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NOVEMBER 3, 2026
MIDTERM ELECTION TRACKER
100
DAYS UNTIL THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS
CALIFORNIA ELECTION DESK
FOLLOW THE RACES, BALLOT MEASURES, AND KEY DATES.
Connect campaigns, participation, and public policy to the choices California voters will make.
OPEN ELECTION TRACKERTODAY
THIS DAY IN POLITICS
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COURSE UNITS
COURSE OUTLINE
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FOUNDATIONS
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ESSENTIAL TEXTS
FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS
SHORT EXCERPTS · PLAIN LANGUAGE · ONE QUESTION
RIGHTS AND POWER
IMPORTANT COURT CASES
WHAT HAPPENED · WHAT THE COURT DECIDED · WHY IT MATTERS
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
AMENDMENTS
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THE PRESIDENCY
PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
EXPLORE ALL 47 PRESIDENCIES.
COURSE GLOSSARY
GOVERNMENT WORDS, PLAIN LANGUAGE.
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PRACTICE SPACE
SKILL BUILDERS
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UNIT 2 · CONSTITUTIONAL DEBATE
MADISON VS. BRUTUS
Choose a topic. Read Madison’s view and Brutus’s view, then choose the argument you agree with and explain why.
UNIT 2
CONSTITUTION EXPLORER
Read one situation. Choose which part of government can act, then read what limits that power.
UNIT 1 · FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
WHERE DOES POWER COME FROM?
Read the story from top to bottom. Use the highlighted words and connections to follow how ideas about government changed.
UNIT 5
RIGHTS REFEREE
Read what happened. Choose whether a right was violated, then compare your ruling with the Supreme Court’s decision.
UNIT 3 · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
CALIFORNIA BALLOT
Start with your district. Open a race or proposition to learn what voters will decide and what each choice means.
UNIT 4 · CHECKS AND BALANCES
CAN THE PRESIDENT DO THAT?
Read what the president did. Decide whether the president had that power, then see which part of government could limit it.
UNIT 4 · LAWMAKING
HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW
Choose a bill. Make one decision at each stage, then follow the route to see whether the bill becomes law.
UNIT 2 · FEDERALISM
THE FEDERALISM MAP
Choose a place on the community map. Read which level of government is responsible and why.