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1 American Political Culture
2 The Founding and the Constitution
3 Federalism
4 Civil Liberties
5 Civil Rights
6 Public Opinion
7 The Media
8 Political Participation and Voting
9 Political Parties
10 Campaigns and Elections
11 Groups and Interests
12 Congress
13 The Presidency
14 Bureaucracy In A Democracy
15 The Federal Courts
16 Government and Economy
17 Social Policy
18 Foreign Policy and Democracy
Texas Edition:
19 The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas
20 The Texas Constitution
21 Parties and Elections in Texas
22 Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Lobbyists
23 The Texas Legislature
24 The Texas Executive Branch
25 The Texas Judiciary
26 Local Government in Texas
27 Public Policy in Texas

Chapter 10: Campaigns and Elections

Get Involved Exercise

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What You Can Do

Go to the Rock the Vote Project Web site (www.rockthevote.com), click on the “why vote” button and then read about one issue that interests you.  Then go to “read the blog” and select a topic and add your contribution to the blog. Check back over the next week to see if anyone responds.

By the way, if you haven’t registered to vote, you can register at this site (www.rockthevote.com) if you are a U.S. citizen.


  1. Did you learn something new about the issue when you read the bulletin board?

  1. How did you feel about submitting your own contribution?

  1. Did anyone respond to your contribution?

  1. Did they agree or disagree with you? How did you feel about their responses?

  1. Do you think that bulletin boards such as this encourage intelligent discussion of political issues?



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