Follow the money trail! As part of their study of the 2020 Presidential campaign, class members to research how much money candidates have raise and spent, as well as the sources of the funds. They then graph their findings to compare how much money candidates have raised and spent. To complete the lesson, individuals reflect in writing about the implications of their findings.

Concepts

presidential campaigns, presidential candidates, presidential elections, presidential roles and powers, finance, the united states government

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• If class members do not have internet access, print the financial statement documents for group use

Classroom Considerations

• Pro/con.org is a nonpartisan organization
• The Candidate Finances page was last updated on June 30, 2020; therefore, have the class research more current information

Pros

• As part of their research, students read the candidates' views on accepting money from Super PACs

Cons

• The information on the spending page is dated