USA Manual Express

Your complete, hands-on guide to American government, history and elections, now with live election-night results.

We streamlined the original Manual for the United States of America for quickly searching information on the small screen. Features include an Election Center, contact information for government officials, Supreme Court cases, founding fathers, and influential writing.

NEW: ELECTION NIGHT LIVE ACTIVITY
Follow the battle for Congress without opening the app. A Live Activity on your Lock Screen shows the House and Senate seat count as results come in at a glance. Set a reminder ahead of time and the app will prompt you when election night arrives. (Requires iPadOS 18 or later and Live Activities enabled in Settings.)

DOCUMENTS:
Search a list of the following documents with notes: Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Articles of Confederation, Federalist Papers, Anti-Federalist Papers, Washington's Farewell Address, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address, Civil Rights Act, and more. Explore ideologies that influenced the nation's founding with writing from Thomas Paine, Adam Smith, David Hume, and John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams.

PEOPLE:
Search facts and bios of Presidents, contact information for Senators and Representatives, bios of current Supreme Court Justices, information about current cabinet positions, and landmark Supreme Court cases. View biographies and images of the original signers of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.

ELECTIONS:
Track election results for Presidential, Congressional, and Gubernatorial races from 2016 Elections to present.

IMAGES:
See copies of the original Constitution and Declaration of Independence, paintings depicting their signing, and high resolution images of national and state flag designs.

PLACES:
Get facts about states and territories.