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Thank you for voting : the maddening, enlightening, inspiring truth about voting in America
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Title
Thank you for voting : the maddening, enlightening, inspiring truth about voting in America / Erin Geiger Smith.
ISBN
9780062934826
0062934821
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]
Copyright Notice Date
©2020.
Physical Description
xvi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Summary
"In this concise, lively look at the past, present, and future of voting, a journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them; included are checklists of what to do before election day to prepare to vote and encourage others."
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-226) and index.
Contents
How we got the vote. Democracy in name only ; Long-suffering for women's suffrage ; Voting problems and voting solutions
How to get people to vote. Transforming non-voters into voters ; Making voting their business ; Thank you for voting
Know before you vote. Gerrymandering: over the line? ; Knowing the news is real ; Understanding polling ; Explaining the Electoral College
Thank you for voting : a checklist
Thank you for voting: tell your friends.
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