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Vice presidential hopefuls focused their criticism on the top of the ticket

Analyze campaign issues and practice formal debate procedures and elements of logic with this lesson

In this lesson plan, students will discuss what makes advertisements effective and examine ads produced by the 2020 presidential campaigns.

Learn more about contested elections in U.S history and the role of the 12th Amendment

Explore what makes a debate format work and why presidential debates are important to voters, then watch the next presidential debate

Slogans are a critical aspect of a political campaign: In just a few words, they must summarize the candidate's brand and win over voters. How well do you know presidential campaign slogans from history?

Start your class off with this fun election activity! Using PBS' Election Central interactive map, students can test their knowledge of candidates' policy stances by matching quotes with the candidate who they think said it.