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Cyberbee

Cyberbee: Election Lessons

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
These Election Lessons contain a variety of activities to use in your classroom, including a history of campaign buttons. Many of the links use primary sources from the Library of Congress.
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Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: Living Room Candidate (Campaign Ads)

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition of presidential campaign ads, 1952-2008, organized by election year, theme, and political issue. Audio/video presentations of ads can be viewed alongside written transcripts, making Living Room Candidate particularly...
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CNN

Cnn: Election Center 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
A great center for information on the election of 2008, this includes information on the candidates, the path to the presidency, money raised and spent by candidates and the important issues at stake.
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CNN

Cnn: 2018 Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Website with information on the 2018 election, polling and news about the candidates.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1908, won by Republican candidate, William Howard Taft.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1972

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides statistical electoral data for the presidential election of 1972 won by Republican candidate, Richard M. Nixon.
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USA Today

Usa today.com: Politics: Campaign 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features an index of the 2004 candidates, key issues, and the results of the 2004 campaigns.
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Other

Ithaca College:project Look Sharp: Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Provides a multi-unit curriculum kit on presidential campaigns that incorporates media literacy. Downloads include teacher guides, student handouts, media documents, visual and audio materials, and more.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Grover Cleveland: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through this accounting of the presidential campaigns and elections in which Grover Cleveland participated to find the election of 1892. After losing the presidency in 1888, Cleveland won the election. Read about the issues in the...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: 2008 Election Map of Primaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Great interactive map that shows primary and caucus results for the 2008 Presidential election plus House, Senate, and Governor elections. Click on a state for up to date news stories.
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Harp Week

The Presidential Elections: 1884 Cleveland v. Blaine: Cartoons

For Students 9th - 10th
Political cartoons add a great deal of context to events. These cartoons from Harper's Weekly, covering the election of 1884, are organized by topic ranging from the Republican and Democratic nominations, to cartoons about the issues, to...
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Harp Week

Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: 1888 Harrison v. Cleveland Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the biographies of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates in the election of 1888.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Guide to Law Online: Election Law

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of online resources about election law.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides electoral data for the presidential election of 1876 won by Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1888

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1888 won by Republican candidate, Benjamin Harrison.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1892

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1892 won by Democratic candidate, Grover Cleveland.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1900 won by Republican candidate, William McKinley.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1912 won by Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 1964 won by Democratic candidate, Lyndon B. Johnson.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1884

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 1884 won by Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1880

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1880 won by Republican nominee, James Garfield.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Presidential Election Coverage: Vote 2008: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
PBS Online NewsHour provides lesson plans to help students become informed about the 2008 presidential election.
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CBS

Cbs news.com: Campaign 04

For Students 9th - 10th
This CBS News site still covers the presidential election of 2004, covering the major parties and their candidates, the issues of the campaign, photos, audio/video content, information on the primaries and caucuses, and the like.
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New York Times

New York Times: Election 2004

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The New York Times deals with key issues of the 2004 election. Content includes a student section with headline news, and a teacher section with great lesson plans.