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Do Now #37: Should the Voting Age be Younger than 18?

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Do Now #38: Should We Change the Way We Elect Our President?

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Seven Great Election 2012 Resources

Here are 7 great resources to engage students in Election 2012, including mutimedia election content produced by the PBS Newshour team. Get right to the heart of complex issues with a rage of great...

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Do Now #48: Romney vs. Obama

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Unlimited Donations Means More Corruption

Do you think money plays a large role in politics? Last week, students discussed how much an individual could donate to political campaigns in our #DoNowCampaign post. We asked students, Is money a...

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A Map of Where Felons Can Vote

Photo by: Theresa Thompson/Flickr   The United States implements the strictest felon voting laws in the world. As of 2010, the government denied 5.8 million Americans the right to vote due to criminal...

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Should Voters Be Required to Show ID at the Polls?

Photo by David Sachs / SEIU To respond to the Do Now, you can comment below or tweet your response. Be sure to begin your tweet with @KQEDEdspace and end it with #DoNowVote For more info on how to use...

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The State of Voting Rights in America: A 3-Part Comic Series

The upcoming midterms marks the first major nationwide election since the Supreme Court struck down a key piece of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. The 2013 decision had an immediate impact,...

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The Youth Vote is Important for Democracy to Thrive

By Madison Olson & Brianna Lee Before the Twenty-Sixth Amendment in 1971, requiring all states to set a voting age no higher than 18; many young people were not given the right to vote. Now, we...

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Should Soda Be Taxed?

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How Much Do Candidates’ Faces Influence Voters?

Featured Media Resource: [VIDEO] “How Quickly Do You Judge a Face? ” (Science Friday) By looking at a face for less than a second, we can judge someone’s age, gender, race, emotional state and even...

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What should politicians do to appeal to young voters?

http://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/03/Amber_Elections_NEW_KCBS-.mp3Featured Media Resource: [VIDEO] “Young Voters Want Respect” (Youth Radio) Eighteen-year-old Youth Radio...

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Do Now #38: Should We Change the Way We Elect Our President?

To respond to the Do Now, you can comment below or tweet your response. Be sure to begin your tweet with @KQEDEdspace and end it with #KQEDDoNow For more info on how to use Twitter, click here. Do Now...

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Seven Great Election 2012 Resources

Here are 7 great resources to engage students in Election 2012, including mutimedia election content produced by the PBS Newshour team. Get right to the heart of complex issues with a rage of great...

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Unlimited Donations Means More Corruption

Do you think money plays a large role in politics? Last week, students discussed how much an individual could donate to political campaigns in our #DoNowCampaign post. We asked students, Is money a...

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A Map of Where Felons Can Vote

  The United States implements the strictest felon voting laws in the world. As of 2010, the government denied 5.8 million Americans the right to vote due to criminal activity. Each state enacts its...

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The State of Voting Rights in America: A 3-Part Comic Series

The upcoming midterms marks the first major nationwide election since the Supreme Court struck down a key piece of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. The 2013 decision had an immediate impact,...

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The Youth Vote is Important for Democracy to Thrive

By Madison Olson & Brianna Lee Before the Twenty-Sixth Amendment in 1971, requiring all states to set a voting age no higher than 18; many young people were not given the right to vote. Now, we...

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What should politicians do to appeal to young voters?

http://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/03/Amber_Elections_NEW_KCBS-.mp3 Featured Media Resource: [VIDEO] “Young Voters Want Respect” (Youth Radio) Eighteen-year-old Youth Radio...

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How Can We Get More Young People to Vote?

Voting is a really important part of the democratic process. We all know this, but in reality, many people don’t vote. That is especially true for younger generations who have historically had very low...

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