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Election Process
- http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/index.html
- This site explains the election process.
- http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/election/index.html
- This site is geared for grades 6–8.
- http://www.quia.com/jg/300035.html
- Election terms online games.
- http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113140/qualifications.html
- This site shows the road to the White House; how the President is elected.
- http://viking.coe.uh.edu/%7Ejpierc26/cuin3113/product5/ve.htm
- This site has several links on voting (e.g., voter registration form, voting lesson plan, etc.).
- http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0878225.html
- This site shows a step-by-step process on how the President gets elected. It is geared for students.
- http://pbskids.org/democracy/educators/whyvote.html
- This site concentrates on the “Why vote?” question. It includes lesson plans to guide students in answering this question.
- http://pbskids.org/democracy/vote/index.html
- This is an online game that informs students on how important their vote is. Students can also cast their own vote to answer the question, “If you were able to vote today, what kinds of issues would be most important to you?” They then create their own “Future Voter’s Card.”
- http://www.voteutah.org/learning/elections/kids_vote.html
- Excellent site that provides several links on voting, including Rock the Vote, Kids Voting USA, Project Vote Smart, A Guide to Campaign Definitions, Elections in American Memory, and The PBS Kids Democracy Project.
- http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/election/president.htm
- This site is a series of animated slides that show how the President is elected.
