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When election season starts, the race is on! But what do campaigns, candidates, polls, and the Electoral College have to do with voting for our nation's leaders? Using engaging, age-appropriate language and colorful photos, readers decipher the complex electoral process and learn how to get involved in the next election.
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Jessica Gunderson
Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln’s Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Understanding Your Role in Elections - Jessica Gunderson
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Chapter 1
Why Voting Matters
Imagine yourself on a typical school day. Are the roads paved on your ride to school? What is the speed limit? Is there a crosswalk in front of your school? When you get to class, what subjects will you learn about? What will you eat for lunch? At the end of the day, what time do you go home?
Surprisingly, the answers to all of these questions have to do with voting. When people vote, they elect officials to make decisions for the community.
Elected officials or representatives vote on laws, such as how fast or slow speed limits should be. They help decide how to spend the money collected from taxes. This money could be used to pave roads or add street signs near your school. Officials even help determine what subjects you will study and how long your school day will be. When people vote, they choose representatives who they think will make the right decisions for them. Voting matters!
The Three Branches of Government
The United States
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