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Vote: The Machinery of Democracy
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- Appropriate grades: 3–12
- Subjects: social studies (civics and government, United States history)
- Provider: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
- Special requirements: This site can be viewed with Macromedia Flash.
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This exhibition looks at the history of voting methods in the United States, which are as varied as the individual states and their local election districts.
Vote: The Machinery of Democracy explores how ballots and voting systems have evolved over the years as a response to political, social, and technological change, transforming the ways in which Americans vote.