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10th grade elections - voting simulations
The Electoral - College Simulation Activity - Civics - Print & Digital
This is a fun and engaging activity simulating a mock Presidential election. Students will be able to really “see” how the Electoral College works and have fun in the process. All teacher preparation and student instructions are included. Both print and digital versions are included.Buyer Feedback:"This was a well-designed activity that has students directly engaging with data and helps them predict the newest election. I will use this every year. VERY GOOD PURCHASE!"This purchase includes the
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: EXECUTIVE Branch BUNDLE | U.S. Presidency | Print & Digital | Civics
President Election Campaign Game: iCivics Win the White House Game Reflection
How does a presidential candidate go about campaigning, winning the election, and then becoming the next President? What's with the electoral college anyway? This game has proven to be an excellent way for students to comprehend what a candidate needs to go through in order to become the next President. From taking stances on issues, giving speeches, and traveling to various states, students will take the role of candidate and do their best to win the most electoral votes and become the next Pr
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5th - 12th
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USA Citizenship Test
Need a relevant activity for teaching Government or Contemporary Issues? This is a 40 question test compiled with need-to-know knowledge for the actual US Citizenship test. Use this multiple-choice activity as an introduction for Government class to see if your students would even qualify to be American citizens! Or, use it to show how difficult it is for foreigners to become citizens in your Contemporary Issues class. Fun and eye-opening for students as they experience a real-life activity! C
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8th - 12th
Political Parties-Two-Party System: Warm-Up, Lecture Notes, and Simulation
This product includes two days of lessons that will teach your students all about America's two-party system. The product includes a warm-up prompt, an editable 16-slide power point presentation about our political party system (with video links), student cloze notes, and a political party simulation that will bring the two-party system to life for your students. The simulation comes with detailed instructions to carry out the activity in your classes. The process and discussion questions will s
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8th - 12th
Also included in: AP® Government and Politics Course Bundle
What is Gerrymandering? Lesson with Grid Activity
Looking for a plain way to teach what gerrymandering is and how it can silence the voices of many voters? Look no further! Using a simple grid simulation to show how states are divided into districts, students see how the shape of a district impacts the outcome of elections, representation, and power.
Included in this lesson are the main handout (2 pages), answer key, and practice grid. It is recommended that you make several copies of the practice grid and either laminate or slide into a shee
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7th - 12th
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Presidential Political Party Campaign Project Lesson
For a high school government class, students work in groups of 2 to 3 to create and run a presidential campaign. This activity allows for students to research, collaborate, and perform for their peers while analyzing the political parties in the US. This lesson has students creating propaganda, writing and performing speeches, creating jingles, creating video commercial propaganda, and other forms of propaganda, as well as participating in a debate. Basic Rubric included with this lesson! Take 3
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9th - 12th
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Electoral College (Lecture Notes, Simulation, and Reform Activity)
This Electoral College resource will teach your students all they need to know about this important institution of U.S. government. Included are: lecture notes, student cloze notes, an engaging Electoral College simulation, and a follow-up activity about options to reform the Electoral College. This lesson will bring the Electoral College to life and help your students grasp what is often a confusing topic in U.S. Government. Content themes covered: What is the Electoral College and who are the
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: AP® Government and Politics Course Bundle
Mock Election Project
This project is designed to have students participate in a mock election where they learn about the American election process. Students will form political parties, create platforms, deliver speeches, engage in debates, direct political commercials, and become immersed in your classroom election. The bundle includes the student directions, teacher directions, campaign manager task chart, presidential elections workbook, sample debate questions, and political party platform graphic organizer. My
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5th - 12th
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2024 Presidential Mock Election for Middle/High School (Virtual/Remote/Hybrid)
This resource is a one-stop shop for running a school-wide 2024 mock presidential election. Voting is done digitally so it allows students to vote from anywhere during the allowed voting period. Election can be determined by a popular vote or by a simulated Electoral College.The resource includes:- A customizable Google Form election ballot with instructions- Instructions on running the mock election- Optional Lesson Plan for 2024 Presidential Election with worksheet/answer keyAlso, make sure to
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5th - 12th
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Presidential Election Campaign Simulation Project: Win the Electoral College
In the US Presidential Election Campaign Simulation Project: Win the Electoral College, students will simulate US Presidential campaign events including candidate selection, primaries, town halls, fundraising through PAC's, advertising to voter demographics, and Presidential debates. Race to the White House is a project that is designed to simulate and gamify a US Presidential Campaign. Students will form campaign teams and go through typical parts of the campaign such as selecting Presidential
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7th - 10th
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House of Representatives and Senate Congress Simulation Bundle
Allow students to participate in a simulated Mock Congress session with either the House of Representatives or the Senate. Students will be able to write bills, be involved in the committee process and attempt to pass bills in a Congress session. Each zip file includes the student guide, PowerPoint presentation, bill and pork legislation templates, committee rubric, and includes additional leadership roles. You can either use the included PDF files or upload the Microsoft Word and PowerPoint fil
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10th - 12th
Gerrymandering & Redistricting Simulation Game Full Lesson
In the Gerrymandering & Redistricting Simulation Game, students will learn about the basics of redistricting and gerrymandering, then practice the concept on practice worksheets, before finally taking part in a fictional scenario in which they must gerrymander a map to benefit their political party.This is a full lesson that comes with a background reading, practice worksheets, and the gerrymandering simulation. This is a great way to teach a complex concept to students and then immediately
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7th - 10th
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Battleground States: Tug-of-War for Hearts, Minds, Votes
It’s an election year and what an exciting one it is proving to be! With the presidency and control of the Senate up for grabs, what better way to start 2024 than running presidential and senatorial campaigns in your own classroom. If that sounds good, then this simulation is for you.I have boiled down the campaigns to their essentials. But here’s the twist: your students will only vote in the 5 presidential and 6 senatorial Battleground States (the ones that will decide the outcomes in both cas
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8th - 12th
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The Election Process: How a President Gets Elected Notes and Simulation Activity
The President of the United States holds perhaps the single highest individual rank in the country. The role of the president includes being the chief executive, commander in chief ceremonial head of state, among others. The road to becoming president is difficult. First, you must win a primary vote of your political party (primaries), then the National Convention vote for your political party and finally the general election vote of the country through the electoral college. With this activity,
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6th - 10th
Roles & Responsibilities of Citizens Around the World Fortune/Misfortune
Fortune/Misfortune is one of Bill Perryman’s, author of 7 Steps to a Language Rich Interactive Classroom, “The Games People Play.” This interactive activity allows students to simulate traveling around the world to eight different countries learning about the different roles and responsibilities of citizens. Some students will get lucky on their travels while others will face devastating misfortune!
Included in this activity is numerous critical thinking and thought provoking questions, o
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5th - 12th
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Political Election Campaign SIMULATION
This is a ten day Simulation that could be shortened down if you'd like. It includes a detailed timeline, information on debating and research, framework for how special interest groups operate(including donating money to candidates who have to drop out if they don't get enough money) a rubric and more. I've been using this simulation in my American Government class for 20 years and it's a staple of the class. Students will learn the process BY DOING!!!
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7th - 12th
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Biden foreign policy simulation
This product was updated April 22, 2021. . It involves the students in assessing Biden foreign policy in regard to 13 topics:(a) WHO membership (b) the Paris Climate Accords (c) the new START Treaty (d) The Muslim Ban (e) US relations with Saudi Arabia (f) US Embassy in Jerusalem? (g) US relations with right - wing Eastern European governments (h) US relations towards Mexico and Central America(i) The Cuban Embargo (j) US relations with Brazil (k) US relations with N. Korea (l) US
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8th - 12th
Electoral College Simulation: Fun, Authentic and Engaging
This simulation was designed three years ago for use with my Freshman Government classes, and I've conducted it every semester since.
The activity is designed to provide middle or high school students with a better understanding of how the Electoral College operates. After dividing students into five states, the teacher leads the class through a series of mock Presidential elections, in which the students of each state vote to determine the winner of the state’s electoral votes. The candidate w
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5th - 12th
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Presidential Nomination Simulation 2024
In order to gain a better understanding of the presidential nomination process, students will participate in a nomination simulation in which they research ideological backgrounds, plan campaign strategies, and conduct electoral math in an attempt at securing one of the two major party nominations for the presidential election. This simulation will take them from state to state to try to win delegate votes from primaries and caucuses. Included in this simulation are the following:Ele
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9th - 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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Student Mock Election Project
This program is designed to give Social Studies students an opportunity to participate in local government. It will allow students to organize a political party, be nominated and campaign for political office and if elected, they will spend a day working with their adult counterpart in state, county and township government. The project has students creating posters, commercials and a summative writing that you can choose what you have time for. Rubrics and requirements are included. Use this p
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9th - 12th
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You be the Judge: Debating Third Parties in American Elections
Engage your students in this interactive lesson that asks students to become the Supreme Court. Using two real Supreme Court cases, students, working in small groups, weigh the arguments of both sides and then create a decision. The two cases included in this lesson plan involve the role of third parties and the restrictions on such in American elections. Case handouts include basic arguments for both sides and the facts of the case; "questions to consider" are embedded within to foster critical
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9th - 12th
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Complete Mock Election Guide
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This comprehensive guide will set up your mock election for you!
With step by step instructions to guide you through every step of the process. Major sections include:
Candidate research paper
Preparing to register voters
Student presentations while registering
How to facilitate registration
Preparing candidate speeches
Candidate Cheat Sheet
Wrap Up activities
Setting up election day
Election workers' duties
Post Election Analysis ideas
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While this guide is tailored to
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1st - 12th
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It's Not a Salamander; It's a Gerrymander
Reapportionment and GerrymanderingThis project allows you and your students to explore and understand how congressional districts are created, why it is important who controls the state legislatures and the nature of partisan and racial gerrymandering. Students will be making their own maps and in doing so they have the option to create more fair districts (or less fair ones, if you want.)There is also a lesson on racial gerrymandering which is an ongoing issue in our country with a number of ca
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9th - 12th
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