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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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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Elections in Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they study results from recent and past elections, create graphs and charts,...
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Presidential Elections: 1908 Taft v. Bryan Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
What a great resource this is. The four-page oveview of the campaign of 1908 begins with a review of the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Read about the nomination of William Howard Taft, Roosevelt's acolyte, sure to carry on the...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Prints and Photographs: Also Rans: Losing Presidential Candidates

For Students 9th - 10th
Some made it eventually, some went down in history as Also Rans. Find names of those who ran for the highest office in the United States in alphabetical order and chronological order by election year. Links to images are also provided.
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Ithaca College:project Look Sharp: Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Provides a multi-unit curriculum kit on presidential campaigns that incorporates media literacy. Downloads include teacher guides, student handouts, media documents, visual and audio materials, and more.
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270 To Win

270towin: 2020 Presidential Election Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
2020 presidential election calendar includes known dates for state primary and caucus events, party conventions and presidential debates.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1796

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides data for the presidential election of 1796 won by Federalist nominee, John Adams.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1816

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides electoral data for the presidential election of 1816 won by James Monroe.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1820

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides electoral data for the presidential election of 1820 won by James Monroe.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1808

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides electoral data for the presidential election of 1808 won by James Madison.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1800

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1800 won by Thomas Jefferson.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1804

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1804 won by Thomas Jefferson.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1812

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1812 won by James Madison.
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Ifes Election Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site to find election dates and results for National-level elections worldwide. Continuously updates election news. Searchable by election type, country or year. By clicking on the map you can also view country profiles.
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Social Studies for Kids

Social Studies for Kids: The Election of the President Throughout u.s. History

For Students 1st - 6th
Easy-to-read article explores every election, from George Washington to the present. Which political parties have come and gone? Who has been elected more times than anybody else?
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National Cable Satellite Corporation

C Span: Election Guide: Candidates and Information

For Students 9th - 10th
C-SPAN provides profiles of the presidential candidates and their running mates. Also given are the candidates' position on various campaign issues. Content updates with each Presidential election.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Presidential Elections and the Electoral College

For Students 9th - 10th
This congressional record of the proceedings of the Electoral Commission of 1877 includes primary source documents that give insight into the functions of the electoral college. Includes discussions of vote counting, contested results...
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Education Extras: Presidential Election of 1896 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson young scholars first explore the party platforms of the Republican, Democratic, Populist, and Greenback Parties. They then read informational texts and complete a graphic organizer about the readings. After students share...
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Opensecrets.org: 2008 Presidential Election Fundraising

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out all the campaign finance information at this thoroughly comprehensive site. If you want to know who's giving what, how much each candidate is getting, and where the money is coming from, this is the place to look.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Elections: 1860 Lincoln v. Douglas v. Breckenridge v. Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
From the state of the nation leading up to the 1860's, the conventions, campaigns, and results find information about the Presidential Election of 1860.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Elections: 1900 Mc Kinley v. Bryan

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the details of the Presidential election of 1900. Understand the nominations, campaigns and results of the two contestants.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: The Election of 1800

For Students 9th - 10th
The growing partisanship between the Federalist camp, led by John Adams, and the Democratic-Republican camp, led by Thomas Jefferson, resulted in a bitterly contested presidential election in 1800.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004: Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive source for information on the stances on issues taken by the candidates in the 2004 Presidential election.
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CNN

Cnn: How We Got Here: A Timeline of the Florida Recount

For Students 9th - 10th
Very informative timeline that thoroughly explains the events surrounding the disputed Presidential Election of 2000. In particular, this article effectively chronicles the controversy in Florida. 12/2000

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