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How do campaign committees help
presidential candidates get elected ?
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What might have happened in the
Vote Katy ! story if Katy had not asked
teachers , students , and the principal for
input before making her speech ?
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What would be the advantages and
disadvantages if the president were
appointed instead of elected ?
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Imagine you have just been elected
president . Write a speech accepting the
nomination and outlining your plan as
president.
Sherry Howard, M.Ed.
What Is an
Election?
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Names: Howard, Sherry, author.
Title: What is an election? / Sherry Howard, M.Ed.
Description: Huntington Beach, CA : Teacher Created Materials, [2021] |
Includes index. | Audience: Grades 2-3 | Summary: "In the United States,
government leaders are elected. The highest leader in the nation is the
president. Every four years, voters choose who the next president will
be. But the road to the White House begins long before Election Day and
involves lots of people. Learn more about the process of electing
government leaders"-- Provided by publisher.
Identiers: LCCN 2020016209 (print) | LCCN 2020016210 (ebook) | ISBN
9781087605104 (paperback) | ISBN 9781087619293 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Elections--United States--Juvenile literature. |
Voting--United States--Juvenile literature.
Classication: LCC JK1978 .H69 2021 (print) | LCC JK1978 (ebook) | DDC
324.60973--dc23
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Tabe f Conens
Leaders in Our World .................................
Jump into Fiction :
Vote Katy! ...............................................
Group Leaders ..........................................
Campaigns and Elections ..........................
Election Day .............................................
Staying Involved .......................................
Glossary ....................................................
Index ........................................................
Civics in Action ........................................
Leder in Our Word
In every family , there is a leader or two . Who that
leader is changes for each family . Family leaders are meant
to take care of everyone . They make sure their families
have what they need .
Schools have leaders too. Most school leaders are adults .
But students can lead as well . Some students act as safety
patrols . Others serve on student councils . These leaders do
what they can to make sure schools and students have what
they need.
People
elect
the leaders in government . They choose
them by voting . The leaders may work for cities , counties ,
or states . Some , such as the president , work for the nation .
National leaders make sure the country has what it needs.
U.S. government
leaders help a city .
Jump into
Fiction
Vote Vote
Katy! Katy !
It was time for a new student council . Katy
wanted to be president of the council , but she
had to get elected first . She decided to make
posters for her campaign . Katy loved posters!
One thing Katy didnt love was public speaking .
And for this election , she would have to give
a speech . Shed have to stand in front of the
whole school . What did people want from their
president?
Vote
for me ?
What can student council do better ? Katy asked
over and over . She asked students . She asked
teachers . She even asked Mr . Knots , the principal .
Everybody wanted something different . Teachers
wanted students to work hard and have fun while
they learned . Students wanted longer recesses .
Mr . Knots wanted people to keep the school clean !
On one issue , teachers and kids agreed . They
wanted new grass for the playing fields .
Katy knew what to say . She got busy writing .
