Students use primary and secondary sources to learn about ballot initiatives and how they were used to expand voting rights in the 2018 midterm elections.
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To what extent are caucuses equitable and reflect “the will of the people"? Teach students the difference betweencaucuses and regular primary elections, and how caucuses work.
With a steady increase among young adults who vote, help high school students explorethe role and importance of the youth vote, consider barriers to the youth vote, and propose ideas for taking action.
Felony disenfranchisement can impact elections and local laws in a variety of ways. High school students learn about felony disenfranchisement, discuss the pros and cons and whether it should remain intact.
This lesson provides an opportunity for students to reflect on their thoughts and feelings as well as those of their classmates, learn more about the campaign and election, consider the candidates’ final speeches and express their thoughts in a letter they write to the President-elect.
Help high school students understand the Electoral College and its origins and explore their opinion about it as they consider the pros and cons.
After every election, people wonder how many people showed up at the polls to vote. Students learn about strategies and practices for increasing voter turnout by making it more accessible.
One of the most outspoken proponents of the 15th Amendment was Frederick Douglass, a national leader of the abolitionist movement after escaping slavery. Students will analyze Douglass's speech, "What the Black Man Wants," and his argument for why Black men should have the right to vote.
An increasing number of people are calling for an end to the Electoral College. Teach high students about the Electoral College and its origins, as well as the more contemporary movement advocating for the National Popular Vote and the interstate compact that would support it.