American President Extensive presidential and
electoral history, election coverage and a lively
student magazine.
Annenberg Classroom and
Sunnylands Classroom offer, at no cost,
classroom-ready civics education resources from the
Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of
Pennsylvania and the Annenberg Foundation Trust at
Sunnylands
Atlas of U.S.
Presidential Elections Find national results for
presidential elections from 1789 through 2000. Election
information, articles and a description of the election
process is also available.
Ben's Guide to the
U.S. Government Learn about government branches,
citizenship and how laws are made with Ben Franklin as
your host. Interactive games and articles provide
information in a fun way.
Bill of
Rights Institute: The Bill of Rights Institute
offers lessons and activities for teaching students
about the words and ideas of the Founding Fathers of the
United States. The institute also offers professional
development opportunities for teachers.
C.A.R.E. – Credit
Abuse Resistance Education. This program is
designed to teach students about the dangers of credit
card abuse and how to be financially responsible. The
local contact for this program is Molly Anderson. Her
contact information can be found on the teacher
resources page under "Nevada Social Studies
Organizations & Contacts".
Center for Civic Education: The Center for Civic
Education's primary focus is to promote civic education
among the youth across America.
Civic
Mission of Schools: this Civic Mission of
Schools provides a "toolkit" for teachers to help them
attain their goal of increasing civic responsibility in
their classroom and school.
CNN Student News:
This is CNN's site for current events geared towards
students. It includes lesson plans and activities to go
along with some of the lead stories.
Constitution
Facts: This site provides information on the
Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of
Independence. It even includes a short "Test Your
Constitution IQ" quiz!
Constitutional Rights Foundation: CRF offers
lessons and publications for teachers to support the
teaching of citizenship. The site also includes
resources for the teaching of law and government, and
world history.
EASE
History: This site provides hundreds of videos
and photographs of campaign ads and issues through
history.
Federal Statistics: This site offers a listing
of the kid’s pages for every federal agency. Information
is geared for students in elementary through high
school. The webpages include fun facts, games, project
ideas, and career information.
History & Politics Outloud: This is an awesome
site that has audio recordings of hundreds of historical
and political speeches. For example, you can listen to
Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, or Martin
Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech.
The Interactive Museum of News: This interactive
news "museum" allows the reader to view thousands of
news stories, both historical and current.
Kids Voting:
This organization provides materials for teachers to use
in their classroom that encourage students to become
involved and engaged citizens.
Law Related
Education: Programs include,
Street Law;
We the People;
Project Citizen.
The
Library of Congress –
The Teacher’s
Page is packed full of great information!
Museum of the Moving Image: This museum offers
an online exhibit focusing on 284 historical
presidential campaign commercials from every election
year, beginning with 1952, when the first campaign ads
aired.
National
Archives and Records Administration: The NARA
exhibits include "America's Historical Documents"; an
Online Exhibit showing the "Charters of Freedom"; as
well as links to the Presidential Libraries.
National Center for Constitutional Studies: This
organization provides resources for teachers to use in
their classrooms when teaching about the Constitution.
They also offer free materials for using on Constitution
Day!
National
Student/Parent Mock Election: NSPME encourages
parents and students to become involved in the voting
process through participation in a mock election.
Rock the
Vote: Rock the Vote's site is geared towards
teenagers. Their primary focus is to get students
involved in the voting process.
Student Voices, a nonprofit / nonpartisan civics
engagement program, teaches students how government
works, how government affects their lives, and how they
in turn can influence government. Classes can explore
topics on this interactive website, or take a more
hands-on approach through a highly flexible, two-part
curriculum.
United States Census Bureau – plus
teaching materials for using the 2010 Census
Data (lessons for all grade levels available).
The
United States House of Representatives –
Includes an
educational page
with documents from the
Constitution to the Declaration of Independence, as well
as documents explaining how the legislative process
works.
U.S. Presidential Campaign Memorabilia: This
exhibit presented by Duke University, illustrates the
nation's presidential elections in letters, sheet music,
leaflets, buttons, and bumper stickers.
The United States Senate: This site is the
official site for the United States Senate.
The White House:
This is the official site to the White House. The site
contains historic information regarding presidents and
their tenure in the Oval Office; as well as current
events news and position statements on the issues.
The White
House Page for Kids! This page on the White
House site has games, information and quizzes for kids
of all ages!
A Parent
& Teachers’ Guide to the White House Website.
