Provides varying perspectives on the presidential election process in the United States, discussing the nomination of candidates, campaign spending, media influence, and the electoral college.
Simple text, graphics, and photographs describe the process of campaigning and getting elected to public office, and discusses political parties and who can run.
Explores how media literacy has influenced political elections, discussing the use of the Internet and television in campaigns, the importance of critical thinking in evaluating media messages, and the concepts and techniques used in political advertising.
Examines the debate over political campaigns in the United States, discussing funding, the importance of primaries, electronic voting, dirty campaigning, voter fraud, the nominating process, and related topics.
taking on the corporate government in an age of surrender
Nader, Ralph
2002
Social critic and activist Ralph Nader chronicles the 2000 presidential campaign, in which he ran for the Green Party, and discusses weaknesses in the other parties and the future of the political system.
A biography of the consumer advocate who has devoted his life to crusading for citizens' rights, and who ran as the Green Party's presidential candidate in 2000.
Chronicles the life of John McCain, focusing on his political career, military experience, six years as a prisoner of war, and presidential aspirations.
After finding out there has never been a female U.S. president, Grace decides to run in her school's mock election, where she learns about the American electoral system and sets out to be the best person for the job even though her opponent, Thomas, seems to be winning all the boys' votes.
