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Student Voices March 26 2018

'We were there. We were making history.' Students reflect on the March For Our Lives

From registering voters to student reporting, from the role of race to the underrepresentation of trans youth voices, five students share their reflections on the March For Our Lives.

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

Daily Video June 19 2017

Filibuster, cloture and the nuclear option in the Senate explained

A filibuster is a parliamentary procedure in which debate over a proposed piece of legislation is extended, obstructing progress in a legislative assembly and delaying or even preventing a vote altogether.

Lesson Plan October 25 2016

Lesson Plan: To Vote or Not to Vote

Explore why voting is an important responsibility for citizens

Lesson Plan September 28 2016

9 points about gerrymandering and how redistricting impacts elections

Most states have some rules for redrawing district lines, but cases of gerrymandering in order to give one party an electoral advantage over the other remain widespread.

Daily Video April 18 2016

How do party delegates and the Electoral College work?

As the primary season starts to draw to a close, the likelihood that the Republican’s presidential candidate will be contested at July’s National Convention in Cleveland increases.

Daily Video April 04 2016

Wisconsin primary voters face new strict ID laws

Wisconsin's new voter ID law have some worried about voter disenfranchisement ahead of Tuesday’s primary.

Post October 22 2014

Do Now: Why vote?

We asked students, why vote in the midterm elections? What issues matter the most to you?

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