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Elections - voting projects for Microsoft Word
U.S. Government Resources - Power Points, Guided Notes, HW, Tests, & Projects
UPDATE 8/1/2021 - I have converted the PowerPoints included in this bundle to google slides as well with all of the video included. You will get both with this package. This is a great deal of the materials that I use for my U.S. Government and U.S. Government Honors classes. This probably will not carry you for an entire school year, but it's close. Some of the things that I do in my class I do not have rights to (textbook worksheets, etc.) and I’m in no position to share. I also teach financi
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Letter to Congress Legislative Branch, House of Representatives Senate worksheet
Assignment to write a letter to a congressperson about an issue the student feels strongly about. A template is included in business letter format.
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8th - 12th
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Federal Election Research Paper | US History Project | 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
The Federal Election Research Paper or Project is a great opportunity for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students to learn how to become informed voters in their future. This editable research activity/project allows students to flex their research skills on possible candidates in a Federal Election. They are required to do in-depth research on candidates and policies, format their research paper in a specific way and argue their selected candidate. Teachers will love that this activity is struc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Are citizens voting? Voter Turnout project
Are citizens voting in our country? Why are they voting? Why are they not voting? How have citizens voted in the past presidential and midterm elections? This project will allow your students to research how the millennial population voted in the 2016 Presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Students will research voter turnout in other countries and compare their findings with United States voter turnout data. Students will analyze using articles on why Hillary Clinton lo
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11th - 12th
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Improving American Elections and Voting: A Project-Based Learning Experience
Engage your students in this in-depth project-based learning activity where they get to propose reforms to the American election system. In this activity, students work collaboratively to create their own interest group and develop a persuasive campaign to present before the "Presidential Commission on Electoral Reform." In their groups, students seek to identify three major areas of reform and propose solutions to these areas to help improve America's election system. This is a great activity f
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9th - 12th
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Editable Election Lunch Ballot
This is an editable Election Ballot that can be used as a fun school wide activity while learning and participating in an election. Teachers can facilitate or an upper grade could facilitate and it could be an project.
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Evaluating Media Bias
This is a short 'mini-project' I created for my students to do. The emphasis is on finding the same news story from three separate news agencies. (liberal, conservative, international) They then compare the stories and create an analysis/write a summary evaluating the differences in the bias.
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7th - 12th
2016 Presidential Election Movie Trailer & Poster
The 2016 Presidential Election has been full of interesting drama and this product gives you a creative way to engage your students in the upcoming election. Now is the perfect time to challenge your students to create their own movie plot, script, poster, and trailer based on the current presidential election. Students create a storyline about the election based off facts, research and primary sources involving the current events in the election. My students loved this assignment and they b
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7th - 12th
Create Your Own Government Project
Using modern types of governments, students will create their own government using 10 prompts that include leader, parties and civic participation. If utilized as a project students create a Slideshow, Poster, Multimedia Video or a simple written assignment.
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6th - 8th
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Social Studies (Government) Mascot Election Campaign Project
Throughout this 8 part project, students will work to create their own political party, and design a mascot to become their party's leader and partake in the voting process! This project will lead students through learning about various aspects of election campaigns such as political party platforms, speeches, campaigning and voting. Watch as your students become immersed in the idea of elections and draw connections between real life politics and their own creations! It's guaranteed to be a big
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6th - 9th
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Political Party Research
It's important for young people to be engaged in the political process and understand the various parties and what they stand for. This editable worksheet requires students to research the leadership, history, and beliefs of three political parties. It is designed for Canada, but could easily be edited for American content. For beliefs, students need to consider the following typologies: Economics, Culture, Politics and Geography.This assignment would be part of a unit on the political spectr
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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I Do Solemnly Swear...(Statistics Project)
This is a statistics project that can be modified to fit grades 6 to 12. This can also be done by hand or in excel. It would be a great assignment to use as a unit project or as a group presentation. It is a cross curriculum activity that will combine history and math together to give the kids a great way to explore box and whisker plots, bar graphs, pie charts, and more. Because this is statistics, you can change the way the graphs are created to fit the need of the course you are teaching!
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6th - 12th
CAMPAIGN MANAGER Assignment
This is a fun but effective way to get the students to understand the role of a campaign manager, "Handler" in a presidential election. I use this in my AP American Government class in place of a Free Response question. The students can go it alone or work with a partner. They have to select a democrat or republican that they think will win the 2016 presidential race. I give them possible candidates but as we all know more may show up on the political scene in the next year. They have to dis
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10th - 12th
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Election project with debate scorecard,campaign ads...
HUGE Election Project!!!!! This project can go with any election, but is perfect for the Presidential Election in 2012. Extra resources included, such as Debate scorecard, campaign ads...
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4th - 12th
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Electoral College Project Based Learning
This has been a great project implemented in my virtual 11th and 12th grade Government classes. Students are given a lot of creative license to explore the Electoral College and take a stand on whether we should keep it or replace it with the popular vote. I've had AMAZING final projects, from podcasts to Hamilton parodies, powtoons to Youtube videos. Students complete Part 1 to showcase their background knowledge of the Electoral College. Part 2 is simply turning in their choice of project subm
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8th - 12th
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Watching The “News” for Bias Activity Rationale/Outline/Vocabulary
In today's information age, media plays a significant role in shaping public opinion and influencing perspectives on various issues. However, news reporting is not always objective and can be influenced by biases, either unintentionally or intentionally. As educators, it is essential to help high school students develop critical thinking skills and media literacy to navigate the vast array of information they encounter daily.The "Watching the News for Bias" activity aims to engage students in an
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Election of 1860 Class Activity: Candidates and Platforms
Students participate in a mock election of 1860 to understand the major issues of the election that led to the Civil War. Student groups are assigned a candidate and given a primary source of an abridged speech and party platform. Students create a poster using their analysis of the speech and party platform either supporting or opposing the candidate. (I usually assign student one student group to oppose and one to support each candidate, so we hear both sides of the platform). Students then pr
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10th - 12th
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Local Elections and You
A short research project designed to have students research local election candidates for mayor and town council. Could be expanded upon to talk about provincial/state or federal elections, but would need to be fleshed out a bit more.
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5th - 12th
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Voting Conscience Assignment
A research-based project, where students identify two (or more) candidates running in an upcoming local election, and then apply Catholic Moral teaching and the USCCB's Voter's Conscience Guide to the race.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Political Party Civics Class President Project.
This group project will allow students to:
1. Identify which political party and candidate that they most closely relate to.
2. Go through the primary and general election process.
3. Research your party's stance on the different issues and create a party platform.
4. Campaign for your candidate.
5. Prepare and go through a debate between candidates.
6. Vote for candidates.
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9th - 12th
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The Outsiders - Final Group Project
This group project for the novel, The Outsiders, is designed to get students to focus on positive character traits and develop their persuasive skills. It is also a good team building activity because they need to work together to produce a more convincing product than the other group.
This project can be easily edited and assessed in many different ways depending on what you want your class to focus on. Also included is a sample ballot option, which can be adjusted based on the characters tha
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6th - 9th
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Election Project
This challenging project really pays dividends with your students. I have been assigning this project since 1996. Each time I have had great success. Your students will become very informed citizens in regards to elections in the United States. Watch as they debate issues with each other and their parents. Your students will be more knowledgeable about the candidates than a majority of the eligible voters. In addition, this project can easily be adapted to off-year elections.
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8th - 12th
Interest Groups Mini-Project
How do you make interest groups interesting to high schoolers? Ask them to teach you about one that they are curious about!
Students will be asked to teach their peers, and print some kind of propaganda/information pamphlet that we will distribute to classmates! I give students some time to work in class on this.
This research can be done individually or with a partner.
You can set your own due dates and point values for this easy to implement mini-project! Let lobbying come to life!
For bonus,
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10th - 12th
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Kindergarten Lollipop Election
Almost everything a Pre-K-2 teacher needs to create an authentic voting experience for young children including five days of literature related mini-lessons and hands-on cooperative learning activities. Children will research their favorite colors in order to campaign for their favorite color lollipop. Children will create campaign posters and speeches using the open-ended, multi-level scaffolds provided. Meanwhile, they will learn how to work together, work with color words, practice phonetic s
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PreK - 5th
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