Comments on the article by Seyle and Newman "A house divided? The psychology of red and blue America,". Seyle and Newman argued that perceiving the American political landscape in terms of red and blue (to describe conservative and liberal perspectives, respectively) might unnecessarily pigeonhole people's dynamic social identities into one of two…

This article reports a unique partnership between Kennesaw State University and the Georgia state government involving the participation of computer experts in the deployment or electronic voting machines. The effort has received attention in Washington as scientists and government officials search for ways to reform election procedures across the…

A class project that involved three sixth-grade classes in holding a mock presidential election is described. Students manned registration booths, held rallies, made speeches to explain the issues, and actually voted. (RM)

Discusses how in the past, most politicians have ignored issues regarding Native Americans, but with new found political capital educators hope to change this situation. Explains that Native Americans can become empowered through mobilizing the Native American voters. Those involved with the tribal colleges and universities play a critical role in…

An analysis of the election returns of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, to determine voting patterns at the national, regional, and affiliate levels. (HB)

This article describes seven basic strategies that park and recreation agency officials should consider to secure passage of bond referenda. (PD)

Telephone interviews were conducted with 901 adults to determine whether people who vote use libraries more than non-voters. Respondents were asked if they had visited a public library within six months of their interviews, or if they had read any part of a book borrowed from a public library within that time period. Area probability techniques…

This study demonstrates that those who, in social surveys, misreport their voting behavior in presidential elections are, attitudinally and demographically, similar to validated voters. It also shows how error arising from such misreporting may have biased prior research on nonvoters and on the voting behavior of Blacks and young people.…

This guide to parliamentary procedures is presented by the Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA) for use by local school boards within the State of Washington. Parliamentary law and parliamentary procedure is the key to order and to provide justice and fairness to all. Through both formal and informal parliamentary procedures,…

This report discusses four bills that have been introduced to the House of Representatives to amend Title IV of the United States Code to declare English as the official language of the United States, as well as for other purposes. The first two bills, H.R. 123 and H.R. 345, are both entitled the Language Government Act. they are very similar in…

Author, a Texas State Representative, discusses the implications of the 26th amendment. (MB)

Portions of these studies were presented at the 47th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, May 4, 1967.

Using roll call votes on the Equal Rights Amendment as a data base, this study found that women legislators responded to voting cues provided by their political parties. In this respect, they emulated the behavior of their male colleagues by paying allegiance to the party line. (Author/RM)

Argues that citizens' perceptions of their monetary self-interest can markedly influence their votes and that such self-interested voting requires clear definition of the alternatives, widespread publicity about the issues, and a simple presentation of what each alternative implies. Available from NTA-TIA, 21 East State Street, Columbus, OH 43215.…