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Custom Action Ideas

Looking for engaging action ideas? Check out these suggestions from campus partners.

Updated over a week ago

Examples of Custom Actions include publicizing upcoming events and sharing civic literacy/learning tasks about organization and community-specific topics.

Learn About Voter Registration

Review FAQs about voter registration and optionally visit a portal to get registered.

List 3 Key Issues in Your Community/State

List and provide a brief description of three political/policy issues that play a big role in your community, city or state.

Research a Bill

Use [resource] to look up a bill that is currently being debated at the federal, state or local level and share a brief overview or reflection on it.

Attend an Election-Related Event

Upload a selfie of yourself at the event and share a brief description of what was covered.

Attend a City Council/School Board Meeting

Upload a selfie of yourself at the meeting and share a brief description of what was covered.

Introduce Yourself to an Elected Official

Upload a selfie of yourself with the representative and/or at the location you met them and share a brief overview of what you discussed.

Write an Op-ed/Blog Post

Write an article with your opinion on any political/policy issue that’s important to you. Share a link to the published piece.

Look Up Your Elected Representatives

Use [resource] to look up your elected representatives and list who they are.

Art and Voter Engagement

Become an Expert on the Ballot

Calculate Your Eco Footprint

Can One Law Divide a Country?

Compare Ideologies of Political Parties in the United States

Different Voting Methods

Do Politics Make us Irrational?

Do You Know Your Early Voting Sites?

Does Social Media Censor Politics?

Download and Study Your Sample Ballot

Engaging Young People in Politics

Explore the MDC Voter Information Site

Florida Supreme Court

Governor Candidate Listings

Help Someone Register to Vote

Hidden Truths About the Declaration of Independence

How Are Campaigns Financed?

How Do Elections Work?

How Does Impeachment Work?

Incredibly Close Elections

Inspiring Voter Engagement Through the Arts

Interest Groups and Lobbying

Learn about Gerrymandering

Learn About MDC Alum Desmond Meade

Let's Talk About Elections

Miami Matters

Miami-Dade County Government

Online Voter Registration in Florida

Participate in the Unify America Challenge

Pass a Practice Citizenship Exam

Pledge to Vote

Positive Effects of Social Media on Democracy

Primaries vs. Caucuses

Public Opinion Polls: Are They Good?

Read and Summarize a U.S. Founding Document

Read Two News Articles on The Same Subject

Reflect on the Voter Registration Process

Restoring Youth Civic Engagement

Review the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Should Young People Vote?

Social Platforms and Campaigns

South Florida Amendements Explained

State Ballot Amendments Explained

Summarize Two Fact-Checked Claims by Elected Officials

The Latest on 2022 Midterms

The Ninth Amendment

The Oddities of the First American Election

The Road to Women's Suffrage

The Three Branches of Government

Types of Primary Elections

Voter Registration Deadlines Across the Country

Voter Turnout in the U.S.

Voting By Mail: Myths vs. Facts

Watch a Film or Documentary

Watch Two Videos from “The Story of Stuff”

What About Voting Plans?

What Affects Voter Turnout?

What Does Voting Mean to You?

What is Civic Engagement?

What is Media Fact-Checking?

Why are Election Days on Tuesdays?

Why are Midterms Important?

Why Does Your Vote Matter?

Why the Constitution is so Hard to Amend

Why Vote in Local Elections?

Write an Op-Ed or Letter on a Topic of Importance

Your Major on the Ballot

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