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\n2020 Election Lesson Plans\n

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\nWith all the hyperbole of an election year, it can be difficult to find the facts, just the facts about candidates, issues, and ballot measures. Young political scientists, with the help of 21 resources from a nonpartisan, information...\n
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\nEmpowering Democracy\n

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\nHow do you prepare your students to become informed and involved citizens? You could check out the ideas in this collection of materials from the non-profit Classroom Law Project.\n
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\nThe Candidates and Their Values: Election 2016\n

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\nVoting for the next president of the United States is about finding the candidate who most closely aligns with your own values and sense of democracy. High schoolers become acquainted with the candidates from the 2016 election with a...\n
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\nBrexit Debate\n

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\nShould we stay or should we go? Class members debate whether Britain should exit the European Union. While the resource predates the exit vote, the materials provide class members with an opportunity to explore some of the many...\n
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\nThe Lincoln-Douglas Debates — Springboard to the White House\n

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\nThe Lincoln-Douglas Debates saw two primary political candidates debating seven different times about one of the most important social movements in United States history. Middle and high schoolers read an article that describes the...\n
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\nThe modern presidency is defined by the development of television—including the use of televised debates in the campaign. Using debates going back to the first one between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, young scholars evaluate...\n
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\nHow do the presidential debates of 2016 compare to the debates from the 1980's? What about the 1960's? Evaluate a chosen candidate or issue from the 20th and 21st centuries with a lesson plan focused on political debates. Middle and...\n
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\nElection Role-Playing Debate\n

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\nAfter watching clips of presidential candidates during debates and speeches, and researching the candidate's position on important issues, young researchers conduct a role-play debate in which they act as one of the candidates.\n
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\nElectoral College Philosophical Chairs Debate\n

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\nBecause of the Electoral College, it is possible to win the popular vote in a US Presidential election and still lose the election. After researching the pros and cons of the Electoral College, class members engage in a structured debate...\n
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\nWhat should I watch for in the debates?\n

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\nPrepare your classes for election year debates with a series of activities that model how to watch televised debates and how to evaluate the moderators as well as the debaters.\n
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\nThe Election of 1912\n

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\nThe Election of 1912: an election with four competitive opponents. Pupils get to know the candidates with informative reading passages that provide context to the election. Then, the class engages in a debate and answers questions as one...\n
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\nThe Power of Television Debate\n

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\nAfter reading a seven-paragraph selection titled, \"The Power of Television Debate,\" the class completes six comprehension tasks. They answer questions, use new vocabulary and adjectives in sentences, and engage in a debate with a...\n
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\nPresidential Election Year: Major Issues\n

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\nWhether or not it's a presidential election year, this debate activity will spark research on current political issues. Split your government scholars into 4 groups and assign each a political party. One person will be the \"candidate\"...\n
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\nNovice Lincoln Douglas Debate Curriculum\n

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\nHow do you affirm and negate a statement of value? What is refutation? Interested in debate? Introduce your class to the format of the Lincoln Douglas debate with 14 lessons, designed to be used in order, so that debaters learn the logic...\n
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\nElections, Money, and the First Amendment\n

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\nThose who spend the most, win.  Academics read informational text, participate in group discussion, and defend campaign reforms to understand the correlation between money, the First Amendment, and election results. The resource...\n
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\nElection Basics: Crash Course Government and Politics #36\n

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\nThe candidate with the most votes wins ... right? A short video clip opens up thought and discussion on the basics behind elections and how citizens decide the victor. The concept of political parties and securing votes are at the center...\n
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\nHave you ever considered running for student council? Scholars investigate the process of being elected to the United States Congress. They use the sixth video in a 50-part series exploring the US government and politics to better...\n
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\nYoung historians investigate how sexism impacted the 2020 United States presidential election. They examine media coverage of the six women candidates, engage in a four-corners debate reacting to statements about gender and the...\n
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\nThis handout provides suggestion8s for exploring the elections process including making a party platform poster, writing a speech in the style of a famous politician, having a debate, planning a convention, and more! While some of the...\n
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\nPresidential Elections: A Simulation\n

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\nFeeling ambitious about getting your scholars examining the election process? While this presidential election simulation will take preparation, the ensuing enthusiasm will be worth it! Using one or more large classes, 12th graders are...\n
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\nEach presidential election year, the debate about the electoral college rages. Michael C. Maibach's \"A Defense of the Electoral College\" offers young political scientists an opportunity to examine a reasoned argument for why the...\n
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\nHere is a unique and engaging approach to learning about the steps a presidential candidate must take during a campaign. Learners role play the part of a candidate in this online interactive, taking part in a presidential...\n
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\nImpress 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.\n
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\nIn this lesson, students investigate the different platforms of each of the Presidential hopefuls for the 2000 election. Small groups each carefully research the platforms of an assigned candidate and then create a political pamphlet...\n
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