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  • REFERENCE

    How a President Gets Elected

    Use this article to help explain the U.S. presidential election process, including nominations, campaigns, caucuses and…

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    Unusual Voting Results in the U.S.

    The results of the 1872, and 1876 presidential elections exemplify the difficulties of the electoral process.

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    Presidential Conventions

    A brief history of presidential conventions, an important – and symbolic – part of the presidential election process. …

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    Presidential Elections

    Find an explanation of the United States presidential election process that is appropriate for elementary students.…

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    Election of the President & Vice President: Primary Election

    An explanation of the primary facet of the presidential election process in the United States. Students learn all about…

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    Election of the President & Vice President: Electoral College

    This article explains the electoral college in the presidential election process in the United States. This is a great…

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  • Bad Kitty for President: Where Is Bad Kitty Campaigning?

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    Bad Kitty for President: Where Is Bad Kitty Campaigning?

    Have students put their knowledge of U.S. geography and trivia to good use in this election activity. Students must use…

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  • Bad Kitty for President: Host Your Own Mock Election!

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    Bad Kitty for President: Host Your Own Mock Election!

    Follow the steps in this printable to hold your own mock election at school or home. Encourage students to participate…

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  • Bad Kitty for President: Word Scramble!

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    Bad Kitty for President: Word Scramble!

    Review election vocabulary with this word scramble activity. After unscrambling each word, discuss its meaning as a…

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  • Biography of Mitt Romney

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    Biography of Mitt Romney

    Mitt Romney is running against Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Read up on his background and…

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  • Biography of Barack Obama

    TEACHING RESOURCE

    Biography of Barack Obama

    Barack Obama is running for re-election in the 2012 presidential campaign. Read up on his background and qualifications…

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  • TEACHING RESOURCE

    Legal and Political Manipulations After the Civil War

    The electoral reforms after the Civil War undid much of President Lincoln's progress with regard to race relations in…

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    Slavery and the Constitution

    Slaves were not protected by the original version of the U.S. Constitution.

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    Slavery in United States
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  • The Selective Service System

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    The Selective Service System

    Information and questions about the military selective service. How do you feel about the way it is run?

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    Mitt Romney

    Read a short biography of Mitt Romney, the 2012 republican presidential election nominee. Get your students involved in…

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    Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Read a short biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton, candidate for the 2008 democratic presidential election nomination. …

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    Rudy Giuliani

    Read a short biography of Rudy Giuliani, candidate for the 2008 republican presidential election nomination. Get your…

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    John McCain

    Read a short biography of John McCain, Republican candidate for the 2008 presidential election in the United States. …

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    John Edwards

    Read a short biography of John Edwards, candidate for the 2008 democratic presidential election nomination. Get your…

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  • MAPS

    Kids Count: Census Activity

    By reading a special purpose map, and reading and writing numbers, children will recognize the importance of being…

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    Where You Belong: Census Activity

    By gathering information about groups that they belong to, students will practice different counting techniques that are…

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  • LESSON PLANS

    Today's Pilgrim Worksheet

    Use this worksheet with the "Today's Pilgrims" lesson plan.

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    Immigration
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  • Bad Kitty for President: Write a Campaign Speech

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    Bad Kitty for President: Write a Campaign Speech

    Help Bad Kitty write a presidential campaign speech to read at the next Neighborhood Cat Coalition. In this graphic…

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  • Hands Off!

    LESSON PLANS

    Hands Off!

    Explain what the Monroe Doctrine said, and why President Monroe wrote it.

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