Student Voter's Guide

Click here for PDF. This is a comprehensive Kids Voting guide to the candidates created by students at Council Rock South High School.

 

 

Below are some great links to learn more about the voting expereince and how our government works.

 

Another great thing you can do is visit our YouTube page. Create a Kids Voting video of your own or just view what's there.

Links to cool websites...

 

iCivics.org
iCivics prepares young Americans to become knowledgeable, engaged 21st century citizens by creating free and innovative educational materials. Founded in 2009 by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor iCivics has produced 16 educational video games as well as vibrant teaching materials that have been used in classrooms in all 50 states, and offers the nation’s most comprehensive, standards-aligned civics curriculum that is available freely on the Web.

 

Constitution Center
National Student Programs seek to engage students from across the country in meaningful ways which encourage active participation in our democratic society. Students and teachers are given the opportunity to connect through workshops and discussions to increase students’ understanding of the constitutional issues that affect everyday life.

 

Freedoms Answer

Freedom's Answer is a non-partisan, non-profit voter turnout campaign led by our nation's youth.

Ben Franklin's Government Guide for Kids

Answers many of your questions about the Electoral Process, the Branches of Government, How Laws are Made, Citizenship, and includes Games & Activities and links to other government web sites for teens.

So You Want to Buy a Candidate?

Your guide to money in U.S. elections

Close-Up

Close Up’s national, state, and local experiential government studies programs strengthen participants’ knowledge of how the political process works, increase their awareness of major national and international issues, and motivate them to become actively involved in the world around them.

Project Vote Smart

Project Vote Smart, a citizen's organization, has developed a Voter's Self-Defense system to provide you with the necessary tools to self-govern effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information.

Brain Pop

View a cool movie about elections, ask questions or do an experiment.

Class Brain

A fun, interactive website with articles about current political issues and events featured in an ongoing political column. Contains links to presidential websites.