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Hanging by a Chad—or Not: The 2000 Presidential Election
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt—Four-Term President—and the Election of 1944
When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt decided to seek a fourth term in 1944, his...
Glossary Term – Event
Dwight D. Eisenhower elected
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower was easily elected president of the United States with 442 electoral votes and 55.2 percent of the popular vote.
Glossary Term – Event
Lyndon Johnson elected president
Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson was easily elected over Republican Barry Goldwater by more than fifteen million popular votes.
Teaching Resource
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address: A Common Core Unit
Teaching Resource
How We Elect a President: The Electoral College (Grades 4–6)
Objective
Students will understand how the Electoral College system was established and how it functions in determining who will be the president and vice president of the United States. The students will demonstrate their understanding by answering questions in writing that are designed to make them use textual evidence to support their answers.
IntroductionOne of the most important and least understood processes in American government is how we elect a president. This process was created by the founders of our...
Teaching Resource
How We Elect a President: The Electoral College (Grades 7–9)
Objective
Students will understand how the Electoral College system was established and how it functions in determining who will be the president and vice president of the United States. The students will demonstrate their understanding by writing a short essay arguing for either keeping the existing Electoral College or adopting a popular-vote system.
IntroductionOne of the most important and least understood processes in American government is how we elect a president. This process was created by the founders of...
Teaching Resource
How We Elect a President: The Electoral College (Grades 10–12)
Objective
Students will understand how the Electoral College system was established and how it functions in determining who will be the president and vice president of the United States. The students will demonstrate their understanding by answering a series of questions and writing a short essay arguing to either keep the existing Electoral College or adopt a popular vote system.
IntroductionOne of the most important and least understood processes in American government is how we elect a president. This process...