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Your Vote Your Voice
“Your Vote Your Voice” is a 1999 publication by the National Association of Independent Colleges. The Booklet address voter education, coalition building, “get out the vote,” and the time table for the 2000 presidential election. The publication was created in part to provide solutions to the apathy expressed by younger voters towards the electoral process.
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The Youth Vote
This document analyzes trends in youth voting from 1971 onward. The piece purposely picks 1971 as it was the year which the 26th amendment was passed. That amendment moved the age for universal suffrage from 21 to 18 years of age. This 1999 study provides statistical breakdowns of youth voting figures as well as an analysis of what the data suggests. Also included is a chapter on why youth don’t vote; that section also acknowledges that voter turnout has been on the decline since the 1960s.
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Vas-y! Fais ta marque
“Vas-y! Fais ta marque” is a leaflet from 1999, available in a French and English copy, which encourages the Canadian youth to register their names to the national register of electors list so that they may vote in the upcoming Federal Election of 2000 in Canada. The document, published by Elections Canada, provides a brief overview of what readers have to do in order to register to vote, emphasizing how easy it is to participate in political elections.
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Liderazgo democratico y la participacion ciudadana (Material Didactico)
“Democratic Leadership and the Citizenship Participation” is a discussion guidebook, available in Spanish, published in 1999 in the Dominican Republic by Vianela Diaz. The guidebook focuses on democratic leadership and citizen participation in the Dominican Republic and is intended to stimulate citizens’ involvement in the developing of a democratic society.
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Formacion Civica y Etica
“Civic and Ethical Formation” is a teacher’s guide, available in Spanish, published in 1999 by the “Grupo Noriega Editores” in Mexico and meant to serve as a curriculum and guide for teaching civic and ethic classes. The guide discusses the concepts and implications of human nature and values, the role of citizens in the society, the role of the individual in the community, social organization of people and democracy. The guide contains reflection activities, for students, on the topics covered.
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Get Ready to Make your Mark!
This document published by Elections Canada in 1999 provides instructions to citizens on how to ensure their name is on the voter registry. The instructions are in English and French.
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Plan de Educacion Con Estudiantes: Estado, Democracia y Ciudadania
“Education Plan for Students: the State, Democracy and Citizenship” is a youth informational workbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1999 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic. The workbook is comprised of six chapters and is meant to educate students on state, democracy and citizenship. The workbook focuses mostly on topics associated with political and public activities of the Dominican society, gives brief information about the three political powers and their attributes, the constitution and the citizens’ rights and responsibilities. Additionally it contains games and questions addressing the topics discussed in the workbook.
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Politics for Generation X
“Politics for Generation X” is an article from the August 1999 edition of the “Atlantic Monthly;” it was written by Ted Halstead. The piece operates around the premise that young adults are the most politically unengaged members of the population and that a new agenda must be formulated to reengage them. Halstead investigates often incongruent value set of Generation X and then seeks to form a political agenda round them. This agenda includes solutions to balancing the budget, helping the little guy and solving global warming.
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Kids Voting USA New Hampshire
“Kids Voting USA,” is a pamphlet that was distributed in lead up to the midterm local and Congressional elections in 1998. The pamphlet was part of a two fold movement to get parents to bring their children with them to the polls in New Hampshire as a way to educate them in the many facets of the electoral process and simultaniously spur voter turnout. Included in the literature was a sample ballot and the “Kids Voting USA” news letter featuring articles on the projected success of the organization's initiative as well as the program’s goals and philosophy.
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Les mots ont la parole
“Les mots ont la Parole” is a booklet, available in both French and Creole and created by the International Civil Mission in Haiti, which features a story book about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The document, released in 1998, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the declaration of human rights by reaching out to children in Haiti and educating them about human rights and the importance of justice, equality, liberty, friendship and peace.