http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To "Voting: Punch Card Democracy"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=813http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=813<p>Presidential campaigns, inaugurations and the expansion of voting rights are the topics covered in this section of the online exhibition <em>The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden</em>. Campaign items and posters will help students learn about methods and strategies that have been used by candidates to win election. They will also see how inaugurations have become public holidays when Americans celebrate their democratic customs.&nbsp; Finally, they will explore how minorities, women, the poor, and young adults fought to obtain the right to vote.</p>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:53:48 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=436http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=436<p>In this online exhibition, students will&nbsp;explore the history of voting methods in the United States, study 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. The exhibit includes sections on paper ballots, reform, the gear &amp; lever voting machine, Florida 2000, and present and future ballots.</p>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:09:00 GMT