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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing the President and Vice President

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What are the differences in life style between the President and Vice President? Learners use this chart to help them analyze where they live, how much money they make, and which presidential team really worked together. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Steps In Selecting A President

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners follow a flowchart that describes the process of electing the American president and vice-president. They create a flowchart that explains some aspect of the US government.
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Activity
Other

Poder Ejecutivo Del Gobierno De La Republica De Costa Ri

For Students 9th - 10th
This page shows the breakdown of the Executive Branch of the Government of Costa Rica. Each part of the branch (President, VP, etc.) contains a link to read more about the person.
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Handout
US Senate

U.s. Senate: Art & History: John Nance Garner, 32nd Vice President

For Students 9th - 10th
From the official site of the U.S. Senate, this biography of John Nance Garner, at first a candidate running for the Demcratic nomination for president, and becoming the candidate for Vice-President for Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932...
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Geraldine Ferraro

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of the first woman vice-presidential candidate on a national party ticket in America.
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eBook
Other

Victory for the Vote

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the story of the suffragists and the contemporary status of women's rights in the current political scene.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Tyler, John 1790 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a biographical account of the political career of former President, Repre Representative, Senator, and Vice President, John Tyler.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Calhoun, John Caldwell 1782 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary of the political career of former South Carolina Representative, Senator, and Vice President, John Calhoun.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Coolidge, Calvin 1872 1933

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical overview of the political career of Calvin Coolidge, former President and Vice President.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Johnson, Andrew 1808 1875

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Andrew Johnson's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee and a Vice President and 17th President of the United States.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Johnson, Lyndon Baines 1908 1973

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Lyndon Johnson's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and a Senator from Texas and a Vice President under John F. Kennedy and 36th President of the United States.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Gore, Albert Arnold, Jr. 1948

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Albert Gore's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and Senator from Tennessee, and a Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Biden, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Joe Biden's accomplishments during his political career, including his term as a Senator from Delaware and a Vice President of the United States under Barack Obama.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Wallace, Henry Agard 1888 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical details on Henry Wallace, Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Gerry, Elbridge 1744 1814

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about former Delegate and Representative from Massachusetts and Vice President of the United States, Elbridge Gerry.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Garner, John Nance 1868 1967

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographic details about the political career of John Nance Garner, Democratic Representative from Texas and a Vice President of the United States on the ticket headed by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Harris, Kamala Devi 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of the political career of Kamala Harris, former U.S. Senator from California and current Vice President of the United States in 2020.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Dawes, Charles Gates 1865 1951

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the political career of Charles Dawes, Vice President of the United States under Calvin Coolidge.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Adams, John 1735 1826

For Students 9th - 10th
List of John Adams' accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Delegate from Massachusetts, a Vice President, and 2nd President of the United States.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Breckinridge, John Cabell 1821 1875

For Students 9th - 10th
List of John Breckinridge's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky, and a Vice President of the United States.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Ford, Gerald Rudolph, Jr. 1913 2006

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Gerald Ford's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative from Michigan, Vice President, and thirty-eighth President of the United States.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Cheney, Richard Bruce 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of Richard Cheney, Republican Representative from Wyoming and a Vice President of the United States under George W. Bush.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Agnew, Spiro Theodore 1918 1996

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Spiro Agnew's accomplishments during his political career, including his term as a vice President of the United States under Richard Nixon.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Truman, Harry S. 1884 1972

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Harry Truman's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Democratic Senator from Missouri, a Vice President, and Thirty-third President of the United States.