Real Issues

Decision 2008! The Presidential Race

• Will you be 18 before Election Day, November 4, 2008?  If so, You will need to register to vote  by October 7, 2008.  http://www.voterinfonet.com/sub/register.asp 
• Updated every day, this site includes news of the candidates leading up to the election while explaining basic elements of the election process.  http://www.cnn.com/studentnews
• A Free 3-D online game in which players make tough decisions in their run for the White House. http://www.ciconline.org/eLECTIONS  
• A comprehensive set of political cartoons that is updated daily and searchable by topic. http://www.cagle.msnbc.com 
• An interactive site that allows students to take the federal budget for a test drive by deciding how much to allocate for national defense, health care, education, etc.  You decide how your budget will impact the future.http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/engage08/budgethero  
• A Collection of TV campaign ads from 1952 to 2004.  Clips are searchable by year, type of commercial and political issue.  http://www.livingroomcandidate.org
• Interactive map for the upcoming 2008 presidential election. Use it to predict which candidate will reach the necessary 270 electoral votes.  http://www.270towin.com
   

Reference Langhorst, Eric. (September, 2008). All the President's Web Sites.  School Library Journal,  pp. 48-50.

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