Cyberbee
Cyberbee: Election Lessons
These Election Lessons contain a variety of activities to use in your classroom, including a history of campaign buttons. Many of the links use primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Introducing President George W. Bush!
Interesting and easy-to-read biography on George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. Written at the time of his first election as president.
Library of Congress
Loc: Oliphant's Anthem Presidential Campaigns
Collection of historically significant political cartoons about past presidential campaigns.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: 2008 Election Map of Primaries
Great interactive map that shows primary and caucus results for the 2008 Presidential election plus House, Senate, and Governor elections. Click on a state for up to date news stories.
Other
Georgia: 2000 Election Results
This resource presents the 2000 general election results from the office of the secretary of state of Georgia.
Other
Presidential Candidate Finance Documents
An interesting look at some of the financial paperwork prospective presidential candidates file with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Other
Boston Globe: John F. Kerry Candidate in the Making
The Boston Globe presents a seven-part article on the life of Senator John F. Kerry who was the Democratic candidate in the 2004 presidential election.
New York Times
New York Times: Learning Network: Election 2016: Our Teaching and Learning Homepage
A compilation of resources, often updated, to enhance studying the election process for the Presidential Election coming up on November 8, 2016. Find lesson plans, project-based units, articles with follow-up questions among the collection.
Other
Channel One: One Vote 2016: Presidential Election Desk
A student's guide to the November 8 election. Channel One's OneVote campaign is the 2016 Presidential Election destination. Meet the candidates, learn about the election process, get the latest news, follow Team OneVote, take quizzes and...
Other
Nebraska: 2000 Election Results
General election results from the Secretary of State of Nebraska.
Other
Kids.gov: How to Become President of the u.s. Poster
Colorful, easy to understand graphics help students learn the process of becoming the President of the United States.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Primary Election
Details the process for electing the President and Vice President of the United States.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Election of the President
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.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: 2000 Election Debates
This site from PBS News Hour contains great information on the presidential election debates of the 2000 election between Bush and Gore. It contains text articles of the debates in entirety.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: Teaching Presidential Elections [Zip]
Citizens, Not Spectators is a voter education program whose goal of the program is to increase the voting rate among young Americans by demystifying the voting process. The lessons familiarize students with the process and the duty of...
Stanford University
Law and Election 2000
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...
Other
Student News Daily: 2016 Presidential Election
A comprehensive resource covering the presidential election of 2016. Enrich study with activities, videos, worksheets, etc. Topics range from platforms, candidates, conventions and debates.
Other
Wyoming: 2000 Election Information
General election information and results from the office of the secretary of state of Wyoming.
BBC
Bbc: New Sierra Leone Leader Sworn In
This article describes the swearing in of Ernest Bai Koroma as the new president of Sierra Leone after its election in 2007. The links on the right provide plenty of background information as well as a profile of the new president....
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: George Walker Bush
Which president owned a professional baseball team? Explore with AmericanPresident.org to discover more facts about George W. Bush. He is currently serving as the 43rd President of the United States.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Who Gets to Be President?
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
This Nation
This nation.com: Electoral College
A textbook excerpt from ThisNation.com that includes a useful chart of electoral votes by state. Clickable links to pertinent articles and amendments of the Constitution are another plus.
BBC
Bbc News: How to Elect a Us President
Electing a US President can be a political marathon. The British Broadcasting Company helps make this process easier to understand by explaining it in key stages.
Vassar College
Vassar College: 1896: The Populist Party
This great resource from 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons from Vassar College discusses "The Rise of Populism" to "The End of Populism--or Not?"