Impress upon your learners the importance of researching candidates in an election and considering not only which issues are most important to them as voters, but also which issues are most important to the candidates.

Concepts

elections, presidential elections, voting

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Additional Tags

elections, voting, presidential elections, social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Before an upcoming election, play this game with your class and discuss the meaning and importance of the types of topics raised (i.e. education, global warming, unemployment, etc.) 
• Follow up the game with an assignment to research any candidates currently running for office, or to make a list of popular election issues and rank them in importance

Classroom Considerations

• More appropriate for middle school or younger learners

Pros

• Modern design, engaging, and interactive

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.3 RH.6-8.10