If there is not an election going on, find newspaper articles in the library about past election campaigns. Procedures a. Point out to the children what political party each candidate belongs to. Explain to them that there are two major political parties, the Democratic and the Republican. You can obtain these supplies by contacting your local Democratic and Republican parties or representatives. A political party is a group of people who try to win elections, so they can run the government.
Political parties are voluntary.
You don't have to join one. Explain to the children that all citizens over the age of 18 have the right to vote. It was not always the case, however. African Americans as well as women didn't always have that freedom. Now we have amendments that give all citizens over 18 years the right to vote.