Election Day Webquest

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Election Day this year is Tuesday, November 3rd. If you would like to offer your homeschoolers an election activity, try this Webquest.

U.S. Election History Webquest

Go to America's Story to find the answers to the following questions:

1. In 1816, citizens in how many states were still not able to vote in presidential elections?
2. In what year did Americans observe the first uniform Election Day?
3. In what year did African American men earn the right to vote?
4. What Amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
5. (True or False) Women had the right to vote before African Americans did?
6. In what year did women earn the right to vote?

The rest of this Webquest requires parental involvement and discussion. Why? Homeschoolers will be finding election information about where they personally live. So a parent should sit with each child as they navigate through the Can I Vote website to confirm that he/she is able to navigate and find the correct information.

Go to Can I Vote. Find the voter registration information for your particular state. Once there, what information can you find on that page? If further questions need to be asked about voter registration, is there information as to how to find answers? If so, discuss.

Click your "Go Back" button to return to the original page. Now, navigate the "Find Your Polling Place" to see where you would go to vote if you were a registered voter. Depending on your individual state, this may require further navigation until your homeschooler can find the correct polling place.

Click your "Go Back" button to return to the original page. Navigate to the "Know what Kind of ID to Bring" page. What type of information did you find for your particular state? Discuss.

Click your "Go Back" button to return to the original page. Navigate to the "Make Your Vote Count: Absentee and Early Voting" page. What information did you find for your particular state? Discuss.

Since this is not a 'major' election year, this webquest was not designed to teach about Presidential elections or issues surrounding major elections. It is designed to mainly teach about the 'right' to vote and how to find voter information on the internet. It is also designed to be an avenue for open discussion between parent and child about voting.

Answers: 1). 9   2).1845   3).1870   4).Fifteenth   5).False   6). 1920