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Cartoons for the Classroom: 2004 Presidential Election
In this current events activity, students analyze a political cartoon about the 2004 election and respond to 5 short answer questions.
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The Final Countdown
Students examine the United States electoral college system as it applies to the 2004 presidential election. They investigate the impact of the twelve battleground states in the 2004 election and develop informative pamphlets on the...
USA Today
Usa today.com: Politics: Campaign 2004
This resource features an index of the 2004 candidates, key issues, and the results of the 2004 campaigns.
CNN
Cnn: America Votes 2004
CNN's site on the 2004 elections provides up-to-date headlines on the race, profiles of the candidates, updated polls, the candidates' stance on various campaign issues, and much more.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004: Candidates
Outstanding web page that has biographical information on the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States in the 2004 election.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004: Candidates: John Kerry
Interactive web page discussing the life of Senator John Kerry. On this page, there are links to other parts of this biography.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004: Candidates: Ralph Nader
Interactive biographical web page of Ralph Nader's life. On this page there are links to other parts of this biographical page created by NewsHour.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004
Complete coverage of the 2004 Election including information on the candidates, news reports, video, interactive resources, and important issues.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004: Issues
Interactive source for information on the stances on issues taken by the candidates in the 2004 Presidential election.
CNN
Cnn: Candidate Ralph Nader
CNN does a special report on 2004 Presidential candidate, Ralph Nader. Included is a brief biography and news about his candidacy both past and current.
CBS
Cbs news.com: Campaign 04
This CBS News site still covers the presidential election of 2004, covering the major parties and their candidates, the issues of the campaign, photos, audio/video content, information on the primaries and caucuses, and the like.
Other
Election 2004: White House
Polling reports featuring results from various opinion polls that match Bush, Kerry and Nader. Diverse subjects are included. Updated when new polls are released.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: President Bush Pledges to Unite Country in Second Term
Excerpts of President George W. Bush's victory speech after winning reelection in November, 2004.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Candidate John Kerry
Read an interesting biography on John Kerry, the likely Democratic candidate for President, then find out the latest news on him.
Other
Real Clear Politics:national 2004 Presidential Race Polls
All the different presidential poll results are featured here in one spot. There are different charts for different polls.
New York Times
New York Times: Election 2004
The New York Times deals with key issues of the 2004 election. Content includes a student section with headline news, and a teacher section with great lesson plans.
BBC
Bbc News: John Kerry
BBC News profiles the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry, touching on some of the similarities to John F. Kennedy that he and the press read into him.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Campaign Diaries
NPR's site has a series called Campaign Diaries, which has accounts from passionate volunteers, from professional campaign workers, typical voters and election bystanders, people who organize campaign events and drive voters to the polls.
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Presidential Election
Ambitious coverage of the 2004 elections, including George W. Bush winning re-election over John Kerry. Find links to a number of news articles, election results, profiles of candidates, electoral maps, and much more. Very thorough...