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Harp Week

Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: 1880 Cartoon List

For Students 9th - 10th
This fabulous site compiles political cartoons from Harper's Weekly for the campaing of 1880. The cartoons are drawn by Thomas Nast, and each cartoon is thoroughly explained. A great resource.
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New York Times

New York Times: On This Day: Alf Landon, g.o.p. Stand Bearer, Dies at 100

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Times's obituary on politician Alf Landon presents a great overview of his life and political career. It discusses his upbringing, his campaign for presidency, his landslide defeat in the 1936 election against FDR, and the...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Shirley Chisholm

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. president in 1972.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Elections 1896 & 1900: Interactive Map: Biography of America

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map and video from A Biography of America will help compare how key issues in the elections of 1896 and 1900 influenced geographical patterns in both presidential and congressional election results. Although the...
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BBC

Bbc News: Egypt Votes in Landmark Election

For Students 9th - 10th
This article reports as Egyptians vote in their country's first contested presidential election. The current leader has ruled for 24 years and now, for the first time, faces nine other candidates. (September 7, 2005)
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Open Season

For Students 9th - 10th
This Online NewsHour forum features a law professor and a political scientist debating the value of open primaries in the states.
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Other

John Kasich

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website for the John Kasich for president campaign 2016 offers news and issues about what this candidate stands for.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Eugene v. Debs and American Socialism

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the growth of the Socialist Party in America under the leadership of Eugene V. Debs. Find out about the strikes he led, his political activities, and his arrest for sedition in 1918. Read also about the radical union,...
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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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Other

World Socialist Web Site: Lieberman's Holy War Against the Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Socialist Web Site's editorial analysis of a comment by Joseph Liberman (Democratic vice-presidential candidate for the 2000 election), "the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion." (1 September...
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Populist Party

For Students 9th - 10th
The Populist Party was one of the more successful third parties, at least in state politics. Read about its platform on the national and state levels in the 1890s.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Nixon Kennedy Debate

For Students 3rd - 8th
Although Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy weren't the first presidential candidates to use the media to reach the public, their debates showed most clearly how television could influence the voting public.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Analyzing Gubernatorial Debates: The 2010 Election

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This technology-based lesson encourages active engagement in the state electoral process. Students collaborate on a wiki designed to aid in analyzing candidates' responses in a gubernatorial debate. Pre-debate and post-debate activties...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Kennedy, Robert Francis 1925 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the political career of Robert F. Kennedy, former Attorney General of the United States and Democratic Senator from New York.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Mc Cain, John Sidney, Iii 1936 2018

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the political career of John McCain, Republican Senator and a Representative from Arizona. He was also the unsuccessful Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2008.
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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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Other

Fdr Cartoon Archive: The Road to Pennsylvania Avenue

For Students 9th - 10th
Reading political cartoons is a great way to follow current events. This compilation of cartoons follows the selection of a Democratic candidate for president from March through June, 1932. Franklin D. Roosevelt eventually won the...
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Other

I Side With: 2016 Presidential Election: Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Website designed to help voters decide which candidate best supports their interests. Students can take a quiz to find out their affiliation.
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Communist Party Usa History and Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Maps and charts detail electoral support, showing the number and percentage of votes for Communist candidates in every county and state from 1922 to 1946, party membership by state or district from 1922-1950, the intense geography of...
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Curated OER

Usa Today: John Mc Cain : 2008 Republican Presidential Candidate & u.s. Senator

For Students 9th - 10th
USA Today provides background information on 2008 Republican presidential candidate, John McCain. Content includes a timeline, photos, videos, and recent news articles.
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Vassar College

Vassar College: William Jennings Bryan

For Students 9th - 10th
This Vassar College resource provides information about William Jennings Bryan and his run for the presidency.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Election of 1896

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the election of 1896 which had one candidate representing two political parties, and the other candidate who did not campaign. See what people supported the Democratic candidate and why. Find out who was elected and who...
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Digital History

Digital History: Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Election of 1932

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt's private and political life prior to being nominated as the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in the election of 1932.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Sanders, Bernard 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of the political career of Bernie Sanders, a Senator and a Representative from Vermont who was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, and again in 2020.

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