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Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering: How Drawing Jagged Lines can Impact an Election
TED-Ed video
This is the Best Explanation of Gerrymandering You Will Ever See
Washington Post, 03/01/2015
Gerrymandering is the Biggest Obstacle to Genuine Democracy in the US. So Why is No One Protesting?
Washington Post, 02/10/2017
Electoral College
Let the People Pick the President
New York Times, 11/07/2017
The Electoral College: The Top 3 Pros and Cons
ProCon.org
Campaign Finance
After Citizens United, a Vicious Cycle of Corruption
New York Times, 12/06/2017.
Laws and Amendments
How a Bill Becomes a Law
The Voter's Self Defense System
The Amendment Process
Voting
Understanding Felon Voting Rights Restoration
PolitiFact, 4/25/2018.
The Served Their Time. Now They're Fighting Other Ex-Felons to Vote.
New York Times, 5/11/2018.
Voter Suppression Is No Excuse
New York Times Opinion, 10/09/2018.
The Myth of the Lazy Nonvoter
New York Times, 10/05/2018.
The Republican Approach to Voter Fraud
New York Times Opinion, 09/08/2018.
Why We Should Lower the Voting Age to 16
New York Times Opinion, 03/02/2018.
Planning to Vote in the November Election? Why Most Americans Probably Won’t
New York Times, 10/02/2018.
US Trails Most Developed Countries in Voter Turnout
Pew Research Center, 05/21/2018.
On the Sidelines of Democracy: Exploring Why so Many Americans Don’t Vote
NPR, 09/10/2018.
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