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Npr Online: 2000 Election Results

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive review of the 2000 election is provided. Links to the presidential party candidates, the races (house, senate, governor), regional coverage, and coverage of the issues is given. Many audio clips pertaining to the...
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This Nation

This nation.com: Electoral College

For Students 9th - 10th
A textbook excerpt from ThisNation.com that includes a useful chart of electoral votes by state. Clickable links to pertinent articles and amendments of the Constitution are another plus.
Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Hillary Clinton

For Students 9th - 10th
Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first woman to represent a major party in a U.S. presidential election, the first woman to win the Iowa Presidential Caucus, first, First Lady elected to the United States Senate, and the first female...
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Is the Republican Party on the Verge of a Crackup?

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the chaos in the Republican party, and the long term effects this presidential election season could have on the GOP.
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Winning the Vote

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Three lesson plans that take students through three different steps in our election process.
Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Nader Announces Presidential Bid

For Students 9th - 10th
February 2004 report on the announcement that Ralph Nader was going to run for President of the United States as an independent candidate. Video segment accompanies the report.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Franklin Pierce

For Students 9th - 10th
A copy of Franklin Pierce's Inaugural Address, which he delivered from memory.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Warren g.hardin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains not only a copy of Harding's Inaugural Address, but also a very short synopsis of his climb to the presidency.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twelfth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource reviews the text of the Twelfth Amendment and related annotations.
Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Ralph Nader

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News profiles consumer advocate Ralph Nader, the Green Party candidate in the 2004 presidential election.
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The History Place

The History Place: On Women's Right to Vote

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the speech given by Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She was tried for this but refused to pay the $100 fine.
Handout
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Compromise of 1877

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Compromise of 1877 between the Republicans and Democrats, which was the solution to the contested Presidential election of 1876. It also brought an end to the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: 1912 Democratic Party Platform

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the text of the 1912 Democratic Party platform. See the party's position on labor, income taxes, presidential primaries, the direct election of senators, tariff reform, and anti-trust legislation.
Article
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Obama's Transition to Power

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides in-depth news coverage of Obama's presidential transition including analysis, interviews, background reports, a list of key positions (named as they are filled), and related links. Continuously updated.
Website
University of Virginia

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

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a detailed biography of John Quincy Adams. From the right-hand toolbar, select information about his life before and after his presidency, his campaigns and elections, and his domestic and foreign affairs. Also, you...
Website
Vassar College

Vassar College: 1896: The Democratic Party

For Students 9th - 10th
From the very extensive website that covers the presidential campaign of 1896 through political cartoons and contemporary commentary is this discussion about the Democratic Party and its candidates and platform in the election of 1896....

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