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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election , 1856

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States during the heated presidential election of 1856, showing the States carried by the Republican Party (John Fremont), Democrat Party (James Buchanan), and the newly formed American Party, or 'Know-Nothing’ Party...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election, 1884

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the results of the 1884 presidential election. The map is keyed to show the states carried by the Democrats (Grover Cleveland), Republicans (James Blaine), and the areas where minor parties garnered 5...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Presidential Election by States, 1801

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the results of the 1801 presidential election, and shows the 16 states, territories, disputed areas, and Spanish Florida. At the time, the Vice Presidency was determined by the Electoral College, with...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election, 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the results of the 1912 presidential election. The map is keyed to show the states carried by the Democrats (Woodrow Wilson), the Progressive Party (Theodore Roosevelt), and Republicans (William Howard...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election, 1824

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the results of the 1824 presidential election. The 1824 election is unusual in that all of the candidates were from the same Democratic-Republican party, and being the only time since the passage of the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election, 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the results of the 1848 presidential election. The map is keyed to show the states carried by the Whigs (Zachary Taylor)and Democrats (Lewis Cass). The figures indicate the number of Electoral Votes for...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election , 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the results of the 1848 presidential election. The map is keyed to show the states carried by the Whigs (Zachary Taylor)and Democrats (Lewis Cass). The figures indicate the number of Electoral Votes for...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election, 1836

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the results of the presidential election of 1836. The map is keyed to show the states carried by Van Buren (Democrat), Harrison (Whig Party - West), and the third candidates White (Whig Party - South),...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election, 1836

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the results of the presidential election of 1836. The map is keyed to show the states carried by Van Buren (Democrat), Harrison (Whig Party - West), and the third candidates White (Whig Party - South),...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election, 1840

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the results of the presidential election of 1840. The map is keyed to show the states carried by Harrison (Whig Party), and Van Buren (Democrat). The Whig Party was united at this time, backing...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Lesson Plan: The Presidential Nominating System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson may be used to introduce students to the system of primaries and caucuses by which candidates for U.S. president are nominated by their parties. After completing this lesson, students will understand the process by which...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Lesson: The Presidential Nominating System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson may be used to introduce students to the system of primaries and caucuses by which candidates for U.S. president are nominated by their parties. After completing this lesson, students will understand the process by which...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004: Candidates: John Kerry

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive web page discussing the life of Senator John Kerry. On this page, there are links to other parts of this biography.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004: Candidates: Ralph Nader

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Why Isn't Puerto Rico a State?

For Students 9th - 10th
Located about a thousand miles southeast of Florida, Puerto Rico is a Caribbean archipelago with a complex colonial history and political status. As a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico's 3.2 million residents are U.S. citizens....
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
Read women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony's 1873 speech on women's right to vote, given the year after she was arrested for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election.
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Activity
Other

Current Electoral Vote Predictor

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is dedicated to tracking the electoral vote by examining the state-by-state polls. The data appears as a map, spreadsheets and table. As new state polls are released, the maps, spreadsheets, and tables will be updated.
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Winning the Vote

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Three lesson plans that take students through three different steps in our election process.
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: Controversy Mars Mali Election Results

For Students 9th - 10th
The 2002 democratic election in Mali is facing controversy. Candidates are challenging the vote count, many voters did not turn out, voting was halted due to technical problems, and more. No final results have been announced.(May 1,2002)
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Commercial Elections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a hands-on, technology-based U.S. Government lesson in which students will view a series of political television advertisements from the 1950s-2000. Students vote on which presidential candidate has the best commercial after each...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Political Storms 1968 1980: Coming Apart, Coming Together

For Students 9th - 10th
Page discusses the election of 1968 in which Richard Nixon garnered the votes of white blue-collar workers and moderate southerners to become president. Questions for discussion, glossary and links to primary source material.
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: 6 6 16: Paul Ryan Endorses Trump

For Students 9th - 10th
House Speaker Paul Ryan is ending his delicate dance around his party's presumptive presidential nominee, writing in an op-ed that he will vote for Donald Trump this fall.The Wisconsin Republican has voiced reservations over Trump's tone...
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: General Wins Mauritania Election'09

For Students 9th - 10th
After overthrowing the elected government of Mauritania in 2008, the coup leader has been officially elected as President in a new 2009 election. Controversy and questionable honesty of the vote results exist. This article also provides...
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Website
Other

Hillary Clinton

For Students 9th - 10th
Website for Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016, contains news, speeches, events and issues related to Hillary Clinton and her bid for president.