Instructional Video25:08
The Wall Street Journal

WSJ Pollsters Discuss Midterm Lessons

Higher Ed
Two WSJ pollsters discuss the U.S. midterm election, including what it says about the state of the nation's politics and how it will shape the 2024 presidential election.
Instructional Video1:14
PBS

Election Day | All About the Holidays

K - 4th Standards
Election Day, the first Tuesday after November 1, is the focus of a short PBS video that details why that date was chosen, where ballots can be cast, and why it's important to vote.
Instructional Video4:27
PBS

GI Forum Mobilizes

4th - 12th
The GI Forum, a group of Mexican-Americans focused on getting their fellow citizens to the polls in the 1960 election introduces young historians to Hector Garcia  who helped President Johnson create reforms for ethnic minority...
Instructional Video21:42
PBS

Voter Mobilization in Texas

4th - 12th
Henry B. Gonzalez, José Luis Guttierez, and Willie Velasquez are the focus of a video that spotlights the contributions the three individuals made for the Chicano population. Actual footage alongside passionate interviews from family...
Instructional Video3:28
TED-Ed

Why Do Americans Vote on Tuesdays?

9th - 12th Standards
Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays? As your class will learn from this video, this specific voting day in United States presidential elections stems from no substantial historical origin. Instead, speaker Jacob Soboroff brings attention...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: Electoral Behavior and Voter Turnout

9th - 10th
Electoral behavior and trends in voter turnout are explored. Through a study of foundational documents like the Constitution, particularly the Bill of Rights, students learn about how suffrage- the right to vote- has changed over time,...
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Elections and Voting Part 8: Increasing Voter Turnout

9th - 10th
Today we look at how the United States can increase voter turnout.
Instructional Video
University of California

University of California Television: Will Young Voters Change America?

9th - 10th
A televised panel discussing the increase of young voters in the 2008 presidential election and considering the role young voters may have in politics. [59:25]