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Daily News Lesson November 09 2021

Different views on two major bills in Congress, role of wokeness in 2021 election

Hear differing perspectives on what happened in the 2021 off-year elections and latest on Biden's agenda

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Daily News Lesson November 02 2021

Voters go to the polls in state and local races across the U.S.

Explore what drove voters at the polls on Election Day, 2021

An elections official demonstrates a touch-screen voting machine at the Fairfax County Governmental Center in Fairfax Virginia

Lesson Plan November 14 2017

Monitoring the midterms: Do midterm elections matter?

Understand midterm elections and discuss reasons why voter turnout remains low

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Post June 12 2017

Game on: The presidential election is over. When's the next chance to vote?

The presidential election is over, but important races are still taking place. Her…

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