Time
Time Person of the Year 2015: Donald Trump
Time Magazine Person of the Year article features Donald Trump.
PBS
Election Day for Educators: Improving Elections
This instructional activity is designed to be used in conjunction with the film " Election Day" to examine the differences in the election process across the United States and to evaluate whether American election are carried out in a...
Other
Ifes Election Guide
Great site to find election dates and results for National-level elections worldwide. Continuously updates election news. Searchable by election type, country or year. By clicking on the map you can also view country profiles.
Read Works
Read Works: American Government Get Out the Vote
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the voting process. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
Read Works
Read Works: A Crooked Election
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two students running against each other for class president. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Elections and Issues
You've just found out that your neighborhood has been declared a gun-free zone. Choose which side of the issue you are on, and decide which civic actions you will take to support your position.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Annotation 2: Article Ii: Electoral College
Article explaining how the electoral college system works in American politics.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Uniform Election Day
A brief description of the significance and events leading up to a national uniform election day.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Elections in Texas [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they study results from recent and past elections, create graphs and charts,...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Elections
Presents information about recent and historical elections at the federal. state, and county levels in Texas.
iCivics
I Civics: The Electoral Process
Take a peek into the electoral process from party primaries to the general election. Students will learn the distinctions between the popular vote and the Electoral College, and exercise their critical reasoning skills to analyze the...
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Every Four Years: Electing a President
This exhibition examines Presidential elections, with a particular emphasis on elections in the last 80 years.
National Geographic
National Geographic: The Electoral College
Discover how the United States elects its president by using an Electoral College. A map shows how the Electoral College's 538 members are distributed throughout all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Suffrage Movement
This resource provides information on major contributors to suffrage, links to prohibition, and names of early organizations to back the movement. It contains links to related websites, as well as some excellent videos.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Congress: Requirements for Office
The students will research and present a computer slide-show on the requirements of office of the Senate and the House of Representatives and a special focus on the two Senators and a House member from one selected state. The students...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Presidential Election Partners
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...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What Do You Need to Know to Vote in Alabama?
Registering to vote, gathering information about the candidates, and casting a vote at the polls are vital parts of the process of selecting elected officials. Students will understand how the registration process works and how to cast...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Hail to the Chief!
The young scholars will use prior knowledge of Presidents to complete this project. They will devise a platform based on past presidents' qualities and their impact on the nation to run against classmates in an election. Students will...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Civics: Elections
Citizens of democratic countries consider voting one of their chief rights because it allows them to choose who will govern them. Learn about voting rights and the election process.
iCivics
I Civics: Campaign Cash (Infographic)
Infographic shows students the cost of running a campaign, and how the FEC can help hold candidates accountable. Find out where the candidates get their money and what they spend it on.
iCivics
I Civics: Election Results Tracker
Election Results Tracker activity helps young scholars monitor the election results with a map and Electoral College vote counter.
iCivics
I Civics: Peaceful Transfer of Power (Infographic)
For over two centuries, American political offices have peacefully transferred power after every election. This infographic shows how precedent, tradition, and legitimacy have helped create this democratic norm.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Government Simulation
Fourth graders will complete a government simulation where they learn about the different responsibilities of each branch of government by becoming the different branches.
Social Studies for Kids
Social Studies for Kids: The Election of the President Throughout u.s. History
Easy-to-read article explores every election, from George Washington to the present. Which political parties have come and gone? Who has been elected more times than anybody else?