If African Americans were given the right to vote after the Civil War (in 1865), why were they still fighting for it in 1965? Change can be difficult to accept, and many people were still angered at the rights African Americans gained...

Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays? As your class will learn from this video, this specific voting day in United States presidential elections stems from no substantial historical origin. Instead, speaker Jacob Soboroff brings attention...

Did you know that when the United States of America was founded, only 6% of the entire population could vote? With this brief video, explore the great pains that our nation has taken to expand the voting population. Then, encourage your...

Yes, we can! To yes, he did! This five-minute video, produced by the Obama Exploratory Committee, takes a sympathetic look at Barack Obama's life, from his childhood to his political life and run for the presidency.

Discusses the importance of voting and how even one vote can change the course of history. [1:00]

Election day audio segment on the history of voting in America looks at voting patterns and puts current voting trends perspective. Audio and transcript are provided.

Need to make a choice about what to do? Friends can't decide what do? Use this video to understand how voting can be used to make a decision. Also, review counting in this video. [1:01]

Teach language, vocabulary and listening comprehension with Celebrity Vocab clips! [1:56]

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the Electoral Collection, a compromise agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics...

Like all decision-making, voter decisions are influenced by a multitude of factors, but the three we are going to focus on in this episode are party loyalty, the issues involved in an election, and candidate characteristics. This all...

Voting is fun, especially if you are voting for something tasty. In this short video, students taste three different apples and vote for their favorite. The results of the vote are tallied on a chart. Includes links to an activity,...

A young girl accompanies her father when he goes to vote. She sees how grownups vote and goes inside the voting booth to watch her father use the voting machine to cast his vote. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [1:47]

Daniel Tiger is asked to vote on whether he'd like swings or a slide in the new playground. His father explains the process of voting, Daniel makes his choice, then the votes are counted. When the winner is announced, Daniel is...

Teacher Harriett holds an election to choose the new class pet - a turtle or a rabbit. Daniel wants a turtle so that he can watch it swim, but the rabbit wins the election. Daniel finds that even though his choice didn't win, there are...

Teacher Harriett announces that the children will be voting on a new class pet -- either a rabbit or a turtle. She helps them learn about voting by encouraging them to stop (and learn about the two pets), think, and then choose. [2:04]

Queen Sara and King Friday want to put a new piece of playground equipment in the playground, but they can only choose one - a swing or a slide. So, they explain the process of voting to Daniel Tiger and his friends and ask them to stop,...

To qualify as being democratic, elections must meet certain requirements.

Why do we have elections in the first place? Learn all about it on today's podcast. [1:25]

In 1787, only two states supported direct election of the president. Learn why on today's podcast.

Today we discuss how elections work in the United States. This episode originally aired in October 2011.

On today's episode, we discuss registering to vote and voting. This episode originally aired in October 2011.

On today's podcast, we discuss how states are making it easier for citizens to vote. This episode originally aired in October 2011.

The Greeks and Romans believed that voters needed to have an economic investment in their communities, e.g., by owning property, in order to vote thoughtfully.

Why is voting important? When citizens vote, they collectively exercise their power as the political sovereign of a democracy.