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Bob McDonnell: Selections from his Twitter feed,

Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell is the Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia in the 2009 campaign. This image shows a selection of five updates from his Twitter page. Twitter is a social networking site that allows users to send 140-character updates to…

Tags: Bob McDonnell, Campaigns, Elections, Governor, Republican Party of Virginia, SOL 1: Essential Skills, SOL 1c, SOL 6: Elections, SOL 6a, SOL 6b, SOL 6d, Technology, Twitter

Gerrymandering’s Long History in Virginia,

Kenneth Stroupe and Meg Heubeck

Analyzing contemporary examples of gerrymandering and its effects in Virginia encourages one to understand the motivations behind Congressional redistricting, seek possible solutions to the difficult topic, and see democracy as a process of…

Tags: 1st District, 5th District, 6th District, 7th District, Apathy, Case study, Commissions, Congressional districts, Creigh Deeds, Democracy, Democratic Party of Virginia, Democratic-Republican Party, Districts, Elections, Elections and Issues, Federalist Party, For Teachers, Foundations, George Allen, Gerrymandering, History, Incumbents, James Madison, John Locke, L. Douglas Wilder, Legislation, Legislative Branch, Map, Partisanship, Patrick Henry, Political cartoon, Political parties, Population, Redistricting, Republican Party of Virginia, SOL 1: Essential Skills, SOL 17: Personal Character Traits, SOL 17c, SOL 17e, SOL 18: Participation in Civic Life, SOL 18c, SOL 18e, SOL 1a, SOL 1c, SOL 1f, SOL 6: Elections, SOL 6b, SOL 6e, SOL 6g, SOL 6i, SOL 8: State and Local Government, SOL 8a, SOL 8c, SOL 9: Public Policy, SOL 9f, Statistics, Timothy Kaine, U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia Board of Elections, Virginia Constitution, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia House of Delegates, Virginia Senate, Voter turnout, Voting rights, Voting statistics, William Wampler

The Internet: A Tool for Voters,

Steven J. Farnsworth

Evaluating the credibility of online information, getting a sense of the information that is available, and making critical decisions about what sort of information is most valuable for assessing candidates in a given election or primary is the focus…

Tags: Absentee voting, Bills, Board of Elections, Campaign finance, Campaign financing, Campaigns, Case study, Citizens in Action, Citizenship, Committees, Dave Albo, Democrat, Democratic Party of Virginia, Districts, Economy and Finance, Elections, Elections and Issues, Fairfax County, For Teachers, Gerrymandering, Greg Werkheiser, Lobbyists, Local government, Nominations, Partisanship, Political parties, Politicians, Primary elections, Redistricting, Republican, Republican Party of Virginia, Research, SOL 1: Essential Skills, SOL 17: Personal Character Traits, SOL 17a, SOL 17c, SOL 17f, SOL 18: Participation in Civic Life, SOL 18c, SOl 18g, SOL 1c, SOL 1d, SOL 1g, SOL 6: Elections, SOL 6a, SOL 6b, SOL 6c, SOL 6d, SOL 6e, SOL 6g, SOL 8: State and Local Government, SOL 8a, SOL 8c, SOL 8d, SOL 9: Public Policy, SOL 9c, State elections, Virginia Board of Elections, Virginia House of Delegates, Virginia Public Access Project, Voter Participation, Voter rights, Voting statistics

About the Republican Party of Virginia,

Jeff Frederick, Chairman, Republican Party of Virginia

A brief excerpt from the Republican Party of Virginia's website offers a glimpse of how the modern two-party political system works. Written in the context of the…

Tags: Document, Elections, Elections and Issues, Jeff Frederick, Legislative Branch, Party platform, Political parties, Redistricting, Republican Party of Virginia, SOL 1: Essential Skills, SOL 1a, SOL 6: Elections, SOL 6a, SOL 6d, SOL 6e

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