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Election 2016 from A to Z

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Amendment There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote.

15th Amendment: All male US citizens can vote.

19th Amendment: All female citizens can vote.

24th Amendment: No Poll Tax

26th Amendment: 18 year old citizens can vote.

Ballot

Candidate

A ballot is a piece of paper used to vote in an election.

A candidate is a person who is running for a political office.

Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine Donald Trump Mike Pence

The Democratic

The Republican

candidate

candidate

for President is

for President is

Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump.

Democratic Party

Election

The Democratic Party is a major US political party.

We choose our leaders by voting in elections.

Democrats believe that the government has a responsibility to help people. See democrats.org.

Our next election for President is November 8, 2016.

Recent Democratic Presidents: Carter, Bill Clinton, Obama.

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Fact and Factoid

Government

A fact is a piece of information that is true.

The government is the group of people who make, enforce, and explain laws for the people.

A factoid is a made-up piece of information thought to be true.

Branch→ Executive People use positive facts and factoids

Federal

to make their candidate look good

State

and negative facts and factoids to make the other candidate

Local

Legislative

Judicial

enforces the law.

makes the law.

explains the law.

President

US Senator

VicePresident

US Representatives

Federal Judges

Governor

State Senator

Lieutenant Governor

State Assembly member

Mayor & City Council Vice-Mayor Member

State Judges Trial Judges

look bad.

House of Representatives

Incumbent

The House is the lower house of the U.S. Congress.

An incumbent is the current person in a political office.

RE-ELECT

Zoe Lofrgen is the incumbent US Representative who is running for re-election against G. Burt Lancaster. Kansen Chu is the incumbent

There are 435 U.S. Representatives in the House. Mike Honda (incumbent) and Rho Khanna are running for the CA-17 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Judicial Branch The Judicial Branch, Justices, and Judges explain the law.

Member of the CA State Assembly who is running for re-election against Bob Brunston.

Know your Voting Rights The right to vote is the most important right granted to citizens. 1. You have the right to vote

• Superior Courts are the local courts of the Judicial Branch.

if you are a registered voter. 2. You have the right to vote

• Justices hear civil and criminal cases, as well as family,

by a secret ballot free from

probate, and juvenile cases.

fear. 3. You have the right to vote

• Judges of the California

in another language as per

Superior Courts are elected to Victor Hwang is a Candidate for SF County Superior Court Judge

the county’s population.

six-year terms. Source: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-bill-rights/

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Law

Media

Propositions and Measures are laws voted on by the people.

The Media is the radio stations, television stations, newspapers, internet websites, and other social media through which information is communicated to the public.

A "Proposition" (or “Prop”) can be new law or an old law that the people must approve or reject. A “Measure” is a local law voted on by the people in a city or county.

Numbers

Opinion

Practice these numbers about the US Government & Elections.

An opinion is what you think about someone or something.

There is / There are . . . 1 Vote for each Voter.

50 States

2 Major Political Parties.

100 Senators.

270 electoral votes

3 Branches of Government.

are needed to win a Presidential 435 Representatives. elections

4 Voting Amendments.

538 votes in the Electoral College.

In my opinion, everyone should vote in the election. Source: New Readers Press Dictionary

President & Vice-President

Questions

The candidates for President and Vice-President run together on a single party ticket.

During the presidential debates, undecided voters asked Hillary and Trump questions about important issues.

The Democratic 2016 ticket:

What will you do to

What would you prioritize as

bring (healthcare)

the most important aspect of

costs down and make

selecting a Supreme Court

coverage better?

justice?

The Republican 2016 ticket:

Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump

and Tim Kaine.

and Mike Pence.

Do you believe you can be a devoted president to all the people in the US?

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Republican Party

Senate and Senator

The Republican Party is a major U.S. political party.

The Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress.

Republicans believe that people should help themselves. See gop.com* (*Grand Old Party)

There are 100 U.S. Senators. Loretta Sanchez and Kamala Harris are running to replace

Recent GOP Presidents: Reagan, GHW Bush, GW Bush.

CA Senator Barbara Boxer (who is retiring).

Third Parties

U.S. Electoral College

In U.S. politics, a third party is a political party other than the Democrats or Republicans.

The U.S. Electoral College officially elects the President & Vice President.

Third Party Candidates for President • Jill Stein gp.org

270 (out of 538)

• Gary Johnson

electoral votes are

lp.org

required to be

• Darrell Castel constitutionparty.org

elected President. Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/ElectoralCollege2016.svg

Vote A vote is a choice. To vote is to choose a leader or law.

The most important right granted to a US Citizen is the right to vote.

: HWKH3HRSOH The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the US Constitution: : HWKH3HRSOH The US Constitution says that the power of

You can vote in person on

the government comes

Election Day, Tuesday,

from WKH3HRSOH

November 8, 7 am to 8 pm. In some states, you can vote early or my mail (October 24 to November 7).

: Hvote for our leaders and laws.

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X

Yes or No

X marks the spot, but there are other ways to mark a ballot.

A YES vote means that you support the way the proposition would change things. How does your county marks the ballot?

A NO vote means that you want to keep You do not have to vote on every contest on the ballot. See easyvoterguide.org

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Voting in a federal election is one responsibility and right only for United States citizens. USCIS 100:49/50

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things the way they

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• Amendment • Ballot • Candidate • Democratic Party

• Numbers • Opinion • President & Vice-President • Question

• Election • Fact and Factoid • Government • House of Representatives • Incumbent • Judicial Branch

• Republican Party • Senate • Third Parties • U.S. Electoral College • Vote • We the People

• Know your Voting Rights • Law • Media

• X marks the spot • Yes or No • citiZen

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For more information ACLU.org Voting Rights Ballotpedia.org CA Secretary of State Election Info EasyVoterGuide.org League of Women Voters LWV.org New Readers Press Dictionary NewReadersPress.com Voting Guide SCCVote.org US Election Assistance Comm.

eac.gov

uscitizenpod.com VOANews.com USA Votes Vote411.org

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