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270 To Win

270towin: 1976 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1976 won by Jimmy Carter, the first president elected from the Deep South since Zachary Taylor in 1848.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1920 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1920 won by Warren Harding in a landslide victory.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1880 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1880 won by James A. Garfield in one of the smallest popular vote victories in American history.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1904 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1904 won by Theodore Roosevelt by a large margin, the first "accidental" president to do so.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1916 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1916 won by Woodrow Wilson by a narrow margin.
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Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 2000 Bush vs. Gore

For Students 9th - 10th
The 2000 presidential election was the closest in American history. View presidential campaign advertisement that included the slogans "A Fresh Start" and "Prosperity for America's Families". Features video clips, information about the...
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Article
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Did Fake News Influence the Outcome of Election 2016?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Don't believe everything that is read on the Internet! So many people around the world follow the news, all news, that they find posted on social media. Some news is real, some news is fake. How much of the fake news might have...
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Every Four Years: Electing a President

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition examines Presidential elections, with a particular emphasis on elections in the last 80 years.
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Article
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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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Elections: Candidates

For Students 3rd - 5th
A brief history of the role that candidates play in the United States Presidential Election.
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Website
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Kenya's Post Election Violence Kills Hundreds

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a transcript of a January 2008 interview that discusses the ethnic violence that has developed as a result of Kenya's disputed presidential election. This has led to more than 275 people being killed in the western Kenyan town of...
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion and details of Franklin D. Roosevelt's campaigns and elections of 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: November 4: Election Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of November 4, which is an election day in the United States. Includes a discussion of presidential elections in the nineteenth century, and women's struggle to obtain the right to vote.
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Other

Fec: 2000 Official Presidential General Election Results

For Students 9th - 10th
The official results for each candidate are provided by this site. Results are broken down by state, type of ballot, vote, etc. A great place to start for research on the 2000 election.
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Website
Other

Presidential Candidate Finance Documents

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting look at some of the financial paperwork prospective presidential candidates file with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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Library of Congress

Loc: Oliphant's Anthem Presidential Campaigns

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of historically significant political cartoons about past presidential campaigns.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Election Central

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site provides numerous ways of exploring the election process. Learn about the main presidential candidates in the race in January 2016. Find out about the election process in each of the states, the major issues being...
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Other

Nebraska: 2000 Election Results

For Students 9th - 10th
General election results from the Secretary of State of Nebraska.
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Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: Living Room Candidate (Campaign Ads)

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition of presidential campaign ads, 1952-2008, organized by election year, theme, and political issue. Audio/video presentations of ads can be viewed alongside written transcripts, making Living Room Candidate particularly...
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Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1968 Nixon vs. Humphrey vs. Wallace

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1968 election that included the slogans "Vote Like Your Whole World Depended on It" and "Humphrey-Muskie, Two You Can Trust". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and...
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Campaign 2004: The Presidential Debates

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive web page that contains an a slideshows of the 2004 presidential debates with analysis, video of the debates, and transcripts.
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: Kenya's Dubious Election

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the claims by the Orange Democratic Movement that the Kenya general election was rigged in favor of President Mwai Kibaki and lists several reasons for the suspicions. (8 January 2008)
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Thomas Jefferson Won the Election

For Students 3rd - 8th
The election of 1801 shaped the way we elect our president today, as Congress adopted the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution. Features portraits of Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
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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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