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

Fleischer, Jeff

Votes of confidence : a young person's guide to American elections / by Jeff Fleischer. - Second edition.ition, Updated Edition. - Minneapolis : Zest Books, (c)2020. - 1 online resource

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

Includes bibliographical references.

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.



9781541596061

2019014186


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


Electronic Books.

JK1978 / .V684 2020