Advocates in Action: Materials about VOTING and GOVERNMENT

We have a variety of materials about Self-Advocacy to share. The information here is only a small sample.
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Here is some of the material we have to share about Voting and Government:

How Laws Are Made - 2 page "flow chart" (PDF)

How the RI Budget Works, Part 1 - The Budget Timeline(PPS, 1.44 MB)

How the RI Budget Works, Part 1 - The Budget Timeline (PDF from PPS with notes)

How the RI Budget Works, Part 2 - The Medicaid Match (PPS, 870 kb)

How the RI Budget Works, Part 2 - The Medicaid Match (PDF from PPS with notes)

How the RI Budget Works, Part 3 - The Budget and YOU: Funding for Services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities (PPS, 456 kb)

How the RI Budget Works, Part 3 - The Budget and YOU: Funding for Services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities (PDF with notes)

The United States Government - About the 3 Branches (PPS, 3.39MB)

The United States Government - About the 3 Branches(PDF from PPS with notes)

The United States Govenment - Quiz about the 3 Branches (PPS, 2.32 MB)

What is the "Electoral College"? - 1 page graphical handout, PDF

Who Can Vote? - Explains Who is Eligible to Vote in Rhode Island (PPS, 306 kb)

Who Can Vote? - Explains Who is Eligible to Vote in Rhode Island (PDF from PPS with notes)

Get Out and Vote! No Excuses - Why the excuses people have for not voting are NO EXCUSE! (PPS, 865 kb)

Get Out and Vote! No Excuses - Why the excuses people have for not voting are NO EXCUSE! (PDF from PPS with notes)

Get Out and Vote! No Excuses - Handout from Powerpoint Slides, 8 pages

Picking Political Leaders - Some things to think about to help you decide (PPS)

Picking Political Leaders - (PDF from PPS with note)

Government 1 page Handout about How to Use a Voting Machine

Review Questions about Voting - 10 pages based on other AinA material