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Primary Concerns

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students articulate their understanding of the primary process, critically evaluate the primary process on a systemic level and explore the significance of the Super Tuesday primaries on a Presidential election.
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They Were Born Where?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students assess where the presidents of the United States were born and analyze the role of geography in determining the outcome of presidential elections. They create graphs visualizing the birth and home states of the presidents along...
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Campaign 2000

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students research newspapers and the Internet to learn about the election. Students work in groups and choose a state that they want to compare to Florida. Students organize the data they have found into a graph labeling an "x" and "y"...
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Lose a Vote, Gain a Vote

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the issues behind close Senatorial races. They investigate the qualities of political leaders, the 2002 senatorial elections and the differences and similarities between the Republican and Democratic parties.
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Rocking the Vote

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how a presidential candidate can win the popular vote but not receive enough electoral votes to win the election. They analyze various regions' voting trends, explore how these trends reflect the outcome of the 2004...
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Making Informed Decisions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils discuss various issues of importance in the 1998 congressional and gubernatorial elections, create comparison charts of their states' candidates' positions on these issues, and decide which candidate they would vote for based on...
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Preparing for Class Hearing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers prepare and conduct In-Class Hearing. They comprehend what it means to be an informed voter. Pupils answer the following questions at the classroom hearing: "I learned that being an informed voter means _____., and Vital...
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Covering the Campaign Trail: Technological Progress or Temporary Chaos?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners study the changes in reporting and journalism techniques that have evolved due to advances in technology by reading an online transcript. They debate whether the technological advances are positive or negative in the reporting...
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Election Bookmarks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this history worksheet, learners cut out, color and decorate four election bookmarks to share with their classmates and friends.
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Historical Presidential Campaign Announcement Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Using the announcements of presidential candidacies, pupils consider how contenders make their initial arguments to the public. A worksheet helps structure collaborative work to analyze 10 video clips. Writing prompts allow for extension...
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Are You a Democrat or a Republican? Are You Really?

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Have new or soon-to-be voters examine different political parties and their platforms as they figure out which one aligns most with their beliefs. After taking a few online quizzes, students split into pairs to discuss and then...
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Presidential endorsements: Newspapers decide

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders collect, organize, evaluate and synthesize information from multiple sources in order to draw logical conclusions. They communicate this information using appropriate social studies terminology in oral, written or...
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Voter Behavior

For Students 10th - 12th
Transform your government students into informed voters with this straightforward learning exercise. Five matching questions and five multiple choice questions test students' knowledge on voter behavior and political parties, and the...
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Ohio Statehouse History

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the history of the Ohio Statehouse and order the major historical events in its development. The lesson traces the development from the time of Ohio's vast wilderness to the house's completion in 1861.
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The 1860 Election in Pennsylvania

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the political parties of the 1860 election and compare their platforms.  In this election lesson high schoolers determine the meaning of a political cartoon and predict the outcome of the 1860 election.
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US Presidential Election Process and the Campaign Trail

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students campaign for president. In this presidential election lesson, students discuss the process of electing presidents, write their own campaign songs, research a campaign train schedule, and create campaign maps.
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The election of 1824

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explain why the election of 1824 was called the corrupt bargain and develop a better understanding of the Electoral College and see some of its flaws.
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Your Vote Counts! Election Activity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a simulated election. They serve as 'checkers', marking off names of those who vote, a ballot person hands out ballots, and ballot sorters and counters. Teacher rigs up a voting booth where voters mark ballots...
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Candidate KWL

For Students 4th - 5th
In this social studies learning exercise, students use this KWL graphic organizer to identify what they know about a candidate, want to know and have learned about a candidate. This could be used for school, local or national elections.
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Exercise Your Vote!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners watch an episode of the PBS show, "Maya & Miguel," and discuss the importance of voting. They create voting sticks in English or their native language, and organize a class election.
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Academic Raceway 500

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this community government PowerPoint, students participate in a game with a race track format in which they answer questions about local government, the election process, and the decision making process used in a democracy.
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Exploring Franchise and Elections

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners examine the American election process. In this elections lesson, students use Internet sources to respond to 13 questions about election terminology.
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A Presidential Election Poll

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students solve 4 story problems pertaining to the Bush-Gore election of 2000. Students use all math operations to solve these problems.
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Electronic Elections

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students evaluate the role of voting in democratic societies and the potential of voting on the Internet.

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