The election for President is really 51 individual elections, one for each state plus DC. The USA is a republic, not a democracy. Each state gets a specific number of electoral votes total to the number of Reps and Senators that state has. All but 2 states have a winner-take-all system.
Europeans viewed the spread of Islam as a threat and actively worked to stop it.
We breathe our carbon dioxide, so do plants. Animals and plants get rid of carbon dioxide gas through a process called respiration.
Ancient Rome. Brussels sprouts as they are now known were grown possibly as early as the 13th century in what is now Belgium<span>. The first written reference dates to 1587.</span>