Eminent Domain, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Marijuana, and the Death Penalty are a few issues that were on some state ballots in recent years. This lesson addresses the relationship these initiatives have with our constitutional rights.

An electronic version of From Bullets to Ballots: The Election of 1800 and the First Peaceful Transfer of Political Power by John Zvesper. The text presents the beginning of the United States government system.

This highly visual infographic explains how propositions get on the ballot in the state of California.

The official results for each candidate are provided by this site. Results are broken down by state, type of ballot, vote, etc. A great place to start for research on the 2000 election.

Covers the 2005 election in Iraq and gives many different interactive features. Shows different ballots that the Iraqi people used, a timeline, attacks that occured during the election, and a video about one of the voting stations.

Mrs. Belle Sherwin, president of the National League of Women Voters, casts her ballot, 1928.

This web site has debate information on how to debate, how to judge, how to coach, how to be a better speaker and how to research.

This detailed article offers a well-documented overview of this constitutional freedom, as well as an FAQ section and additional cases and resources focused specifically on this aspect of the First Amendment. (Published Sept. 16, 2002 /...

An overview of the 2002 democratic election in Mali. As the current president steps down, there are 24 candidates running with two in the forefront. Foreign observers are overseeing the ballot elections. (April 28, 2002)

In 1964 African Americans won the right to vote, but still had to jump through several hoops in some states before actually casting a ballot. Find out how voiting evolved into 1965.

An examination of the process of campaigning and electioneering through partisan artifacts, symbols and ballots in ten featured elections.

The California Supreme Court held that limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the California Constitution; state voters then passed a ballot initiative, Proposition 8, amending the state constitution to define marriage as a...

An examination of the electoral process during Afghanistan's 2009 election in which Hamid Karzai was re-elected as president for a second term. Suspicion of fraud, ballot stuffing, security concerns, and more are discussed in this...

Months after Afghanistan's 2009 election, Harmid Karzai was officially re-elected for a second term as president. Countries of the world have laid out to Karzai what they expect from him in his new term in office. Much questioning as to...

Kids don't have to be residents of Michigan to enjoy this site! There is lots of information as well as fun activities contained in six sub-categories: Yikes! Central (safety), sightseeing, way back when, you.gov, our backyard, and map it.

Kids don't have to be residents of Michigan to enjoy this site! There is lots of information as well as fun activities contained in six sub-categories: Yikes! Central (safety), sightseeing, way back when, you.gov, our backyard, and map it.

Although this site from the University of Iowa seems to be an outline for a course, it offers many tutorials such as "A Brief Illustrated History of Voting" and "Chad, Hanging Chad and Pregnant Chad." Most of the site, however, is...

FOX News covers the latest in United States politics. Impact is presented with television and the internet in mind.

Kids Voting USA offers learning activities on the history and importance of voting, as well as a timeline of suffrage in the United States. Each learning activity includes materials, objectives, and questions to be raised in class.