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BBC

Bbc News: How to Elect a Us President

For Students 9th - 10th
Electing a US President can be a political marathon. The British Broadcasting Company helps make this process easier to understand by explaining it in key stages.
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A&E Television

History.com: How Us Presidents Have Communicated With the Public From the Telegraph to Twitter

For Students 9th - 10th
From carefully staged speeches to radio to Twitter, U.S. presidents have always leveraged the cutting edge to connect directly with voters. Two centuries before Twitter, U.S. presidents understood the power of communicating directly with...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Portraits of the Presidents & First Ladies

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection from the Library of Congress of formal and informal portraits of the US presidents and their first ladies.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 2: Famous Americans

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders learn about famous Americans and their role in history. This builds on students' knowledge of US presidents, national symbols, and the election process. Students study various characteristics of famous Americans, such as...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father of the United States who drafted the Declaration of Independence and later became the third US President.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Adams, a Founding Father of the United States who was a representative to the Continental Congress and later became the second US President.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: George Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of George Washington, first US President and leader of the Continental Army.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Checks on the Presidency: Advanced

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides advanced-level practice questions over the checks on the US President. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Checks on the Presidency: Foundational

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides foundational-level practice questions over the checks on the US President. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Johnson's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, several video clips.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Rutherford B. Hayes

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has President Rutherford B. Hayes's biography, significant events in his life, an image gallery, and video clips.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: William Henry Harrison

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has William Henry Harrison's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and video clips.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: George W. Bush

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has George W. Bush's biography, a timeline of events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, the transcript of one of his speeches, and more.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Andrew Jackson

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Andrew Jackson's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and video clips.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Roles and Powers of the President: Advanced

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides advanced-level practice questions over roles and powers of the president. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Roles and Powers of the President: Foundational

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides foundational practice questions the roles and powers of the president. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: George Walker Bush

For Students 9th - 10th
Which president owned a professional baseball team? Explore with AmericanPresident.org to discover more facts about George W. Bush. He is currently serving as the 43rd President of the United States.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Herblock's Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Historically significant collection of political cartoons featuring U.S. Presidents from Library of Congress online teacher-student resources.
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: James Monroe (1758 1831)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides texts to James Monroe's inaugural addresses and State of the Union addresses. The Monroe Doctrine text is from his 7th annual address to Congress. Links are provided for each of the other presidents, as well.
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Rice University

The Papers of Jefferson Davis: Andrew Jackson

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a partial text of the eulogy delivered by Davis at Andrew Jackson's funeral on June 28, 1845.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Expansion of Presidential Power: Foundational

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides foundational-level practice questions over the expansion of presidential power. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Andrew Jackson

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides a biography of President Andrew Jackson by detailing his life before the presidency, his policies while president, as well as his life after the presidency. Provided links give information on the first lady, Jackson's...
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Digital History

Digital History: September 11, 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a comprehensive overview of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., including information on Osama bin Laden's background, the formation of Al Qaeda, the attacks themselves, the US response, civil liberties and national...
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Other

Kids.gov: How to Become President of the u.s. Poster

For Students 3rd - 8th
Colorful, easy to understand graphics help students learn the process of becoming the President of the United States.

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