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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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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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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: u.s. History Lessons: Elections, Parties, Campaigns

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site provides suggestions for lesson plans and unit plans to teach about the U.S. system of elections, political parties, and campaigns.
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Make Beliefs Comix: Printables Category: Elections and Political

For Students 4th - 8th
A collection of printable comics where students complete an activity, such as design a campaign bumper sticker, imagine a conversation between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, or make a list of ideas that would promote the rights of women.
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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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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 2: Elections

For Teachers 2nd
In this instructional task, 2nd graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing in which explain the election process and the role a citizen plays in elections.
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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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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Election 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR's page on Election 2008 includes various stories on the political candidates, the election and an interactive map of primaries and caucuses as well as follow-up reports.
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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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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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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 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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Presidential Election Partners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As a presidential election approaches, have students recruit an adult "election partner" to discuss and debate candidate selection and important issues related to the campaign. Becoming an active participant in the civic process takes...
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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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Fec: The Fec and the Federal Campaign Finance Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Sharp critique of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and its role in enforcing campaign finance rules in the United States. Provides good information on the structure of the FEC, its members, its relationship with other branches of...

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