Includes dates and information about elections. Includes information related to presidential primaries, voter registration, ballot request due dates, dates ballots must be postmarked by, candidate information packet, vote-by-mail request dates, general elections, dates to register to vote in general election, regular general election, and dates for statewide canvassing.

This is an activity for exploring the resource document: Important Dates in the Voting History of the United States. The activity can be used at any grade level. The difficulty will be based on the expectations for the student groups.

In this lesson, students apply their state’s requirements for registering to vote. Students learn when and how to register, how to complete a voter registration form, and when and how to reregister.

This lesson focuses on a voter’s need to be fully informed prior to casting a vote on Election Day and how to acquire the necessary information. Students learn what a yes or no vote or a decision to abstain means on a ballot. Students learn the definitions of amendment, initiative, proposition, and referendum. By completing the handouts for school referendums, students are given the opportunity to think critically and to learn firsthand why voters need to be fully informed about ballot questions.

iCivics video about the impact of the 10, 22, and 25 amendments on the office of the President.

Child activity booklet with activities about elections in Utah. Includes information about the state seal, a crossword puzzle, unscramble words related to elections, elections related coloring images, a maze, and an elections related crossword.

PBS Learning video about how the US Constitutional Democracy created, empowers, and limits the office of the president. Information is provided about why presidential elections happen in the United States. Video available in both English and Spanish.

iCivics hub of resources for teachers to review and utilize within the classroom for lessons about elections and voting. Includes lesson plans and games. Provides resources for both middle schools and high schools.

INTERACTIVE. Frontline investigative document that examines how voting rights laws and access to voting have changed across the USA. Provides a state-by-state analysis.

Information from the Library of Congress about the Founding of the USA, elections, and voting

Links and resources from USA.gov about how a candidate becomes president, caucuses and primaries, political conventions, the general election, and the Electoral College.

From Tippecanoe and Tyler Too to Yes, We Can, students will trace the development and use of slogans in presidential elections in the United States. The lesson allows students to compare slogans that are issue-related to those that are more generic. Students are then asked to analyze how these types of slogans are used and the effects they are meant to have on voters.
Note: The resources needed for this lesson can be found at the bottom of this webpage: https://www.civiced.org/voting-lessons

This lesson allows students to explore where the presidential candidates stand on issues that are important to them. It also allows them to scrutinize informational sources in order to obtain accurate and unbiased data.
Note: The resources needed for this lesson can be found at the bottom of this webpage: https://www.civiced.org/voting-lessons

Debates can be exciting, energizing, information-packed events. Students often think of the types of debates they have done in class, perhaps a Lincoln-Douglas debate or a policy debate. This lesson takes students through the presidential debates used in campaigns. Using information gathered in Lesson 2 about the presidential candidates’ stances on issues, students will view the debates and determine if the candidates have an identifiable and consistent position. Students will determine if the presidential debates are a useful tool in helping them choose a candidate.
Note: The resources needed for this lesson can be found at the bottom of this webpage: https://www.civiced.org/voting-lessons

Students take part in a simulated election in which they role-play poll workers at a polling site and vote in a simulated election. Students become familiar with polling site procedures and the mechanics of voting in their state. When the election simulation coincides with a general election or a state election, it provides for a more authentic experience.

iCivics and YouTube video explaining to educators the importance of teaching about elections and the importance of this democratic practice

Information from the Library of Congress about the timeline of voting rights for African Americans in the United States

Information from the Library of Congress about the timeline of voting rights for Native Americans

Information from the Library of Congress about the timeline of voting rights for women in the United States