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Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 2008 Obama vs. Mc Cain

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 2008 election that included the slogans "Change We Can Believe In" and "Country First". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and election results.
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PBS

Why Vote?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan is designed to help students identify, develop, and share their positions on 2008 election issues.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Elections: Voter Registration

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you vote in Election 2008? View this guide to see historical facts and where to register to vote in Federal elections. Includes links to further information.
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Opensecrets.org: 2008 Presidential Election Fundraising

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out all the campaign finance information at this thoroughly comprehensive site. If you want to know who's giving what, how much each candidate is getting, and where the money is coming from, this is the place to look.
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270 To Win

270towin: 2008 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 2008 won by Barack H. Obama. This election was the first in which an African American was elected President and also the first time two sitting senators ran...
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US Department of State

U.s. Department of State: Decades of Change: 1960 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the rise of cultural and ethnic pluralism that took place in America between 1960 -1980 causing major social change. Included were such movements as civil rights, women, Latino, Native-American, counterculture,...
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US Department of State

Bureau of International Information Programs: History Outline: Sectionalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reviews several conditions of American society that sowed the seeds of civil war, particularly slavery and sectional conflict.

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