What issues are important to you? Which issues are important to you and our country?
The Economy? Energy? The Environment? Health Care? Taxes? Iraq? Afghanistan? Security?
Read and take notes about what is important to you. Which candidate supports what YOU do? Choose your candidate based on the issues important to you. Explain why. Create your products to explain your ideas and your candidate's ideas so others will understand. Will you convince them?
Search the Weekly Reader site (http://www.weeklyreader.com/election/)for information on the issues.
Chart: http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008/games/candidates_stand/issues.htm
Game: http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008/games/candidates_stand/
McCain: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=395
Obama: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=398
Parents Guide to Election News: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=238
Parents Guide to News Online: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=5228
Issues: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23294239/
Issues in Brief: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26424187/
President
John McCain, Republican: http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/issues/
On the Issues Site: http://www.ontheissues.org/John_McCain.htm
Barack Obama, Democrat: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/
On the Issues Site: http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm
House of Representatives
Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, Republican: http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Cathy_McMorris-Rodgers.htm
Mark Mays, Democrat: http://www.votemarkmays.com/vmm_issues.php?z=the-environment&q=A; this was the only issues site I could find for this candidate.
Governor
Dino Rossie, Republican: Issues ; this was the only issues site I could find for this candidate.
Christine Gregoire, Democrat, Current Governor: http://www.ontheissues.org/Christine_Gregoire.htm
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.environment.html
Choose the "Select Another Issue" menu on the right side of the information area to choose another issue.