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GETTING INVOLVED IN VOTING

• My First Campaign
• Virtues of Voting
• The Power of One
• Why Vote?
• Losing My Virginity
• The Power of the Vote
• Election Words to Know
• Dunk the Vote
• Two Ballots
• How Do We Elect the President?
• What to Expect at the Polls
• The Process of Electing the President in 2004
• Educating Hub Youth on Voting
• Involving Your Family in Voting
• Family Political Discussion
  

WHO VOTES?

• Why People Don't Vote
• Do Campaigns Make You Feel Like This?
• Editorial Cartoon Analysis
• History of Voting
• What If the Government Said You Couldn't Vote
• A Game of Cards
• Who Votes?
• What Do You Make of This?
• Losing the Right to Vote
• Voting Rights
  

TEACHERS' PAGES

• Getting the Most from the Articles
• Creating Charts and Graphs
• Eight Quick Tips for Helping Learners Read Online
• Convey Ideas in Writing
  
  

ELECTION ISSUES

• Discussing Hot Issues

Money & Politics

• Clean Elections
• Our Democracy, Our Airwaves
• Run for Office? Who Me?
  

Security

• Iraq After the War
• Freedom and Security

The Economy

• Price Tag for the War
• Tax Cuts
• If You Don't Like Paying Taxes. . .
• The State of Our Jobs
  

  Education

• The Politics of Education
• What About Adult Education?
• The Higher Cost of Higher Education
• The Voucher Argument
  

Health Care

• America's Health Care Crisis
• The Cost of Prescription Drugs
• Evaluating Candidates' Positions on Health Care
  

CHOOSING A CANDIDATE

• How to Pick a Candidate
• Candidates' Scorecard
• Navigating Media

VERA 2004

• VERA Classroom Activity Suggestions
• Voter Education in the Family Literacy Classroom
• Voter Registration in New England
• Guidelines for Voter Education & Get-Out-The-Vote Activities
• Voting Resources on the Web
• What if You Can't Vote