The Election Project: October-November 2008

During the month preceding the 2008 presidential election, we were assigned a proposition (i.e. Prop 10, Prop 1) or an issue (Israel, No Child Left Behind). We thoroughly examined our given subject and wrote an essay to inform voters on a Voter Information Night - at the end of the month- about these topics.

I was given Proposition 10, a bill that called for money for solar power in California. After carefully learning about alternative energy options that are provided in California as well as newspaper articles about this proposition, I was able to conclude that voters should have voted NO on Prop 10 because it was a bill made only to profit a rich oil tycoon.

I really enjoyed this project because I got to be part of the election process despite my young age. I learned a lot about a proposition and how propositions work as well as how to decipher legal language in a proposition.