It is approximately one year until the crucial 2016
Presidential election. For the first-time in eight years we have no incumbent
running for office and there is a broad field of candidates from both parties.
Teachers of civics, social studies and political science should be preparing
now for this event by researching activities that will be both engaging and
informational for their students, from the conventions this coming summer to the
fall campaigns to Election Day 2016. Regardless of your personal political
affiliation, a Presidential election represents teachable moments for your students. Below are a number of web sites that you can
search to obtain information for 2016.
The Republican National Convection will be held in Cleveland,
Ohio from July 18-21st. Check out this site www.
2016.republican-convention.org.
The Democratic National Convention will be held in
Philadelphia, PA from July 25-28th. Go to www.phldncc.com.
There is a national Presidential news website that has
information about the primaries, conventions and the elections. This can be
located at 222.uspresidential-news.com.
For more general information, facts and figures about all
upcoming elections, view the site www.politics1.com.
Teachervision has
lesson plans for school students about the Presidential election process. Go to
teachervision.com.
All of the major medias networks will also be developing
links for information about the election, so take your choice (NBC, ABC, CBS,
FOX and CNN). Also check out the C-Span web site.
Of course teachers can get information about the current
residents of 1670 Pennsylvania by accessing the site www. whitehouse.gov.
There will be more sites available as Election Day draws near.
A good Google search will get you on the right course.
Ps. Don’ forget to register and vote!
c.2015 J.Margolis
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