In this 3-4 day lesson plan from PBS News Hour, students will consider the essential question of why voting is an important responsibility for citizens. Students will view film clips, examine primary and secondary sources, and participate in both research and discussion.
In this activity, students read and discuss race and representation in United States government. Students work in small groups to analyze the 'minority-majority' voting districts that were created in North Carolina and Georgia.
In this lesson, students critically examine the concept of representative democracy and its importance to American government. Students learn the difference between descriptive and agency representation as well as analyze the current demographic trends of the North Carolina General Assembly and United States Congress.
Students examine presidential campaign slogans that have been used throughout history.
In this lesson, students consider the question: Why Don't People Vote?. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students rank methods of voter registration that have been proposed to increase the turnout in American elections.