Question 1 of 15 • Literacy and Comprehension B (WHS)
It seems that political campaigning is growing in popularity in the United States. Every town, city, state is at any one time, having an election to fill some elected government position. And, of course, every four years, we have a national elections for which the campaigns last for months and months. If you are involved in politics or not, there may come a time when you want to volunteer your time helping your favorite candidate get elected. Read on to learn how to volunteer for a political campaign.1. Find your candidate’s local office. Every candidate running for any office will have an office near you. It may be a storefront, but the office will exist. To find it, listen to radio commercials, check in the newspaper, or on the Internet. 2. Call or just walk into the office. Someone will greet you and ask what they can do for you. When you say you want to volunteer, the greeter will probably ask what you can do. Don't worry if you can't use a computer or be a graphic designer or write campaign jingles. The campaign needs so many people that no matter your skills or lack of them, you will have plenty to do.3. Understand that stuffing envelopes, making hundreds of phone calls and stapling signs together are a major part of any political campaign. You need no skills to do any of those tasks. 4. Finally, this entire three ring circus has to be managed and orchestrated, from telephone campaigns, to balloons to transportation for voters to the polls. Chances are your reward for your hours and hours of hard work will be a host of new friends and a party at the end of the campaign whether your candidate wins or loses. Read the short article above and write a brief summary of the main idea.
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The article explains how to volunteer for a political campaign. It says to find your candidate’s local office, sign up to help, and be ready to do simple but important jobs like making phone calls, stuffing envelopes, and putting signs together.