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Lesson Plan September 17 2025

Lesson plan: The Constitution and voter suppression

In this lesson, students take a historic "literacy test" to understand voter suppression
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Lesson Plan November 05 2024

Lesson plan: Polling pitfalls

What do people need to consider when evaluating public opinion polls?
Campaign worker Kamisthial Jones adjusts a Vote Here sign outside a voting place for the midterm election in Detroit
Lesson Plan February 08 2024

Lesson plan: Reinventing American democracy

Discuss why more Americans are anxious about the future of democracy and review ideas to make U.S. democracy stronger
U.S midterm elections
Daily News Lesson November 13 2022

What the media got right and wrong covering the 2022 midterms
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for November 14, 2022
FILE PHOTO: Voters cast their ballots at a polling station during early voting in New York City
Daily News Lesson November 02 2022

New poll reveals how young voters could sway outcome of elections
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from this November 3, 2022
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Daily News Lesson October 17 2022

Economy among key issues on voters' minds this midterm season — and other news for October 18, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
FILE PHOTO: Control of U.S. Senate hangs in the balance as Georgia begins counting ballots
Daily News Lesson April 14 2022

Maine passes law protecting poll workers facing increased threats since 2020 election — and other news for April 14, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
Voters line up to cast their ballots in Atlanta
Daily Video June 10 2020

Election 2020 update: As Biden clinches nomination, candidates set strategies
In this lesson plan, explore the strategies of Democratic and Republican presidential nominees while learning about the impact of polling station closures.
Candidates try to speak near the conclusion of the ninth Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential debate at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.,
Daily Video February 19 2020

Super Civics 2020: Nevada Democratic debate
In this NewsHour lesson plan, check out the latest in Election 2020 and the Democratic debate in Nevada.
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.
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