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I Civics: Mock Election Lesson PlanI Civics: Mock Election Lesson Plan
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iCivics
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plan

I Civics: Mock Election

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In this three-day mock election simulation lesson plan, students explain the steps taken from party formation to national election.

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Concepts

campaigning

Additional Tags

election process, election rules, primary elections, voting process, nominations, party formation, icivics: mock election, politics and the election process

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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