Political Campaign Teacher Resources

The official website for the John Kasich for president campaign 2016 offers news and issues about what this candidate stands for.

Top headlines are updated daily. Features an index of the 2004 candidates and their positions on various issues of the campaign. The latest polls can also be viewed here.

Examine the methods used today for covering political campaigns. Includes comparing and contrasting the technologies used today with those of the past and evaluating the effectiveness of current methods of coverage.

Students will have the opportunity to analyze political commercials for truths and misconceptions, then make one of their own.

This site provides suggestions for lesson plans and unit plans to teach about the U.S. system of elections, political parties, and campaigns.

In this PDF lesson, students unpack two opposite concepts by creating an imaginary "Smear Campaign," pretending the two concepts are opposing each other in election. Students may create print, radio, or television ads to show how their...