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Photographs, illustrations, and text describe how math is used in comparing and analyzing charts, graphs, and tables while learning how America's electoral system works.

"Read all about elections around the world. Find out who is a candidate, how voting takes place, and what you can do to be a part of your school elections"--Back cover.

As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote.

Rhyming text shines a light on the American election process, from explaining the basics of democracy to describing the idea of the secret ballot.

Using a campaign for mayor as an example, shows the steps involved in an election, from the candidate's speeches and rallies, to the voting booth where every vote counts, to the announcement of the winner.

A satire of American politics finds a donkey and an elephant resorting to just about anything to garner votes, and after all the mud-slinging is done and the votes are tallied, they are both quite surprised by the results.

This title explores the US election system, including the history of the electoral college and voting rights, modern barriers to voting, and ongoing efforts to reform the system.

Describes the origin of the United States' Electoral College and its role in electing a president, explaining how the number of electoral votes per state are determined.

"Tova Wang explains how, across the twentieth century, the issue of access to the ballot was transformed from a largely practical matter of electoral advantage into an ideological differences.

Presents a concise study on voting rights in American beginning with the Revolutionary War, and explores several issues in history including the struggles by African and Native Americans and women, national elections, electronic ballots and voting technology, and much more.

While politicians spew shallow sound bites that describe a "free" American people who govern themselves by selecting their representatives, in reality politicians from both parties maintain control by selecting specific voters.

A reference for teen students provides information about the past, present, and future of American elections.

In her New York Times bestseller White Rage, Carol Anderson laid bare an insidious history of policies that have systematically impeded black progress in America, from 1865 to our combustible present. With One Person, No Vote, she chronicles a related history: the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965.