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Unit 6: Crossroads
The Silent Lobby
by Mildred Pitts Walter

Internet Connection Activity
Voter Registration    Cross Curricular
Project Vote Smart
Connect to this link:
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml


  1. Click 6. Voter Registration Information.

  2. Click your state. When are the next election dates? How do you register? What is an absentee ballot?

  3. What other information about voting is available?

About Elections and Voting
Connect to this link:
http://www.fec.gov/pages/electpg.htm


  1. Click State Voter Registration Requirements.

  2. Scroll down the page and locate your state. Read its requirements.

  3. Return to About Elections and Voting.

  4. Click and read FAQs About Voter Registration and Voting.


Internet Connection Activity
Lawmaking Process    Find Out More
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids!
Connect to this link:
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html


  1. Click How Laws Are Made.

  2. Read What is a Law?

  3. Then click and read Who Makes Laws? and How Laws are Made.

  4. Click highlighted words for definitions.

I'm Just a Bill
Connect to this link:
http://www.school-house-rock.com/Bill.html


  1. Click on the hypertext link I'm Just a Bill.wav. Listen to a clip of the song.

  2. Read the song’s lyrics.

  3. What are the steps by which a Bill becomes a Law? Read the song’s lyrics again and figure out what happens. Make a flowchart explaining this process.


Internet Connection Activity
Voting    Leveled Books
Election 2004
Connect to this link:
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/e4/


  1. Click on the picture of President George W. Bush. Read the "Profile" section of this page to find out about the President.

  2. From the top navigation bar, click Election Home.

  3. Click on the picture of another Presidential candidate. Read the "Profile" section.

  4. Write down three facts about each of the candidates. Which one would you want to elect?

Project Vote Smart
Connect to this link:
http://www.vote-smart.org/


  1. Click Candidates, Issues, and Much More.

  2. Enter your zip+4 code in the space provided in the left-hand frame.

  3. Scroll down the page to read the list of elected officials in your state and district.

  4. Under U.S. House of Representatives, state Senate, and state House, click the underlined names. Read the bios of your representatives.