Elections are how we choose our leaders. Student council members and the president of the United States are subject to the election process. This book explains elections and voting in approachable text, including voter registration, researching candidates and issues, casting a ballot, and tallying the results. Readers will gain an understanding of the process and learn the importance of participating in civic duties.

After one of the closest elections in U.S. history, the attention of American people shifted to Florida, the fourth most populous state in the Union, and one of the most diverse, divided, and fastest growing: its 25 electoral votes could have put either candidate into the White House.
The Miami Herald Report finally provides the answers that Americans have been demanding since the night of Novemeber 7, 2000. Including:
* The inside stories

Our Electoral System is Fundamentally Flawed, But There's a Simple and Fair Solution
At least five U.S. presidential elections have been won by the second most popular candidate. The reason was a "spoiler"—a minor candidate who takes enough votes away from the most popular candidate to tip the election to someone else. The spoiler effect is more than a glitch. It is a consequence of one of the most surprising intellectual discoveries