Instructional Video9:14
TED-Ed

Does Racism Affect How You Vote?

10th - 12th Standards
What conditions support racism? What specific actions can we, as a society, take to encourage greater racial tolerance? Using polling data and sociological studies in his research, Nate Silver illustrates the effect racism can have in...
Instructional Video3:28
TED-Ed

Why Do Americans Vote on Tuesdays?

9th - 12th Standards
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...
Instructional Video4:31
TED-Ed

The Fight for the Right to Vote in the United States

9th - 12th
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...