On The Issues – Elections & Government

During the 2025 session, Legislative Pages (students ages 14-16) had the opportunity to
bring their questions to legislators from both the Majority party and the Minority party about issues of interest.
In this lesson, students will learn about where the Majority Party, currently the Democrats, and
the Minority Party, currently the Republicans, stand on two important Policies:
Voter engagement, and the powers of party chairs, and how partisanship is addressed.


Essential Questions

  • How do the beliefs of those in the majority party differ from those in the minority party?
  • To what extent is there bipartisanship in the Washington State Legislature?
  • What are Washington State’s engagement and governance policies?

20 minute The Elections and Governance Viewers Guide



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