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The Meaning of Citizenship … in America and in the world
The research packet entitled, “The Meaning of Citizenship” prepared by Dr. Jeffrey B. Burnham and provided by the Council for the Advancement of Citizenship in 1990, provides teachers, community leaders, and other civic educators with suggestions on how to incorporate the idea of citizenship into the education system. This packet includes selected readings on the definition of citizenship and world citizenship; curriculum ideas and discussion questions geared towards all levels of education, and further suggested readings on the issue.
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The vote -- a basic American Freedom
“The Vote a Basic American Freedom,” was produced in St. Louis County, Missouri by the city’s Board of Election Commissioners in lead up to the 1990 general elections. The piece contains information on voter identification, election-day procedure, absentee voting, electronic voting and where one may register to vote. The pamphlet was released prior to the first congressional elections of the presidency of George H.W. Bush.
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Thousands Fought for your Right to Vote
In this letter to residents of Louisiana issued by the state, the headline “Thousands Fought For Your Right to Vote” is used to compel residents to provide correct mailing addresses to the state in order to maintain individual voter registration. A form is provided to submit corrected addressed and a November 15th, 1990 deadline is given.
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Calendario de Actividades
“Calendar of Activities” is an activities calendar, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by Ana Rosa Ulate Badilla from the National Advisory of the Student Governments, Costa Rica. The calendar lists the student electoral process chronologically, from March 26-June 15, 1990.
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Celebrate your Freedom
“Celebrate Your Freedom” published by Wyoming Secretary of State Kathy Karpan, serves both as a 1990 Wyoming General Election guide and an emotional appeal to residents to register and participate in voting. Karpan invokes current struggles for democracy across the world to persuade Wyoming citizens to take advantage of the American democratic liberty of voting. This pamphlet also includes information on four proposed amendment, basic registration information, and offices up for election on November 6th, 1990.
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Codigo Electoral Estudiantil
“Student Electoral Code” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by the Ministry of Public Education in Costa Rica, presenting the student electoral code for the student government elections. The document describes the electoral system for student government elections. The code is comprised of 14 chapters, each referring to various integral aspects of the student electoral system.
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Convocatoria
“Convocation” is a letter of convocation, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Ecuador. The letter gives reasons for supporting children’s rights and calls children to register to vote in the 1990 upcoming child elections.
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Guide du Volontaire d' AHPEL
“Guide du Volontaire d’AHPEL” is a guide, available in French and Creole, created by the Haitian Association for Free Elections (Association Haitienne Pour des Elections Libres – AHPEL) which explains in broad terms the main duties of a AHPEL volunteer as he/she helps the electoral operations for the 1990 Presidential Elections in Haiti.
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Hisoria de Unicef
“The History of UNICEF” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by UNICEF in Ecuador. The document presents the history of UNICEF as an organization, the promises and hopes it has in achieving its objectives and the development field successes starting at the time of its creation. Additionally, the document encloses a few statistics on field-related concerns around the world.