What is: having your name placed on a list of eligible voters so you can vote on election day?
100
boring
What is: uninteresting?
100
past
What is: present?
100
he starts out failing his test on the Constitution and being bored by social studies classes on government
What is: the narrator?
100
supporting a candidate and working to help them get elected
What is: campaigning?
200
Send in a form you download from the Secretary of State
What is: how do you register to vote in Georgia?
200
uninformed
What is: ignorant or uneducated?
200
knowledge
What is: ignorance?
200
He inspired the narrator to take an interest in the election, the news, and the executive branch?
What is: Barack Obama?
200
selecting the right goal and taking the right actions to get you to your goal
What is: responsibility?
300
legislative branch
What is: the branch of government that makes laws such as the U.S. Congress or Georgia Legislature?
300
recall
What is: remember?
300
eligible
What is: ineligible or unqualified?
300
She told the narrator that nothing was impossible and suggested the narrator become involved in the election
What is: the narrator's mother
300
a system for making decisions and rules to control and organize people's behavior in a community--nation, state, or locality
What is: government?
400
judicial branch
What is: the part of government that interprets the laws through the court system?
400
engaged
What is: involved?
400
inspiring
What is: uninspiring or dull?
400
apathetic and uninformed
What is: describes the narrator at the beginning of the story?
400
looking on the bright side of things
What is: optimistic?
500
executive branch
What is: the part of the government that carries out the laws and policies? The national head of this branch is the president (Obama) and the state head of this branch is the governor (Deal).
500
eligible
What is: qualified?
500
optimistic
What is: pessimistic?
500
inspired, optimistic, and well-informed
What is: describes the narrator at the end of the story?