In this lesson, students will get to know the candidates running for president and where they stand on important issues. They will create a flow chart documenting the steps a candidate must take to be elected. Then they will conduct...

Lesson designed to be completed over a course of multiple weeks. Students will read news sources to become familiar with national and international policy issues. They will track news coverage of the presidential campaigns and form their...

This lesson plan focuses on how technology has changed Presidential election campaigns. It includes reading articles and conducting research.

Find out about the ins and outs of how Presidential candidates are chosen at the National Conventions every four years.

An interview with Ms. Ferraro, first female vice-presidential candidate, regarding the 1984 debate against republican candidate George Bush.

This is the text, audio, and video [5:11] of Geraldine Ferraro's acceptance speech as the nominee for Vice President delivered on July 19, 1984, at the Democratic National Convention, in San Francisco, California.

The Democrats and Republicans hold huge national conventions every four years, and all of the states participate. Learn about the importance of this special event.

In this interactive feature, you'll get the chance to form your own political party and try your hand at winning the Presidential Election of 1912. The election of 1912 featured four candidates: Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft,...