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Lesson Plan November 04 2024

Choose one: 7 engaging civics lessons

Check out these 7 video lessons on voting rights, political parties, media bias and more

Lesson Plan June 11 2024

Lesson Plan: Political Parties: Two is Company, Three’s a Crowd

The Founders did not intend to create a two-party system and yet that is exactly what has thrived in American history. But what about the role of third-party candidates?

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Daily News Lesson April 22 2022

Sen. Mallory McMorrow's "We will not let hate win" speech — and other news for April 22, 2022

Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions

A sign urging residents to vote stands in Atlanta

Daily Video January 05 2021

Classroom Resource: Georgia voters to decide balance of power in Senate

Discuss what's at stake in today's Georgia runoff elections.

FILE PHOTO: A combination picture shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate, in Cleveland

Lesson Plan October 19 2020

Four mini-lessons on presidential debates

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

Christine Blasey Ford at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily Video October 04 2018

#MonitoringTheMidterms: FBI investigation into Kavanaugh wraps up

Use this lesson with your students to discuss Thursday's news that the FBI has wrapped up their investigation on sexual misconduct accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Florida Voters Cast Their Ballots In State's Primary

Daily Video September 05 2018

Monitoring the Midterms: Why Arizona, Nevada and Florida are worth watching

Have your students choose the most relevant and interesting races to watch in the 2018 midterm elections. They should start with their own local and state elections!

Daily News Lesson August 07 2018

Monitoring the midterms: Political parties continuing role in U.S. elections

What issues will inspire voters to turn out to vote in November? Check out NewsHour Extra's "Monitoring the Midterms" classroom series ahead of the 2018 midterms.

Daily Video August 31 2016

Why #Election2016 is confounding many voters

For an inside view into the choice facing voters, six Northern Virginia residents shared their thoughts on the presidential election, including whether or not the U.S. will become more unified in years to come.

Daily Video April 18 2016

How do party delegates and the Electoral College work?

As the primary season starts to draw to a close, the likelihood that the Republican’s presidential candidate will be contested at July’s National Convention in Cleveland increases.

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