Today on Election Day

In the United States, what is true of presidential elections?

• US citizens age eighteen or older are required to vote in them.

• Only two candidates can be listed on the ballot.

• They take place in the month of January.

• They are held in an even-numbered year, every four years.

What did the children see through the window?

• the school principal shaking hands with the mayor

• several police cars parked on the street

• an audience seated outside for a speech

• grownups coming and going to the school

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What happened at the school on Election Day?

• People coming from the community gathered to make signs.

• A congressman spoke to the students.

• The students put on a play about the presidents.

• The school gym was set up as a polling place.

What are the symbols for the Democratic and Republican parties?

• a wildcat and a bear

• an eagle and a hornet

• a donkey and an elephant

• an alligator and a cobra

What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony do?

• They called for women's voting rights.

• They protested to change child labor laws.

• They formed a political party called the Green Party.

• They ran for senator of New York and New Hampshire.

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What helped Jake decide which presidential candidate he liked best?

• talking with his dad about the election

• writing a paper for history class

• watching a debate on television

• listening to radio commercials

Jake was especially interested in proposals involving ---.

• the environment and education

• space exploration

• job opportunities

• military strength and world peace

What did a poll worker do after Grandpa lined up for his turn?

• She checked the registration list and his identification.

• She made him fill out a two- page form before he could vote.

• She had him stamp his fingerprint on his voting card.

• She asked him to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

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What happened after Grandpa voted?

• A news reporter interviewed him.

• He received a certificate as proof that he had voted.

• An election volunteer gave him a sticker.

• He won fifty dollars for being the one-hundredth person to vote.

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As a councilwoman, Aunt Julia would work to ---.

• improve the town

• create state laws

• solve crimes

• make decisions about the city schools