A More Perfect Union: University of Virginia Youth Leadership Initiative. (new products).www.virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). .edu, Software, Free Students take on the role of campaign managers in the fictitious Based upon a fabrication or pretense. A fictitious name is an assumed name that differs from an individual's actual name. A fictitious action is a lawsuit brought not for the adjudication of an actual controversy between the parties but merely for the purpose of state of Franklin The State of Franklin was an autonomous, secessionist United States territory created, not long after the end of the American Revolution, from territory that later was ceded by North Carolina to the federal government. with this software that teaches about American government. Throughout the campaign simulation, students will learn about issues concerning the citizens of Franklin, schedule the candidate's appearances, purchase polls and advertisements, listen to debates and try to defeat the political challenger on Election Day. Companion Internet-based projects are available, such as the e-Congress, which allows schools from across the country to share in a policy-making pol·i·cy·mak·ing or pol·i·cy-mak·ing n. High-level development of policy, especially official government policy. adj. Of, relating to, or involving the making of high-level policy: exercise. To obtain the software, which is aimed at all grade levels, educators must register a classroom or school at www.youthleadership.com. CIRCLE #515 FOR INFORMATION |
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