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families
By BETTY DEBNAM
Polly Ticks’ Guide for Kids
Election Talk
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The Mini Page asked our politi-
cal expert, Polly Ticks, to help
us understand some of
the words voters and
candidates have
been using during
this election season.
• To run for office is to
campaign, or make speech-
es and try to get people to
vote for you.
• To toss your hat into
the ring is to decide to
run for office.
• A politician is an
officeholder or person who
would like to hold a politi-
cal office.
• The swing vote is
made up of those people
who have not made up
their minds but could
“swing." or decide the
outcome, of an election.
• To register is to list your
j name and political party so
\3=^\/ you will have the right to vote.
• An incumbent is a person who is
RE-ELECT \ already in office and may be up for
SAM! / re-election.
ELECTION
DAY IS
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Rookie Cookiek Recipe
Fancy French Salad Dressing
You'll need:
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard >g g
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce , 9
• 1 clove garlic # . *
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup vinegar
What to do:
1. Place all ingredients in a 1-quart jar with a lid.
2. Shake well.
3. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Makes about 11/2 cups.
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_ ^ POLITICS nYNON
Words that remind us of politics are hidden in the block below
Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you can
find POLITICS. SYMBOL. PARTY. DEMOCRAT, SPEECHES.
REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATES, OFFICE. CAMPAIGN. PEOPLE.
RUN. WIN, BALLOT, SLATE. POLL. ASK.
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• A political party is a group
of people who try to win elec-
tions so they c«in run the gov-
ernment. Most US. voters are
either Democrats or Republi-
cans. Other parties are called
“third parties."
To take a poll is to ask
questions to find out how
voters feel about candi-
dates and issues or prob-
lems the country faces.
> Qualifications for voting
or running are rules that
m \ say how old you must he
1 X j and how long you must
/ have lived in an area
Indore you can either vote
or run for office.
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A ballot is
a list of
candidates.
An absen-
tee ballot
is one that is
mailed in by a voter who is
going to Ik* away from
home on Election Day. A
ballot listing candidates
can also Ik* called a ticket
or a slate.
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• A polling place
is where people
vote in private, by
secret ballot.
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Funny Phonics
It’s fun to learn phonics, or the way letters sound.
This week's target sound is the one made by the
SM blend, as in the word smoke.
Q: Mary had a little lamb, as dirty as a dog. I g* «
asked her how it got that way — s
A She simply answered. Smog' *
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Q: What is gray and puts
out forest fires?
A Smokey the elephant'
Q: Why do TV announcers
have small hands?
A They have wee paws for
identification breaks!
LIZOj
Go on a SM
word hunt.
What other
words can you
find with the
5M blend?
What sound do
you hear?
Hold a School Elec-
tion
VOTE-
DEMOCRATIC
VOTE
republican!
1. The class divides into two groups.
Republicans and Democrats. If some
voters don't want to belong to either
party, they can start a third party and
might call themselves Independents.
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2. Each group holds a meeting or
convention and selects, or nominates,
the candidate of its choice. The person
nominated for president selects a vice*
president to run with him or her on the
ticket, or slate.
3. Each candidate has a chance to
make a speech about how he or she
feels about certain issues and why he
or she should Ik* elected. You might
even hold a debate.
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Meet Some Candidates
Here are a few facts about the two imyur-party candidates running on the
Democratic and Republican tickets. A ticket is a list of candidates.
The Democratic ticket The Republican ticket
For president:
George W. Bush's
father, George H.W.
Bush, was president of
4. Each voter registers, giving the
name, address, age and political party
choice. However, each voter can vote for
any candidate he or she wishes.
5. Ballots are made
for the voters to
mark. Bolling places
are set up, with the
date and hours for
voting.
6. Polling judges are selected to see
that things at the polls run smoothly.
For president:
A1 Gore’s father,
Albert Gore Sr., was a
U.S. senator from Ten-
nessee. His mother,
Pauline, was a lawyer.
Gore graduated with
a degree in govern-
ment from Harvard
University in 1969. He
Ai Gore (1948-) ^en enlisted in the
U.S. Army and served in Vietnam.
When he returned home to Tennessee,
he worked as a reporter and went to
divinity school (to study religion). Next he
went U) law school.
In 1976 he was elected to the U.S.
House of Representatives. In 1984. he
was elected to the U.S. Senate. He
became vice president in 1992.
For vice president:
Joseph Lieberman graduated from
Yale University and
Yale Law School.
He served for 10
years in the Connecti-
cut state Senate. He
also spent some time'
in private law practice
and as assistant dean
at the School of Art
Joseph Lieberman and Architecture at
(1942 ) Yale. He later served
as Connecticut’s attorney general. He has
written five txioks about public service.
He was elected to the U.S. Senate in
1988.
George W.
Bush (1946 )
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The judges count,
or tally, the votes
and announce the
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winner.
BAuor
BOX
To do: Look through your newspaper for
news of the election.
Next week, find out more about how the
presidential election works.
the United States from
1989 to 1993. His moth-
er. Barbara Bush,
served as first lady.
George W. Bush has a
bachelor's degree from
Yale University and a
master’s degree in busi-
ness front Harvard Business School.
He was a pilot in the Texas Air
National Guard. He worked in the oil
and gas business in Midland, Texas. He
was a part -owner of the Texas Rangers
baseball team.
He was elected governor of Texas in
1994 and re-elected in 1998.
For vice president:
Dick Cheney graduated from the
University of
Wyoming. He served
on the Whitt* House
staff when Richard
Nixon was president.
He also served as chief
of staff for President
Gerald Ford.
He was elected in
1978 to the U.S. House
of Representatives
from Wyoming. He
later served as U.S. secretary of defense
during the Gulf War. He left his job as
the head of a big oil drilling company to
run for vice president.
Dick Cheney
(1941-)
The candidates’ wives and families
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AI Gore's wife, Tip-
per. The Gores
have three daugh-
ters and one son,
and one grand-
child.
Joseph Ueberman's
wife, Hadassah. The
Liebermans have
two daughters and
two sons, and two
grandchildren.
George Bush's
wile, Laura. The
Bushes have two
daughters.
Dick Cheney's
wife, Lynne. The
Cheneys have
two daughters
and three grand
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Quinnelly, Lorrie J. Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 85, No. 350, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 2000, newspaper, October 31, 2000; Sapulpa, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1504429/m1/4/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 3, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.