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C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Teaching About Campaign Finance

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module teaches students how political candidates fund their campaigns. Through wathcing videos and reading related articles on money in politics, students will form their own opinion and participate in classroom deliberations on...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Now With Bill Moyers: Campaign Finance (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that takes students through the process of examining the finances of political campaigns. They will review internal documents to determine if wealthy contributors buy government influence, assess the pros and cons of campaign...
Website
Harp Week

Harp Week: Presidential Elections: 1908 Taft v. Bryan Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
What a great resource this is. The four-page oveview of the campaign of 1908 begins with a review of the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Read about the nomination of William Howard Taft, Roosevelt's acolyte, sure to carry on the...
Handout
Other

Complaints About Wealthy Donors' Influence on Candidates

For Students 9th - 10th
An article that discusses the Pendleton Act of 1883, both historically and in the context of modern politics.
Activity
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Every Four Years: Electing a President

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition examines Presidential elections, with a particular emphasis on elections in the last 80 years.

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