Using electronic and print resources, this tutorial explores media bias and how political candidates are portrayed in the news. [2:42]

Archived Material. Who are the 2008 presidential candidates and what are their views on today's most important issues? This site offers a comprehensive overview of the question "Which candidate would make the best President?" The topic...

Online exhibition of presidential campaign ads, 1952-2008, organized by election year, theme, and political issue. Audio/video presentations of ads can be viewed alongside written transcripts, making Living Room Candidate particularly...

Great PBS site for the Democracy Project. This site is all about televisions role in political advertising. There is a timeline, step-by-step process of commercials, and a look at tricks of the trade.

Outline of the party system in the U.S. Describes the history and organization of the two party system and how it has been inlfuenced by third party and independent candidates.

Although the advertisement reads that the "free" two and a half minutes given to each candidate in the 1996 Presidential election will be soundbite free, in actuality the two and a half minute speeches are lengthy sound bites.

Lesson plans on elections and the role of political parties. Find multiple choice quizzes, vocabulary, and a role play of a candidate in a town meeting.

The Boston Globe presents a seven-part article on the life of Senator John F. Kerry who was the Democratic candidate in the 2004 presidential election.

A class project slideshow about the Gilded Age covering topics such as: Reformers, Mark Twain, Spoils System, political candidates, and lots more.

This document from the Dover Adult Learning Center is a nice resource for any beginners in the political decision-making process. Provides links to material to help decipher ads, candidate speeches, rhetorical tricks, campaign issues,...

This resource features an index of the 2004 candidates, key issues, and the results of the 2004 campaigns.

NPR's page on Election 2008 includes various stories on the political candidates, the election and an interactive map of primaries and caucuses as well as follow-up reports.

Interactive lesson and activities for learning to look critically at the persuasive techniques of advertisements promoting political candidates and products.

This resource is an interactive educational game that places the players in control of all three branches of government to test their abilities to turn issues of concern into full-fledged laws. In the debate, choose the questions to help...

Opensecrets.org is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.

This page from The Political Graveyard just lists the electoral votes each candidate received in the 1892 election. Links to brief biographical listings about each candidate and elector.

This page from The Political Graveyard just lists the electoral votes each candidate received in the 1896 election. Links to brief biographical listings about each candidate and elector.

An overview of the 2002 democratic election in Mali. As the current president steps down, there are 24 candidates running with two in the forefront. Foreign observers are overseeing the ballot elections. (April 28, 2002)

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.

A 1996 CNN news item reviews some of the famous mistakes made in presidential debates and considers the measures candidates take to make good impressions and avoid spectacular gaffes.

Find out how to take an active part in the election process as a citizen of the U.S.

A great center for information on the election of 2008, this includes information on the candidates, the path to the presidency, money raised and spent by candidates and the important issues at stake.

Scroll back as far as 1960 to watch and interact with highlights from debates between presidential and vice presidential candidates over the years. Examine ways the candidates debate topics of the economy, gun control, and civil rights....

Website with information on the 2018 election, polling and news about the candidates.