Election '96

This issue of KIDS, dated November 5, 1996, was written and produced by students of Kennedy Elementary School in the Madison Metropolitan School District, located in Madison, Wisconsin.

Vote Smart Web Reviewed by Sarah

VOTE SMART WEB is one of the best sites I have seen! It is very educational and it is also fun to look through. There are lots of pictures and four places that you can vote for President of the United States. You can put your comments down without having to have an Email address and it also has personal information about the presidential candidates. The information is useful for all ages.
URL: http://www.vote-smart.org/

All Politics Reviewed by Allissa

ALL POLITICS is for both kids and adults. There is a lot of information in this site about the election. There are places to vote and other links that you can go to play games. If you like, you can even go to chatrooms to discuss your views on candidates and issues.
URL: http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/

Politics Now Reviewed by Nikki

If you are trying to do a report about the election, POLITICS NOW is a great web site for you. It has some nice pictures and graphics. It is slow, but very organized. There is a lot of information and it is very easy to get to other links. I think it could use more pictures and there are a few big words, but it is still a good site. There are no charges to use the site or other links. You will find that this site is great for information for reports.
URL: http://www.cloakroom.com/misc/politicsnow.htm
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Politics Now Reviewed by Mike

POLITICS NOW is the best news site I have seen. It contains loads of information on politics. It also gives you tons of different links to go to. There must be hundreds of useful one. You can even interact and vote on issues and other things. It is also fast to load and I recommend it.
URL: http://www.cloakroom.com/misc/politicsnow.htm
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White House for Kids Reviewed by Rhiannon

If you are looking for a great site for kids, this site, WHITE HOUSE FOR KIDS, is for you. There are six different options for information about the President of the United States. This site is easy to find your way around, has many colorful pictures and the information is very useful. Boots, the President's cat, gives you a great tour of the White House. There is also information about the First Lady and some on Bob Dole.
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/kidshome.html

Democrats Web Site Reviewed by Brittany

I really liked the DEMOCRATS WEB SITE a lot. Kids and adults can get into it. It's easy to use. It does take a while to load, but it is worth waiting for this site. It teaches you about our Democratic candidates, and the President, Bill Clinton. If you want to learn something about the Democrats, go on the Internet to this site.
URL: http://www.democrats.org/

Congressional Quarterly on the Job Reviewed by Griffin

Congressional Quarterly On The Job / American Voter 96 is a great site because it offers information on congressional representatives for both adults and children. It also allows you to participate by giving your opinion on topics. It lets you rate your representatives, vote on issues and use a library of links to information. Getting in does take a couple of minutes, though.
URL: http://voter96.cqalert.com/cq_job.htm
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Vote Smart Web Reviewed by Kevin

Vote Smart - If kids want to get out and vote, they can. This site is for adults and kids about the American Presidential election. You wil find out about the history of candidates. It is easy to get into and fast. It is easy to understand and not boring. There are a lot of links to go to and a lot of pictures.
URL: http://www.vote-smart.org/

These Internet resources were evaluated on the basis of the Site Selection Guidelines that the students developed. Questions and comments can be sent to teacher Susan Birkenmeier, sbirkenmeier@madison.k12.wi.us

Copyright Susan Calcari and the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, 1994-1998. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of the KIDS Report provided the copyright notice and this paragraph is preserved on all copies. The Internet Scout Project provides information about the Internet to the US research and education community under a grant from the National Science Foundation, number NCR-9712163. The Government has certain rights in this material.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Wisconsin - Madison or the National Science Foundation.