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Metrocosm: Presidential Elections Used to Be More Colorful

For Students 9th - 10th
As we have seen in the last few presidential elections, America is becoming more divided into so-called red and blue states. Visualize the evolution of this phenomenon by studying these election maps that show the progression of our...
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US National Archives

Nara: Presidential Election Laws: Presidential Election Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this site from the National Archives and Records Administration on the US Constitution and the United States Code for laws and provisions regarding presidential elections.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Victory in Iran's Presidential Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Jim Lehrer provides a detailed account of the 2005 Presidential Elections in Iran, focusing on the rise of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - his campaign promises and his plans for the country. In addition, Lehrer examines how Ahmadinejad's win will...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Presidential Election Partners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As a presidential election approaches, have students recruit an adult "election partner" to discuss and debate candidate selection and important issues related to the campaign. Becoming an active participant in the civic process takes...
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University of Richmond

Digital Scholarship Lab: Voting America: Elections 1840 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource juxtaposes subtle pictures of the ways US voters have cast their ballots in presidential elections during the past two centuries. These animations, depicting more than forty presidential election cycles, reveal much about the...
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Election of the President

For Students 3rd - 5th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a description of the election of the President of the United States.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: President Harry S. Truman and the 1948 Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictorial story of Truman's campaign and victory in the 1948 presidential election.
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Lloyd Sealy Library: u.s. Elections 1972 2020: Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
This page lists the various US presidential elections from 1972-2020 and the two main candidates who ran for their respective parties and who won the election for that year.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Us Presidential Candidates Face Off in First of Three Debates

For Students 9th - 10th
A record attendance was recorded for the first debate of the major party candidates in the 2016 run for president. Read about the questions moderator Lester Holt probed Trump and Clinton with.
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Stanford University

Law and Election 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
Standford Law School has compiled a list of court documents from numerous cases from the 2000 presidential election. Documents from the US Supreme Court as well as documents from Florida, Texas, California, Georgia, Illinois, and New...
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Election Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a series of pages taking you through the election process, including Presidential, Senate and Representatives elections and voter...
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Election Process

For Students 6th - 8th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a series of pages explaining the Presidential, senate and Representative election process. Links to related sites are available.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Primary Election for President and Vice Presiden

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent explanation of the primary nomination process of presidential candidates.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Election of 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
The 2000 presidential election was the closest in Electoral College history and the first to be decided by the Supreme Court. This source explains what happened on election night and the following month. Included are references for...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The Compromise of 1877

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how the Compromise of 1877 settled the contested 1876 presidential election, declaring Rutherford B. Hayes the winner while agreeing to withdraw federal troops from the South. This paved the way for the South to enact Jim Crow...
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Other

Wyoming: 2000 Election Information

For Students 9th - 10th
General election information and results from the office of the secretary of state of Wyoming.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Close Calls in u.s. Election History (2016)

For Students 7th - 8th
Democracy and power to the people are celebrated as key American values, but sometimes democracy is more complicated than one might think. This informational text investigates some close calls in U.S. elections and what caused their...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Election of Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Election of Barack Obama 44th President of the United States." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Us History: The Modern Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual learning module on the Modern Era, begins the conservative period with the election of Richard Nixon in 1968. Multi-media resourses and links.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: The Great War 1914 1919: Demobilization and Its Difficult Aftermath

For Students 11th - 12th
Looks at the demobilization of the American war effort and the impact it had on people's lives, accompanied by the flu pandemic and fears of contagion, race riots, and the Red Scare. Also looks at the 1920 presidential election which was...
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National Cable Satellite Corporation

C Span: Election Guide: Candidates and Information

For Students 9th - 10th
C-SPAN provides profiles of the presidential candidates and their running mates. Also given are the candidates' position on various campaign issues. Content updates with each Presidential election.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: The Election of 1800

For Students 9th - 10th
The growing partisanship between the Federalist camp, led by John Adams, and the Democratic-Republican camp, led by Thomas Jefferson, resulted in a bitterly contested presidential election in 1800.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The 1824 Election and the "Corrupt Bargain"

For Students 5th - 8th
The two-party system in presidential elections fell apart in the election of 1824. See what happened when five men, all from the Democratic-Republican Party, ran against each other. Find out why the choice of John Quincy Adams was called...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: The Presidency of John Quincy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
John Quincy Adams narrowly beat Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1824. Though his 'American System' modernized the American economy, his endorsement of a protective tariff as well as his lenient stance toward Native...