Presidential Politics by the Numbers

by Mary Hertz Scarbrough

Overview

This fun and surprising book goes beyond words and lets numbers tell the story! In a fresh infographic approach, fascinating facts about U.S. presidential elections take a new twist and are explained by the numbers. Vivid and colorful stats, charts, tables, and graphs breathe new life into all things electoral.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663983190
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Presidential Politics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	48 MB
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About the Author

Mary Hertz Scarbrough has written more than two dozen fiction and nonfiction books for young readers. Her first book for Capstone Press, Heroes of the American Revolution, was a Junior Library Guild Selection. She practiced law for 10 years and has taught writing and constitutional law. She loves to unearth little-known facts and particularly enjoys researching and writing about history and other social studies topics. She lives in Brookings, South Dakota.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Do the Math 4

Chapter 2 Who, What, Where: The Electoral College 6

Chapter 3 What Number Is that Amendment? 10

Chapter 4 Birth of a President 14

Chapter 5 Prior Experience 16

Chapter 6 Women and the Vote 22

Chapter 7 African-Americans and the Vote 26

Chapter 8 Elections and Election Day 28

Chapter 9 Inauguration: Hail to the Chief 30

Chapter 10 Presidential Portraits 34

Chapter 11 Death of a President 36

Chapter 12 Vice President Who? 40

Chapter 13 Map It Out 44

Glossary 46

Read More 47

Critical Thinking Using the Common Core 47

Index 48

Internet Sites 48

Interviews

Meets Common Core State Standards for informational text grades 3-4. Includes primary source quotes, statistics, charts, tables, and graphs. Also includes sidebars, fact boxes, glossary, critical thinking questions, read more, and index.