Elections and politics can be confusing, even for adults. This resource explains all of the "big ideas" surrounding an election and describes how a candidate becomes President.

Included:

-4 Reading Passages and corresponding questions

The President and his/her roles
Political Parties (What are they and what is their purpose?)
Electors, Electoral College & Popular Vote
Timeline to Inauguration Day

-List of Electoral College votes and 2 corresponding activities

-Word Search

-Vocabulary

16 Pages of Work Total

Enjoy!!

****NOTE: Under the political party section, I included basic facts and common beliefs and values of Republicans and Democrats. This was in response to many of my students asking, "Why are people Democrats? Why are people Republicans?" Please read that page ahead of time and decide if it's appropriate for your group.

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16 pages

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CCSSRI.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

CCSSRI.3.4

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

CCSSRI.4.1

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSSRI.4.3

Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

CCSSRI.4.4

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.

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