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Voting laws vary by state. Where do your state's laws fit on the wide spectrum of election laws across the country?
What is ranked-choice voting? How does it work? This infographic will walk you through the process!
How many reasons are there to care about the midterms? Thousands! Use this printable infographic to show your students the impact that the 2022 midterm elections have on the…
Covering everything from referendums to recalls, this lesson takes students to the voting booth and explains what is on a ballot.
Chatbots are pretty impressive, but are they really as smart as they seem? In this lesson, students learn how chatbots produce information.
Some interest groups use cloaked websites to disguise their true intentions. Students consider why information from interest groups matters politically.
Who’s really behind that post? Students learn the importance of determining who’s behind the information they see and what their motive is.
Photos can be a powerful political resource. In this lesson, students learn how evaluating photos on social media can help them conserve their attention.
Take a peek into the electoral process with this lesson - from party primaries to the general election.
In this three-day mock election role-play lesson, students explain the steps taken from party formation to national election. Harnessing skills gained from the Electoral Process…
Explore the history of voting rights in the United States through an interactive PowerPoint presentation highlighting landmark changes. Following the presentation and class…
In this lesson, students evaluate hypothetical candidates by establishing and applying their own criteria for selecting public officials.
In One Big Party, students learn about the role of political parties in the United States and the influence parties have in our political system, including the role of third…
In this video, students discover how a source’s authority and perspective impact what it says.
In this video, students explore the role that AI could play in influencing our elections.
In this video, students explore how interest groups use cloaked websites to influence public policy and shape public opinion.
In this video, students learn about attention conservation and explore the importance of verifying information online.
Where do we draw the line? Find out how redistricting turns into gerrymandering, and how gerrymandering negatively impacts people in those districts.
Public opinion polls can give insight into people's priorities and opinions, and give candidates and the media a sense of the whole picture.
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