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

Fleischer, Jeff,

Votes of confidence : a young person's guide to American elections / - Second Edition, Updated Edition. - 255 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

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.

9781541578968 1541578961 9781541578975 154157897X

2019013046


Elections--United States--Juvenile literature.
Representative government and representation--United States.
Elections.


Juvenile works.
Young adult nonfiction.

JK1978 / .F55 2020

324.60973