Happy election day!  Please vote.  It is your right as a citizen of a democracy.

You can also celebrate this day by exploring the history, meaning, and importance of democracy and voting in the USA.

Facts on File World News Digest has a Guide to the 2010 Elections for those of you who plan on voting later today and want to brush up on the issues.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica has a wonderful spotlight on the American Presidency.  Since these are mid-term elections and not presidential, take a look at public opinion of mid-term elections from the Roper Center Public Opinion iPoll.

Compare definitions of democracy from various sources in Blackwell Reference Online:

• The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought
• The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy
• The Blackwell Companion to Political Theology

Explore the events leading up to giving women the right to vote in in the US in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.