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Partidos Politicos Estudiantiles
“Student Political Parties” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued by the Ministry of Public Education in Costa Rica, and intended to lay out the obligations and duties of student officers who are willing to participate in the electoral process of the student government election. Additionally, the document contains the requirements for registering the student government groups. Moreover, it describes the main student bodies with their attributes and responsibilities.
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Presidential Classroom Invites High School Students to…
“Presidential Classroom invites Students To… Experience a Week in our Nation’s Capital” is a brochure, released on July 10th 1991 by A Presidential Classroom for Young Americans which informs students of the 1992 Presidential Classroom program in Washington D.C. The document states that students will observe government interaction and meet with influential leaders as well as outlining the application process. The program is set to run on several different class dates throughout the year 1992 – a USA Presidential Election year.
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Educating Elementary Children About Local Government
The pamphlet, “Educating Elementary Children about Local Government,” distributed in 1991 by the International City/County Management Association, provides three examples of how local governments attempted to educate youth on the functions and procedures of local government. The responsibilities of local officials as well as the system of voting are explained through illustrations, interactive games, and simple descriptions. The three example cities provided are Cupertino, California, Brentwood, Tennessee, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Let's talk about voting
“Let’s Talk about Voting” is an information and activities booklet produced in 1991 designed to inform people about the importance of voting as a right as well as a responsibility. It also provides a short description of the history of voting in the U.S followed by the instructive steps one must take to learn about the correct procedure of voting. The illustrations, along with the games, are meant to serve as an educational tool for all the eligible voters.
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Comic on Children's rights: "y ahora quien podra garantizarnos nuestros derechos, rondamon?"
““And Now, Who will be the One Guaranteeing our Rights, Rondamon?” is a cartoon from a periodical, available in Spanish, published in 1990 in a newspaper in Ecuador. The document is a commentary of upholding of children’s rights illustrated in a periodical comic. The photo depicts a little girl inserting her vote in the ballot box which is being held by a representative from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. The question she is asking him is “And now, who will be the one guaranteeing our rights, Rondamon?”
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TSE hizo la convocatoria para elecciones infantiles
“The Supreme Electoral Tribunal Calls for Child Elections” is a periodical article, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by “Universo” newspaper in Ecuador. The article announces call to children to vote in the June 30, 1990 child elections and it explains how to participate in the elections. Additionally, the article presents the listing of the children’s rights.
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Un ejemplo para los adultos
“An Example for the Parents” is a periodical article, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 in Ecuador, in the aftermath of the June 30, 1990 child elections in Ecuador. The periodical contains various articles that cover the experience of having witnessed the first child elections in Ecuador. The articles present the occurrence as having been successful and exciting for the children who were eager to come to the polling stations. The periodical also includes some articles covering other topics.
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Preguntas de la semana
“Questions of the Week” is a periodical article, available in Spanish, published in 1990 by “Hoy” newspaper in Ecuador. The article features the responses Ecuadorian children gave the newspaper “How” with respect to children’s rights and which of the 14 rights was their favorite. The responses come from five children with ages ranging from 8 to 12 and who come from different social backgrounds.
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Cronologia
“Chronology” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by the Central Bank of Ecuador and UNICEF in lead up to the 1990 organized child elections, a premiere in Ecuador’s history. The document presents the chronological order of accomplishments and events related to the “Child Worker Program."
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Asebac - 90 Informativo (newsletter)
“”Asebac-90”-Newsletter” is a July 1990 edition of the informative bulletin “Asebac,” available in Spanish, issued by the Central Bank of Ecuador’s Employee Association and which contains articles about children’s rights and the importance of child elections, among the other topics included.