Presidential Election Process

Updated with Election 2024 information as of April 2024.

Teach your students the steps it takes to become president.

Included in this product:

1. Lesson Plan - editable in two formats - Google Slides & Doc

• Includes Objectives, Lesson Context, Content/Vocabulary to Preview, Vocabulary in Lesson, Common Student Misconceptions, Day 1-3 Instructions

2. Presidential Election Process Slideshow - text is editable, background is not. 

It includes the following steps:

• Qualifications to be President
• Becoming a Candidate 
• Step 1: Primaries/Caucuses - open/closed primaries; how they work
• Step 2: Presidential Nominating Conventions - what happens each day, Pledged v. Superdelegates, What is a Brokered Convention?
• Step 3: General Election
• Step 4: Election Night 
• Step 5: Electoral College - how it works, what happens if it is tied, pros/cons, etc. 
• Step 6: Inauguration

This slideshow includes numerous video clips about various topics. All videos are from YouTube and direct links are provided.

3. Presidential Election Process Student Handout - can be used digitally or printed

4. Presidential Election Process Note Sheet - this contains all the notes and video links in the slideshow presentation (great for providing to co-teachers, absent students, etc.) 

5. KWL Chart - can be used digitally or printed

6. Primaries v. Caucuses Pro/Con Sheet - can be used digitally or printed

7. Bell Ringer for Day 2 - three per page - text is editable, background is not. 

8. Bell Ringer for Day 3 - three per page

9. Day 3 Claim Assignment - two per page

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