The power of a vote -- What's a constituent? -- Voting rules in the United States -- Cast your ballot! -- The right to vote -- The suffragists -- African American disenfranchisement -- The voting rights act -- The National Voter Registration Act -- Low voter turnout -- Explaining low turnout -- Improving voter turnout -- Active citizenship -- Your vote matters.
Summary:
How do citizens make their voices heard? There is perhaps no greater example of democracy in action than voting. Historically, marginalized groups were excluded from the equal citizenship represented by suffrage. Readers will study the importance of voting, the history of the vote being denied to minority groups, how those groups struggled to attain that right, and what voting means to American citizens today. The comprehensive subject matter supplements the elementary social studies curriculum. Primary sources and full-color photographs make the information pop.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.