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As young people are becoming louder voices for change, the idea of lowering the voting age has been brought up more often. While some people believe this would encourage teenagers to become more active citizens, others believe there are good reasons to keep the voting age at 18. As readers explore both sides of this debate, they learn essential facts to form and back up their own informed opinion on this topic, which has real implications for their future. Fact boxes, graphic organizers, and full-color photographs enhance the objective main text, creating a reading experience that enhances critical thinking skills.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Election System -- Chapter 2: Types of Elections -- Chapter 3: The Constitution -- Chapter 4: The Electoral College -- Chapter 5: Popular and Electoral Votes -- Chapter 6: Eligibility and Ways to Vote -- Visual Summary: The Voting System in Action -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover

Many factors can affect who is able to cast a ballot on Election Day, including what kind of identification a voter needs, how many polling places are open, and any illegal attempts to suppress turnout among certain demographics. The articles in this volume examine how voter suppression has become a hotly contested issue, with many Democrats arguing that restrictive policies disproportionally affect communities such as black voters, students, and impoverished neighborhoods, whereas many Republicans consider voter ID laws necessary to prevent fraud, even though studies show in-person voter fraud is extremely rare. Through the reporting in this compilation and its media literacy guide, readers will gain an understanding about the many forms of voter suppression and its impact on U.S. elections.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- Introduction Does One Vote Count? -- Chapter One How Voting Works -- Chapter Two Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions -- Chapter three The Campaign and the Voters -- Chapter Four The Electoral College -- Chapter Five Election Day Promises and Problems -- Chapter Six Counting the Vote -- Source Notes -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Further Information -- Index -- Photo Acknowledgments -- Back Cover

The democratic process is one of the most iconic and important parts of American history and culture. However, there has long been controversy surrounding one particular aspect of that process: the Electoral College. Packed with easily digestible text, eye-catching graphic features, and engaging fact boxes, this book provides a primer on the Electoral College, how it works, and why some people argue it should be abolished and replaced with a popular voting process.

Students are the voters of tomorrow, so it's important that they understand the voting process! This nonfiction reader explains how voting works and encourages students to be informed. Includes a related fiction story, an extension activity, and more.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- The Right to Vote -- The Seneca Falls Convention -- More Conventions -- The Civil War -- The National Woman Suffrage Association -- The Fight Continues -- A New Era of Suffragists -- The Future of Women's Rights -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover.