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U.S. Elections
Voter Turnout: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Casts Their Ballot
Introduction
If you had to explain how the United States government works to a friend, what would you say? Would you explain how our government is different from a monarchy or a d...
Presidential Mandate: The Right to Govern
Background
You may have heard the word “mandate” before, probably in terms of rules or regulations. For example, students are mandated to attend school for a given number of years...
Peaceful Transfer of Power: A Democratic Mandate
Background
You probably know about elections - a vital democratic process in which voters select one candidate over another to serve in political office. Because elections are a c...
Third Parties: Outsiders Looking In
Introduction
You’ve probably heard of Democrats and Republicans, the two major political parties in the United States. Ever since the early 1800s, every American president has com...
Financing Campaigns: It’s All About the Benjamins
Introduction
Imagine you are running for student body president at your school. You solicit twenty-five dollars in contributions from other students and use the money to print off...
PACs and Super PACs: Fundraising Powerhouses
Introduction
Imagine that you are running for a U.S. Senate seat. Campaigning is hard work - you’ll need to find various ways to connect with voters and persuade them that you’re ...
Ranked Choice Voting: A New Way to Vote
Introduction
It’s the day of school government elections, and four students are running for class president. You really like one candidate, but you don’t equally dislike the other...
Political Parties: Winner Takes All
Introduction
We usually think of a “party” as a social gathering where we celebrate important events with friends and family or spend time together doing shared activities, like d...
Federal Election Commission: The Campaign Finance Justice League
Introduction
Imagine this: a presidential candidate earns hundreds of thousands of dollars from individual donors across the United States for their campaign. The candidate then d...
Incumbency Advantage: Just Keep Winning
Introduction
It’s a few weeks before the primary elections for Congress. You’re watching TV, and the anchor is talking about the upcoming Senate race in which someone is challengi...