Learn more about our 2012 Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
A fun resource for students to write their own digital book about the election.
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Check out our Interactive Constitution to learn more about executive power and how it pertains to the President of the United States of America.
As president it's important to know information about how the country was formed. Here get resources to help student study and learn more about the Declaration of independence.
Hands-on, digital, customizable resources to help students understand the history of the U.S. and how democracy has helped form our nation.
Get involved in the nation's largest civic education project – the 2012 My Voice National Student Mock Election.
Provocative questions and intriguing content around the history of elections from our partner Colonial Williamsburg.
An interactive activity where students learn the story of four kids who learn to make heads and tails of American Citizenship.
Provides access to current election content that can be easily integrated into teachers' lesson plans.
Learn about presidents of the past. Read biographies of past presidents.
Give your students a chance to interact with key symbols of our republic in a new and exciting way.
Check out facts and information about the Election through our FREE atlases, almanacs, dictionary, and encyclopedia.
Is our politics polarized? Sure. Should we talk about it in class? You bet.
Even as Americans seem deeply divided about how to move the nation forward, we do agree on a set of core democratic values. This is The Idea of America®. Discover an engaging new approach to the American history survey. Start with The Great Debate, where you’ll learn how generations of citizens have argued how to balance shared values throughout our history: law and ethics; freedom and equality; unity and diversity; and private wealth and common wealth.
Then explore other great issues. How have “Mad Men” sold past presidential candidates? Find out in “Donkey vs. Elephant.” How well do you know your party platforms? Test yourself in “Pin the Plank on the Party.” Both activities are in the Party Politics case study.
You think we’re divided now? Check out the 1860 election in “You Say Election, I Say Secession” in The Impending Crisis case study. Why would you vote for a Whig? Find out in “A Political Divide,” in Jacksonian America, then write your own 1828 campaign ad. Can anyone really grow up to be president? Learn about Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 run in the Free and Equal Background Text.
You’ll find great election-year resources like these throughout The Idea of America. To learn more, develop lesson plans, and engage in online activities, log into your free demo account and click on a case study.
Don't have a demo account? Click here and use the access code: America11 to create your account and being discovering Colonial Williamsburg's The Idea of America.
