Union Votes! Civic Engagement Initiative: Elections

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What is the Electoral College?

U.S. Presidential Caucus and Primaries 

U.S. Political Parties

National Political Parties

Major Political Parties

The Democratic Party

The Green Party  

The Libertarian Party

The Republican Party

Pew Research Center - Political Party Quiz 

The National Constitution Center

The National Constitution Center unites America’s leading scholars from diverse legal and philosophical perspectives to explore the text, history, and meaning of the U.S. Constitution.

Article 1, Section 2 and Expansion of the Right to Vote

ACLU 

Voting Rights Act - Major Dates in History

The Library of Congress 

Library - Elections

The Founders and the Vote

Voting Rights for African Americans

Voting Rights for Women

Voting Rights for Native Americans