Americans are about to head to the polls to decide their next president. Here's a guide to the major political parties in the US and their platforms.

CBC Kids News contributor Saba Vahedyousefi explains what left and right mean in politics as election conversations heat up ...

One political party is at the North Pole and the other party is at the South Pole. The further the two sides of left and right are from each other, the harder it is to find a middle ground ...