hearings about Benghazi, or Senator Bernie Sanders blaming everything on rich people?

Here&#39;s your chance to make your voice heard, even before election day: Vote up the most annoying politicians currently in office or vote down the politicians on this list who you don&#39;t mind that much.

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Robert F. Kennedy

The most influential politicians in American history, ranked by everyone. Anyone can vote on this list, making these rankings a good way to discover how these politicians rank in the public eye. We are defining influence here as - for better or worse - how the actions of this politician shaped American history - so your rankings and votes should not be based on whether or not you like a particular politician or agreed with their policies and actions. Also note that this list of influential politicians is not limited to Presidents and can include other influential office-holders. The most influential political figures in US history can be from local or national politics. You can add any missing pols by making your own version of this list. Love them or hate them, politicians shaped this great country... these are the ones who had the most influence.

So who are the most influential politicians in American history? Who are the greatest politicians in American history? That&#39;s up to you to decide, so make your vote count! Then see <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/important-politicians-2019/ranker-news" target="_blank">what politicians are affecting global and US politics in 2019</a>.

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Lots of stuff to be scared of these days... more than usual, even in our normal fear-based-economy. The media and the pundits and the politicians love to find new things for you to be afraid of every time they want your attention or your votes or your money... but what do you think the REAL threats to America are? Vote up your biggest fears and re-rank the list in the order of most important to least important and make sure to ADD any scary stuff I missed.

Ann Coulter

This is a bipartisan list of the most over-the-top, spittle-stained, fist-thumping, hyperbolic political pundits of all time. Speakers, writers, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-female-tv-personalitys/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">TV personalities</a> or radio hosts, each of these people has a special place in the Hallowed Halls of Overblown Rhetoric. The most obnoxious political pundits have a partisan point of view, and they are not afraid to share it!Odds are if you hate <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/annoying-politicians/mike-rothschild?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">annoying politicians</a>, you already know and detest these obnoxious pundits. This <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-famous-commentators/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of political commentators</a> includes men and women, Democrats, Republicans and Independents. If you see someone missing from this list, add them! Or just rank those that are already here as you see fit.So who are the most obnoxious political pundits? This list will answer that question based on your votes.

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Laws named after victims remain a source of debate. While plenty of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/crimes-by-rich-white-women/elle-tharp" target="_blank">brutal crimes</a> occur within any given year, only a very small percentage&nbsp;lead to changes to our legal system. When it comes to US laws created because of crimes, public outrage is key. Particularly <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/crimes-by-rich-white-women/elle-tharp" target="_blank">horrifying kidnappings</a>, murders, and suicides receive&nbsp;an unusual amount of press coverage, often resulting in&nbsp;the widespread backlash needed to pressure politicians into reforming the legal system.&nbsp;The crimes that resulted in new laws&nbsp;were already illegal when they were committed. The resulting legislation is usually seen&nbsp;as closing a loophole or addressing a unique aspect of the crime. However, there is much public debate on whether such laws are ethical or effective. People who have laws named after them are honored and memorialized, on the one hand, but critics argue such laws are often too reactionary to be truly effective.&nbsp;If you're unsure where you stand on the issue, browse this list. It will help you develop a more detailed understanding of how and why some crimes lead to new laws.&nbsp;

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In an era when&nbsp;the United States Congress is unwilling to compromise to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/17/congress-prepares-for-weekend-work-as-stimulus-stalls-447567" target="_blank">provide basic relief to American citizens</a>, when&nbsp;Supreme Court justices are <a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-ruth-bader-ginsburg-amy-coney-barrett-82a02a618343c98b80ca2b6bf9eafe07" target="_blank">argued and voted upon party lines</a>, and when&nbsp;even basic <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/as-two-thirds-of-house-republicans-support-the-texas-election-suit-a-democrat-called-them-traitors.html" target="_blank">elections descend into partisan lawsuits and name-calling</a>, it&rsquo;s hard not to feel that the United States is more divided than ever before. No matter how dysfunctional the American two-party system may seem, it doesn&rsquo;t look like it will be changing any time soon. But it begs the question: Why are we stuck with only these two major parties? How did these specific parties come to be? And are these political parties even necessary for the American government to function?

These&nbsp;may&nbsp;not be simple questions, but they are&nbsp;important ones. American political parties, and the two-party system they populate, began in the late 1790s and have persisted into contemporary politics in the 21st&nbsp;century. The main two parties have grown, changed names, realigned values, and sometimes disbanded while ushering in new parties to replace them, but the divisiveness between whichever the big two may be has remained the same for&nbsp;more than 200 years. Though it&nbsp;sometimes seems the contention between two factions is the source of America&rsquo;s problems, the parties have their place in democracy, and&nbsp;arguably, may be a healthy sign of a working republic.

Adulthood: where does it begin? In reality, that answer kind of depends on which metric of adulthood you're looking at, as the minimum legal ages for things –&nbsp;ranging from driver's licenses to military service and legal recreational cannabis –&nbsp;varies. Across the gamut of minimum legal ages in the United States, one thing is consistent: there is no consistency.Are there some things that the minimum age requirement is&nbsp;too high on, though? Is it fair to require people to be 21 to legally purchase alcohol? Is 18 a good minimum age to set for tattoos without parental consent?&nbsp;

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Trivia about the American government has never been so awesome. Supreme Court Justices declare what is right and wrong in America as the judiciary branch of government and this list of US Supreme Court trivia will entertain, enlighten, and surprise you. These surprising facts about the Supreme Court of the United States range from presidential trivia (surrounding presidents like FDR, Jimmy Carter, and George Washington) all the way to fun facts about the building itself. For instance: which Supreme Court Justice led the fight to get a frozen yogurt machine in the court's cafeteria? Hint: she's still serving today.These historical tidbits include the court's &quot;totally chill&quot; reaction to religious people taking hallucinogens to their decisions on what &quot;dirty words&quot; <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/george-carlin-controversial-points/donn-saylor?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comedians like George Carlin</a> are allowed to say on our television sets. Supreme Court Justices are put on display with their personal and political anecdotes being featured on this list. Some of the funniest hearings are also included. For example, did you know the Supreme Court of the United States decided what pickles are and once challenged 95 barrels of &quot;alleged&quot; apple cider vinegar?What should you know about SCOTUS? Read on to learn all kinds of interesting facts about America's Supreme Court and be sure to upvote the most fascinating Supreme Court facts, from history and today, below!

Weapons

Photo ops of politicians holding guns are a time-honored tradition, in both the United States and around the world. Every time an election rolls around, morale needs to be boosted, or a world leader just needs to look like a bad ass, they'll have someone take a picture of them shooting something. Gun ownership and shooting have been practiced by a number of presidents, many of whom had military backgrounds. In recent decades, fewer presidential candidates have served, but all have tried to court votes from American gun lovers. As primary elections approach, they'll make sure they have lots of pictures taken firing, holding, and admiring guns. Leaders around the world do the same thing - though sometimes it's to burnish their fearsome image.Check out this list of politicians in American and around the world holding guns. Who looks the most comfortable, and who looks like they're literally just doing it for the camera? Vote up the best photos, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comment section.&nbsp;

US Constitutional amendments range from the ones that everyone can name at the drop of a hat to a few that are so obscure even the Supreme Court doesn't use them. They enumerate rights not originally in the Constitution, establish some of the most basic legal protections American citizens have, and form the foundation of the legal system in the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/tags/united-states?ref=internalCrossLinking_tag">United States</a>. How many Constitutional amendments are there? 27 big ones, all with a unique effect on American history.Amendments to the Constitution also fix a number of ambiguities and errors that the Founding Fathers made when they drafted the document. Among these are clearing up confusion about succession, changing the very nature of how presidents are elected, granting voting rights to women and minorities, and taking away opportunities for states to abuse their power.The first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution make up the Bill of Rights, drafted in 1789 and ratified in 1791. But the remaining 17 amendments, ratified in subsequent years, have played important roles in US history as well.Here are all 27 US Constitutional amendments, from the First through the Twenty-Seventh, with a summary of what they do and various other fun Constitution facts.

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Every year&nbsp;aspiring politicians, farmers, yahoos, or possibly a combination of all three&nbsp;try&nbsp;to count on your vote to place them into office.&nbsp;Because pamphlets and word of mouth just aren&#39;t what they used to be, many of these would-be politicians have created video ads to help get the word out, which means we can relive these bizarre moments again and again.&nbsp;

We were able to track down the weirdest campaign ads for everything ranging from U.S. Senate seats to Presidential elections and even the local Head of Agriculture.&nbsp;We may not have given these candidates our votes when they were actually running, but we sure can now! Vote for the strangest political ads that make you wonder what they were thinking.&nbsp;

Presser v. Illinois

Gun rights are an extremely contentious issue in the United States, so there have been a lot of US Supreme Court gun cases. Gun rights advocates typically use the Second Amendment to argue that the right to possess firearms for self-defense is constitutionally protected. However, the Second Amendment was not always interpreted that way. This list contains the most <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-most-important-supreme-court-cases/michael-gibson?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">important Supreme Court cases</a> about guns&nbsp;and explains how the high court interpreted the Second Amendment throughout the history of the United States.&nbsp;Many of these Supreme Court cases about guns are complex&nbsp;because they deal with issues other than the right to own a gun. The most important things you should know about each case are detailed below. Consider them, and vote up the rulings about gun rights from the Supreme Court that had the greatest impact on gun legislation.

True Stories

While it&#39;s easy to point to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bhpXhxP-WU" target="_blank">House of Commons</a> as the craziest legislative body in the western world, the US Congress is no slouch. Brawls, filibusters, fights, and bizarre bills are among the more outlandish things you may have heard about Congress, and with more than two hundred years of history, Washington has seen it all. The craziest things that happened in Congress went down for all sorts of reasons, though mostly it boils down to a few people really hating each other.

Civil Rights bills, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/republican-sex-scandals/web-infoguy?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">sex scandals</a>, and corruption have provided plenty of impetus for drastic action in the past, much like a call to action against gun violence inspired members of the Senate to stage a sit in on the floor in June 2016. But if you think that was wild, just wait until you see some of the crazy stuff below.

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The United States has a system of checks and balances. This means no single person has complete power over laws and rulings within the country, not even the president.&nbsp;Supreme Court rulings are the final decision regarding whether laws and acts are constitutional, meaning they have major impact on the country at large.&nbsp;At times, members of the US Supreme Court stand in opposition to a sitting president and may rule against that president if they deem it necessary. These are often <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-controversial-supreme-court-cases/michael-gibson" target="_blank">controversial rulings</a>&nbsp;that lead to debate and disagreement along partisan lines.&nbsp;Times the Supreme Court disagreed with the president often led to dramatic changes in the power structure of our government.&nbsp; &nbsp;Presidents who lost to the Supreme Court reacted in different ways. While some rulings were quietly accepted, others were challenged or outright ignored. Regardless of how a single president reacted, however, president versus Supreme court rulings&nbsp;have long lasting effects that reach well beyond term limits. Therefore, it's important to be educated&nbsp;about when and why various presidents clashed with the Judicial Branch to more fully understand the implications of the US Constitution.&nbsp;

The history of the United States is loaded with questions of what constitutes American citizenship&nbsp;and who has the right to vote in US elections. Native Americans born on US soil were not considered citizens until 1924, and could not vote in all 50 states until the 1960s. Women were also barred from voting for centuries, up until&nbsp;the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.

While these voter regulations were tied to potentially earnest presuppositions about groups of people, others are more subtle and targeted,&nbsp;such as gerrymandering and grandfather loopholes. In some instances, both state and federal usage of state-of-emergency rules led to the physical enforcement of virtual disenfranchisement, as was the case with the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/japanese-internment-camp-stories/christopher-myers" target="_blank">internment of Japanese Americans</a> during World War II.&nbsp;

While some may believe the right to vote is universal in contemporary&nbsp;society, the roots of voting restrictions from the country&#39;s past still addle large sects of the present day population.

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Henry Clay

People who've served as US Secretary of State include some of the biggest names in the history of American politics. &nbsp;Many of the most talked-about politicians even went on to become&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-u-s-presidents-from-best-to-worst" target="_blank">President of the United States of America</a>. These men and women have served in one of the most important and prominent positions in the world.The office of the United States Secretary of State is the person in charge of the United States Department of State, which deals primarily with foreign affairs. This person specializes in foreign affairs, and advises the President on such matters, participates in negotiations with other countries, deals with immigration, and is responsible for regulating Americans working, traveling, or serving overseas.&nbsp;Serving as Secretary of State means a job filled with lots of travel - something that the 2013 Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, did impressively. Clinton visited a record 112 countries during her time in the office, and helped foster a rapport between the US and other countries's leaders. Only one other Secretary of State logged more travel miles, and not by much. Condoleeza Rice, who served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, notched a record 1,059,247 miles traveling.While many are appointed Secretary of State after <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-presidential-candidates-who-never-won/drcynic" target="_blank">losing presidential elections</a>, others did it the other way around and went on to become President later. James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren and Thomas Jefferson all served as Secretary of State as well as President. Clearly those lucky few who have been appointed Secretary of State, like John Kerry in 2013, are in good company.

Jobs

Ronald Reagan - Lifeguard

This list odd first jobs of politicians will surprise and entertain you. Find out what your favorite (or least favorite) Senators, Governors, and Presidents used to do way, way, way back in the day to support themselves. These are the first jobs these politicians ever had, including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Rand Paul. Let's just say these odd jobs weren't on the resumes that got them all the way to Capitol Hill.Which 2016 presidential candidate stayed out late after working the miniature golf course in high school? And which former president used to measure land for farmers at the rate of 40 cents an hour for 10 hours a day? Which other 2016 hopeful once built exotic bird cages?These weird and surprising first jobs of politicians are ranked here and awaiting your votes. So many politicians had odd jobs before they took office, from food court mall jobs to lifeguard at the pool, what did your Senator do back in the day? Upvote the oddest first jobs of political figures below and let us know about your first job in the comments section!

The most important qualities in politicians are listed here for your viewing, ranking, and voting pleasure. When one thinks of character traits that make a good politician, one thinks of things like integrity and optimism. It takes an intelligent, loyal, and likable person to win any election (whether on the local, state, or national level) let alone succeed as a president. Vote for the qualities of good politicians that you think are the most important.

From tact to charisma, possessing specific traits is critical when communicating with international leaders and constituents alike. That&#39;s why leadership qualities should include things like being a diplomatic person... characteristics like integrity and likability that help a person both campaign and lead a body of people. Undetermined politicians who do things based on party lines rather than based on their own morality and sense of independence belong in the category of negative characteristics for politicians.

This is a list that outlines the best qualities in a politician. Whether you consider yourself a political person or a completely neutral person, politician&#39;s actions directly affect you and your everyday life. Upvote the political characteristics you think are the most important!&nbsp;

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Let&#39;s face it: politics can really bring out the worst in people, especially elected officials. Even the greatest politicians in history have had qualities that were horrible - or at best, really annoying. George Washington owned slaves, Teddy Roosevelt was an inveterate racist, Winston Churchill was a depressive alcoholic, and so on.

Just as every person has things about them that are good and bad, so too do the politicians we elect. Some of these qualities are criminal, sending politicians to prison for taking bribes, committing crimes, or exerting undue privilege. Others are just personality quirks or traits that some people find irritating. That irritation is heightened by the visibility and responsibilities of public office.

This list rounds up some of the worst qualities in politicians - from the merely annoying to the downright criminal. Vote up the most disgusting characteristics in lawmakers below! And if we missed any traits that really irritate you, be sure to add them to the list!

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List of best books about the Watergate scandal, including jacket cover images when available. All these popular books on Watergate scandal are sorted by popularity, so the highest rated books are at the top of the list. This well-researched Watergate scandal bibliography includes out-of-print titles and generally contains the most popular, famous, or otherwise notable books - fiction or non-fiction - about the Watergate scandal. If you're looking for a list of top books on Watergate scandal then you're in the right place.The list you're viewing contains books like Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate and All the President's Men.&nbsp;You should be able to answer the question, &quot;What are the best books about the Watergate scandal?&quot; after checking out this list.This greatest Watergate scandal book list contains various bits of information, such as the author's names and what genre the books fall under. Most of these Watergate scandal books can be bought on Amazon with one easy click.

Bob Woodward, Daniel Cohen, and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/g-gordon-liddy-books-list/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_tag">G. Gordon Liddy</a> have all written books about Watergate scandal.

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All the President's Men

All the President's Men is a 1974 non-fiction book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, two of the journalists investigating the first Watergate break-in and ensuing scandal for The Washington Post. The book chronicles the investigative reporting of Woodward and Bernstein from Woodward's initial report on the Watergate break-in through the resignations of H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, and the revelation of the Nixon tapes by Alexander Butterfield in 1973. It relates the events behind the major stories the duo wrote for the Post, naming some sources who had previously refused to be identified for their initial articles, notably Hugh Sloan. It also gives detailed accounts of Woodward's secret meetings with his source Deep Throat whose identity was kept hidden for over 30 years. Gene Roberts, the former executive editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer and former managing editor of The New York Times, has called the work of Woodward and Bernstein "maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time."
A film adaptation, produced by Robert Redford and starring Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein, respectively, was released in 1976.

Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate

Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate is a 1999 book by Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, written with a narrative voice while utilizing firsthand interviews and news reports for its historical basis. For the 608-page book, Woodward used extensive notes and also interviewed President Ford, President Bush's chief of staff, James Baker, and other people of focus.
Its five sections cover:
Gerald Ford - The pardoning of Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter - The scandals involving administrative officials Bert Lance and Hamilton Jordan
Ronald Reagan - The Iran-Contra Affair
George H. W. Bush - The decisions behind the first Gulf War, "Passportgate" and the firing of Naval Secretary H. Lawrence Garrett
Bill Clinton - Whitewater controversy, Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones and Clinton's impeachment trial
The book's final 300 pages cover Bill Clinton's administration. Nearly 100 pages are devoted to Reagan's administration. The book largely delves into the personal discussions that each president had during each issue, with no holds barred regarding profanity. Shadow was written with the research help of Jeff Glasser.

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Silent Coup

Silent Coup is a book written by Len Colodny and Robert Gettlin, in which they contend that former Nixon White House counsel John Dean orchestrated the 1972 Watergate burglary at Democratic National Committee headquarters to protect his future wife Maureen Biner by removing information linking her to a call-girl ring that worked for the DNC. The first edition was published in 1991, followed quickly by an expanded second edition in January 1992. The authors also argued that Alexander Haig was not Deep Throat, but was a key source for Bob Woodward, who as a Naval officer had briefed Haig at the White House in 1969 and 1970; it was later revealed FBI deputy director Mark Felt, who was confirmed as Deep Throat in 2005, became Woodward's key source after his partner Carl Bernstein was able to locate hush money in Miami, Florida.

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