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Brookings Institution: Campaign Finance

For Students 9th - 10th
The Brookings Institution provides a directory of articles that examine the subject of campaign finance reform and how it relates to Congress, the FEC, and the Courts.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Elections: 1872: Grant v. Greeley

For Students 9th - 10th
The re-election campaign of Republican Ulysses S. Grant versus the Liberal Republican, Horace Greeley.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Elections: 1876 Hayes v. Tilden

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction of the 1876 Presidential election from the nominations, through the campaigns and winding down with both the election results and controversies.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Elections: 1900 Mc Kinley v. Bryan

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the details of the Presidential election of 1900. Understand the nominations, campaigns and results of the two contestants.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John Quincy Adams: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Modern presidential campaigns pale in comparison with the campaigns of 1824 and 1828. Read about the election battles between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Knox Polk:campaign and Election of 1844

For Students 9th - 10th
The campaign and election of 1844 showed the rising difference in the nation between Whigs and Democrats and sections of the country. Showing the true development of the two-party system, it also gave rise to the term, "dark horse."
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Harp Week

Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: 1884 Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
The campaign of 1884 was filled with scandals and recriminations from both parties. Read about the conventions that selected presidential candidates and read about the campaigns and election.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: 1896 Mc Kinley v. Bryan

For Students 9th - 10th
A three-page look at the campaign and election of 1896 in which William McKinley, the Republican candidate, ran against Wiliam Jennings Bryan, the Democratic candidate. Read about the nominating conventions, the platforms, and the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Election Central 2016: The Election Process

For Students 9th - 10th
This link from Election Central 2016 focuses on the Election Process using video clips, lesson plans, teaching materials, and activities having to do with the election process including Campaign Strategy, Getting the Nomination, Election...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Calvin Coolidge: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
"Silent Cal", Calvin Coolidge, was the 30th President of the United States. This article briefly examines the campaign and election that saw Coolidge, win in 1924, by 54 percent of the vote.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Elections: 1892 Overview Cleveland v. Harrison v. Weaver

For Students 9th - 10th
This four-page review of the campaign and election of 1892 includes a review of Benjamin Harrison's term in office from 1888-1892, the controversy in determining a presidential candidate, and the presence of a possibly viable third-party...
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Campaign Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
FDR delivers a campaign speech as Election Day draws near in 1932. He addresses domestic issues that must be addressed as the nation experiences the impact of the Great Depression.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: 1880 Garfield v. Hancock

For Students 9th - 10th
Just getting candidates for president was a trial for both the Republicans and Democrats in the election of 1880. Read about the factions in each party, and the several hopefuls wishing for the nomination. Find out about the platforms of...
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Ap u.s. Government and Politics: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 10th - 12th
Tom Richey's course module offers AP U.S. Government curriculum unit materias, lecture notes, video and PowerPoint presentation on Campaigns and Elections from which students learn about political beliefs and behaviors as well as...
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Elections: 1888 Election: Harrison v. Cleveland

For Students 9th - 10th
The campaigns and campaign styles of the two candidates for president in 1888 were very different. Read about the legacy of Grover Cleveland from his first term, and find out why Benjamin Harrison was successful in his presidential bid.
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Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1968 Nixon vs. Humphrey vs. Wallace

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1968 election that included the slogans "Vote Like Your Whole World Depended on It" and "Humphrey-Muskie, Two You Can Trust". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and...
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Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 2012 Obama vs. Romney

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 2012 election. Features video clips, information about the candidates, and election results.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Oliphant's Anthem Presidential Campaigns

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of historically significant political cartoons about past presidential campaigns.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: The Elections of 1896 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about all the factions involved in the campaign and election of 1896 and see how the Democratic Party was split, which resulted in the election of Republican William McKinley. The last part of this essay talks about the campaign of...
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PBS

Pbs: America 1900: William Jennings Bryan's Campaign Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th
Historian Walter LaFeber discusses William Jennings Bryan's 1900 campaign strategy to win the White House by criticizing the imperialism of the Republican candidate, William McKinley.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Kerry Presidential Campaign, 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
he Wikipedia offers this guide to John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign. Features endorsements and issue stances on such topics as economy, gun control, abortion and Iraq.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Mc Kinley: The Campaign and Election of 1896

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the campaign of 1896 in which William McKinley represented the Republican Party and William Jennings Bryan the Democratic Party. One big issue was the contrast between the use of the gold standard as opppsed to free silver.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Election of 1868: Grant v. Seymour

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the election sites the nominations for each party and their respective campaigns.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Elections: 1860 Lincoln v. Douglas v. Breckenridge v. Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
From the state of the nation leading up to the 1860's, the conventions, campaigns, and results find information about the Presidential Election of 1860.