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Votes of confidence : a young person's guide to American elections /

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : Zest Books, [2020]Edition: Second Edition, Updated EditionDescription: 255 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781541578968
  • 1541578961
  • 9781541578975
  • 154157897X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Votes of confidenceDDC classification:
  • 324.60973 23
LOC classification:
  • JK1978 .F55 2020
Contents:
Introduction -- American Government 101 -- How voting works -- Party time: the role of political parties in U.S. politics -- Voting (with confidence) -- What's going on? Polls, debates, money, and ballot measures -- More ways to get involved.
Summary: Every four years, coverage of the presidential elections turns into a horse-race story about who is leading, and who said what then. Fleischer explains the past, present, and future of American elections; how the election process actually works and why it matters; and how young people can become involved-- not just this year, but for years to come. -- adapted from back cover
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
YA YA Chamberlin Free Public Library Young Adult YA 324.609 FLE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000573976

Previous edition published: San Francisco, California : Zest Books, [2016] under title Votes of Confidence.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- American Government 101 -- How voting works -- Party time: the role of political parties in U.S. politics -- Voting (with confidence) -- What's going on? Polls, debates, money, and ballot measures -- More ways to get involved.

Every four years, coverage of the presidential elections turns into a horse-race story about who is leading, and who said what then. Fleischer explains the past, present, and future of American elections; how the election process actually works and why it matters; and how young people can become involved-- not just this year, but for years to come. -- adapted from back cover

Ages: 11-18.

Grades: 9 to 12.

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