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Read Works

Read Works: The What and Who of Elections

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on the election process in the United States of America including the federal offices, the laws on voting, and the registration to vote. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: The Ballot and Questions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on a voter's need to be fully informed prior to casting a vote on Election Day and how to acquire the necessary information.
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Read Works

Read Works: The History and Process of Voting

For Students 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on the American federal voting process including its history and how the process works. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Elections

For Students 3rd - 5th
One of the greatest rights of the American People is the right to vote for the candidate of their choice. Take a look at how this process works at this resource. Information is provided on Election Day, Voting, Election of the President,...
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Other

Channel One: One Vote 2016: Presidential Election Desk

For Students 9th - 10th
A student's guide to the November 8 election. Channel One's OneVote campaign is the 2016 Presidential Election destination. Meet the candidates, learn about the election process, get the latest news, follow Team OneVote, take quizzes and...
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Other

The Center for Voting & Democracy: Gerrymandering

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides a brief description of the term gerrymandering and where the term originated.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete coverage of the 2004 Election including information on the candidates, news reports, video, interactive resources, and important issues.
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Digital History

Digital History: Did the Vote Make a Difference?

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital History provides a short article written about whether women gaining the right to vote made a difference in the election of 1920 and the issues of that decade.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Factionalism and Political Parties

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the rise of regionalism and factionalism in the development of political parties involved in the elections of 1824 and 1828.
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Shippensburg University

Shippensburg University: Weighted Voting Systems [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
This PowerPoint explains how a weighted voting system works and the notation and terminology used to discuss them.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Commercial Elections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a hands-on, technology-based U.S. Government lesson in which students will view a series of political television advertisements from the 1950s-2000. Students vote on which presidential candidate has the best commercial after each...
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Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1956 Eisenhower vs. Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
"Peace, Prosperity, and Progress". "Vote Democratic, the Party for You, and Not Just a Few". This online exhibition features presidential television campaign commercials from the 1956election. Includes video clips, information about...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Us Government for Kids: How Voting Works

For Students 1st - 6th
Kids learn about voting in the United States government. An important right and privilege.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: United States Electoral Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around the electoral process. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Who Will Be President?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This instructional activity will allow students to experience the election process of an American President through a mock election. Students will learn the steps that must be followed in order to have an election. This is a great way to...
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iCivics

I Civics: Got Ballot?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Covering everything from referendums to recalls, this lesson takes students to the voting booth and explains what they might see on a typical ballot.
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iCivics

I Civics: Running for President (Infographic)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn how candidates run the race to become President of the United States. Infographic shows who can qualify to run, how they must prepare, and the different hurdles they have to overcome to make it to Inauguration Day.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group to be class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are 2 candidates in the race and a candidate needs at least 50% of the votes to...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Impact of Political Debates in the Television Age

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This technology-based lesson encourages active engagement in the state elections process as part of a unit to prepare for debates to be held in the Fall of 2010. The lesson may also be adapted for use as a stand alone lesson. Student...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Social Studies Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of history-related subjects. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!

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