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The Presidential
Election Process
Six political parties form committees and
campaign for the White House
v1.1
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retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording or otherwise—without prior written permission from the publisher.
About the Author:
Greg Timmons was a social studies teacher for
more than 30 years in Portland, Oregon. He is
executive director of the Constitution Project,
which produces educational materials and
workshops on the U.S. Constitution. He is also
a freelance curriculum writer and educational
consultant for PBS and various education
publications. He is a member of the board of
directors of the Oregon Council for the Social
Studies and has served on committees for the
National Council for the Social Studies. He lives in
Washington and Montana.
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Contents
©2012 Interact - www.teachinteract.com The Presidential Election Process - Teacher Guide 3
Table of Contents
Purpose and Overview
What is The Presidential Election Process? .........5
What do students learn? ........................6
How are students organized? ....................7
How much time is required? .....................7
How is learning assessed? .......................7
Why use The Presidential Election Process? ........8
Components
....................................... 10
Getting Started
Decisions to Make .............................11
Additional Materials Required ..................11
Preparation and Setup .........................12
Unit Time Chart
................................14
Lesson Plan ......................................15
Rubrics ..........................................27
Evaluation Form ................................30
General Background—Teacher Notes ........31
Electoral College Teacher Notes
..............32
Six Major Political Parties Key ................34
The Electoral College Key
.....................36
Masters
Event Cards ....................................39
Elections in the United States ...................44
Election Matching Activity .....................45
Running for President ..........................46
Six Major Political Parties Fact Sheets ...........48
Six Major Political Parties Review Sheet .........51
Campaign Committee Instructions .............53
The Electoral College ...........................55
Electoral College Votes Map ....................57
Electoral College Note-Taking Handout .........58
Earning Electoral College Votes .................59
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Contents
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Campaign Committee Packet
Campaign Covers ...............................63
Daily Agenda Form ..............................69
Candidate’s Briefing Paper .......................70
Writing Campaign Literature ....................73
Issuing a Press Release ..........................74
Template for Writing a Press Release .............75
Campaign Issue Speech .........................76
30-Second Radio/Television Spot ...............77
Newspaper Advertisements .....................79
Developing an Effective Web Site ................80
Campaign Flyer .................................81
Bumper Sticker and Lawn Sign ..................83
Campaign Materials Check-Off Sheet ............85
Preparing for the Campaign Presentation ........86
Teacher Feedback Form ........................87
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Purpose and Overview
©2012 Interact - www.teachinteract.com The Presidential Election Process - Teacher Guide 5
Purpose and Overview
What is The Presidential Election Process?
The Presidential Election Process is a unit in which fifth to eighth-grade
students conduct a presidential election campaign. In the first two days
of the unit, they will review the structure of elections in the United States
and the process for potential candidates to make their bid for the White
House. Students will also be introduced to the histories and political
philosophies of the country’s six leading political parties: the America First
Party, the Constitution Party, the Democratic Party, the Green Party of the
United States, the Libertarian Party, and the Republican Party. As the
unit continues, students will form campaign committees
representing one of the political parties. They will develop
campaign materials through research, creative activities, and
cooperative committee work. In addition, they will have
the opportunity to schedule their time and project-
manage their tasks using management agendas and
task assignments. Students will also be introduced to
the workings of the Electoral College to understand
its important role in electing a president. Gaining
electoral votes is crucial to a campaign’s
success, and in this unit, students will
be completing tasks and developing
materials to gain these votes. While
committees are developing campaign
materials, important news
announcements will be made in
the form of Event Cards, which the
campaign committees must respond
to with press releases. In the final
days of the unit, students
complete their campaign
materials and make
presentations to other
members of the class on
Political Rally Day.
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Purpose and Overview
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What do students learn?
The activities within this unit are correlated to national and state education
standards. To obtain specific standards information for this title, go to
www.teachinteract.com or contact us at 1-800-359-0961.
In this unit, students gain and experience the following:
Knowledge
• Identify
anddescribethedifferentlevelsofelectionsintheUnitedStates
—national, state, county, city, school district, and student government
• Describe
thestepsinrunningforpresident
• Understandthehistoryandphilosophiesofthesixmainpoliticalparties
in the United States
• Understandtheoperationofapoliticalcampaigncommittee
• Understand
thehistoryandoperationoftheElectoralCollege
Skills
• Accomplishacommongoalworkinginagroup
• Understandtheapplicationofpoliticaltheorytorealissues
• Researchanddevelopideastosupportapoliticalposition
• Setupandmanageaprojectplan
• Understandeffectivemethodsofpersuasionandadvertisingtechniques
Attitudes
• GainanappreciationforthepoliticaldiversityoftheUnitedStates
population as reflected in the political parties
• Developconfidenceinplanningandcarryingoutagroupproject
• Acquire
adesiretobuildacompetentpoliticalcampaigntopromote
its ideals
Experiential Learning
Students learn best through experience. Research shows that student
retention and understanding increase as students become more involved
and engaged in the learning process, regardless of whether they are high
achievers, reluctant learners, or second-language learners. They will
complete some tasks alone and they will need to work cooperatively to
complete others. They will control their learning and will sometimes
teach others.
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Purpose and Overview
©2012 Interact - www.teachinteract.com The Presidential Election Process - Teacher Guide 7
How are students organized?
Students are divided into committees,
with four to eight members per
committee.
How much time is required?
The Presidential Election Process is
designed to take 10–11 class days.
This schedule can be adjusted to fit
your individual class needs.
How is learning assessed?
In the process of participating in this
unit, students will be assessed
on their understanding of key aspects
of the election process. In addition to
the campaign materials and final
presentations, students will complete the following
(answer keys are provided in the teacher materials):
• Election Matching Activity—In this activity, student groups match the
terms for different levels of elections held in the United States with their
correct descriptions.
• Six Major Political Parties Review Sheet—This quick, multiple-
choice quiz can be used as a review test or reinforcement tool to
check on students’ understanding of the political parties’ histories
and philosophies.
• Electoral College Note-Taking Handout—This document is designed to
help you assess how well students are recording notes from lecture and
written documents. You can opt to have students record the information
only from the lecture or allow them to have the notes before, during, or
after the lecture.
Several rubrics are provided for students to use when preparing their
work and for your use in scoring the work. The rubrics focus on “student
work,” which includes, in addition to written work, demonstrated skills,
oral exchanges, individual and cooperative group behavior, processes,
strategies, and any other evidence that proves the students have
learned the targeted content or skill and can apply what they know.
Adapted from Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience”
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Components
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Components
The Presidential Election Process Package
The Presidential Election Process complete package includes:
• TeacherGuide
• SetofSixMajorPoliticalPartiesPlacards
The Teacher Guide has all of the information you need to run a successful
simulation, including scripted lessons, a set of reproducible Event Cards,
reproducible student handouts, and rubrics.
The Six Major Political Parties Placards introduce students to the six major
political parties and are perfect for creating a campaign bulletin board.
Teacher Guide
Six Major Political
Parties Placards
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Unit Time Chart
Unit Time Chart
Week 3
Day 11
•Campaign
Presentations
Week 1
Day 1
•Introductionto
the presidential
election process
•ElectionMatch-
ing Activity
Day 2
•Introduction
to
political parties
•Setup
campaign
committees
Day 3
•Brainstorm
issues
•Candidate’s
Briefing Paper
Day 4
•Electoral
College Intro-
duction
•Handout
rubrics
Day 5
•Writingcam-
paign literature
•Introduction
to
Event Cards
Week 2
Day 6
•Developing
campaign
materials
Day 7
•Developing
campaign
materials
Day 8
•Developing
campaign
materials
Day 9
•Preparingfor
campaign
presentations
Day 10
•Campaign
Presentations
The daily schedule is based on 50-minute periods with 3–5 students in each campaign
committee. Teachers with block schedules or class periods that are less than 50 minutes will
need to adjust the schedule accordingly.
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Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
Day 1:
Introduction to Presidential Elections and Political Parties
1. Give students the Elections in the United States handout, or displaying
it on an overhead projector. Using your copy of the definitions on the
Election Matching Activity, take about 10 minutes to review the differ-
ent types of elections that take place in the United States: national, state,
county, city, general, and primary.
2.
Divide the class into groups of three students and distribute the
prepared envelopes for the Election Matching Activity. Direct the
groups to match the definitions with the correct type of election.
(Give students 15–20 minutes to complete the matching.)
3.
After the class has completed the activity, briefly review the
definitions. Then ask students if they know someone who has run for
office or worked on an election campaign. Ask if any of them have run
for a student office. If so, ask them to describe their experience or what
they know about the election process.
4.
Announce to the class the focus of this unit will be on national
presidential elections. Give all students the Running for President
handout. Review the different steps with the class. Point out that the
focus of the unit will be on steps 4, 5, and 6. (10–15 minutes)
5.
Homework Assignment: Ask students to find out how many political
parties there are. Ask them to identify the parties, find out any
information they can on them, and bring their written responses to
the next class. (This is approximately 10–20 minutes of homework.)
Materials Needed
• Elections in the United States
• Election Matching Activity
• Running for President
Teaching tip
If you believe your
students have a
good understanding of
the different levels of
elections in the United
States, review the head-
ings on the handout or
transparency and move
to the activity in step 2.
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Master
Candidate’s Briefing Paper
Name: ______________________________________ 14 Possible Electoral College Votes
Political Party ________________________________________________
Campaigning is like selling. Your one and only product is the candidate and his or her ideas. Voters
want to know where the candidate stands on the issues, but they also want to know who he or she
is as a person. They want to identify with this person and feel they can trust him or her.
As you develop your campaign, you should think about the political party issues your candidate
supports. You also need to think about what kind of person your candidate is and how best to
present his or her image to the public.
One of the major projects a campaign committee creates is the candidate’s briefing paper. This
document defines who the candidate is and presents his or her position on the major issues. It
builds nearly all the campaign materials produced by the campaign committee including speeches,
radio and television spots, debates, campaign flyers, and even bumper stickers and lawn signs. It is
usually written in sections (listed below) with bullet points.
In this activity, all members of your committee will develop the key points for your candidate’s
briefing paper, which will provide a brief biography of the candidate and his or her stand on the
party’s central issues. Below are links to the six major political parties.
Also, use any party information from your party’s local office or contact their main office to find
more information about the party’s stand on the issues.
Information sources:
• AmericaFirstParty:www.americafirstparty.org
• ConstitutionParty:www.constitutionparty.com
• DemocraticParty:www.democrats.org
• GreenParty:www.gp.org
• LibertarianParty:www.lp.org
• RepublicanParty:www.rnc.org
Candidate’s Briefing Paper
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