Debates
Each debate will begin at 9:00 p.m. EDT.
First presidential debate |
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS Moderator: Jim Lehrer - Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour, PBS |
Vice presidential debate |
Washington University in St. Louis, MO Moderator: Gwen Ifill - Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour, and Moderator and Managing Editor, Washington Week, PBS |
Second Presidential debate |
Belmont University, Nashville, TN Moderator: Tom Brokaw - Special Correspondent, NBC News |
Third presidential debate |
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY Moderator: Bob Schieffer - CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent, and Host, Face the Nation |
Each debate will begin at 9pm eastern, 6pm pacific time and last for 90 minutes. They will be aired on every major broadcast network such as CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX. They will also be aired on cable outlets such as Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, and many others.
The two backup sites are Centre College in Danville, KY and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. Each debate will be administered by a single moderator.
Student Resources
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx
Test your knowledge by answering the sixty multiple-choice questions below. You must answer all questions. When you are finished, use the button at the bottom to submit your quiz for scoring.
You will be given a score for the number of questions you answered correctly. For those questions you missed, the appropriate answer will be provided. A printable version of the quiz, along with the answers, is available for download for those who register.
White House Kids Quiz
Quiz about life in the White House from the White House kids' page.
White House Concentration Games
Ongoing collection of nonpartisan and partisan national polls.
http://www.pollingreport.com/2008.htm
Meet the Candidates
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/
In-depth coverage of the 2008 presidential election, Democratic and Republican candidates, and primary elections and caucuses. Listen to audio reports on NPR.
http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1102#/primaries/
Presents timeline, political parties involved, and potential candidates.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2008
Full news coverage and opinions on the 2008 presidential election. Find photos, audio, video, and related sites about the 2008 election on Yahoo!
http://news.yahoo.com/elections
Aggregated news stories and commentary about the campaign and candidates.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/topic/?topic=Election_2008
Candidate Profiles and Links to Their Official Sites
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/election2008/
Track the electoral college and congressional elections with a red/blue map of the US updated daily using the latest state polls.
http://www.electoral-vote.com/
Grade the Candidates
http://www.rd.com/gradeTheCandidates.do
Vote 2008 The Primaries
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/primaries/states/
Scholastic News -- Election 2008
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm
University of Michigan Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/elec2008.html
Presidential Campaign Tracker
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/tracker/
2008 Presidential Candidates
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/
Campaign Issues
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign08/issues/
Teacher Resources
American President Resource on the U.S. Presidents
http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
http://www.uselectionatlas.org/
CivicMind.com - Civic Engagement, Community Service, Nonprofit Organizations, National Service, Philanthropy
http://civicmind.com/
Political Cartoons
http://www.classbrain.com/artteensb/publish/cat_index_19.shtml
Politics - News, Opinion and Analysis from CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/
Student News - Stories and Video from CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
Commission on Presidential Debates
http://www.debates.org/
C-SPAN
http://www.c-span.org/
The New York Times
http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/index.html
EASE History
http://www.easehistory.org/index2.html
EASE History is a rich online environment that supports the learning and teaching of US History. Hundreds of historical videos and photographs are currently available in EASE History.
Learn about US History through the prism of US presidential campaign ads, better understand the complexities of campaign issues and their historical context by looking at historical events, and explore the meanings of core values by examining how these values have been applied in both historical events and campaign ads.
Current Electoral College Votes
Campaign Fun
http://election.msn.com/CampaignFun.aspx
Games and Puzzles need to be downloaded.
Political Cartoons
http://cagle.msnbc.com/2008/
En Español
http://latino.msn.com/especiales/elecciones2008/
The PBS Kids Democracy Project
Check Classroom Resources for the Lesson Plans
CNN – Inside Politics
Up to the minute news.
Ben’s Guide to US Government
Choose a grade range to explore.
The White House – Historical Tour
Presidents' Day Quiz - True or False
Make Classroom Connections to This Year’s Elections
Lesson Plans
Big Picture Lesson Plan: EFFECTS OF URBAN GROWTH
Background, Activities and Critical Analysis By Lisa Prososki
Subject Areas: secondary current events, social studies, political science, communication arts, and math classes
Estimated Time: Two to three 45-minute class periods
Grade Level: 9-12 (lesson can be modified for lower grades)
A Race To Watch: Campaign 2008, The Role Of Technology And The Internet
Background, Activities and Critical Analysis By Lisa Prososki
Subject Areas: secondary current events, social studies, political science, communication arts, and speech/debate classes
Estimated Time: Two to three 45-minute class periods
Grade Level: 9-12 (lesson can be modified for lower grades)
Analyzing The Candidates In The 2008 Presidential Election
Background, Activities and Critical Analysis By Lisa Prososki
Subject Areas: secondary current events, social studies, political science, and communication arts
Estimated Time: Two to three 45-minute class periods
Grade Level: 9-12 (lesson can be modified for lower grades)
Election Templates
Presidential Order of Succession 
Political Cartoons
Lesson Plan
Political Cartoons play an important part in telling the history of a given period of time. Students will learn to analyze cartoons by identifying the symbols, characters and information and its significance in history.
Primary Core Objective:
Social Studies - U. S. History II Standard 10
The students will understand the economic and political changes of contemporary America.
First Gov For Kids
The Federal Government may seem big and confusing. Use these links to learn more about different parts of our government.
Growing Voters and Election 2004 - Complete Materials for Teachers, Grades 1-12
Free downloadable lesson plans, activities, websites, rubrics and more. A new curriculum initiative from Lesley University.
Mathematics Awareness Month - The theme of Mathematics Awareness Month in this presidential election year is "Math and Voting."
"Game Theory," Program 9 of the new "Mathematics Illuminated," demonstrates that competition and cooperation can be studied mathematically. Game theory began in the analysis of games like chess and checkers, but soon showed its relevance to economics and geopolitical strategy.
May 6, 2008 - 2:00 pm Eastern
May 13, 2008 - 9:00 am Eastern
May 20, 2008 - 2:00 pm Eastern
May 27, 2008 - 9:00 am Eastern
July 6, 2008 - 1:00 pm Eastern
July 8, 2008 - 1:00 pm Eastern
September 21, 2008 - 5:00 pm Eastern
September 23, 2008 - 5:00 pm Eastern
"Learning Math: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability," Video 9, "Random Sampling and Estimation" illustrates how to select a random sample and use it to estimate characteristics of an entire population. The video includes information especially useful in an election year: the variation in estimates and the effect of sample size on an estimate's accuracy.
"The Missing Link: Essential Concepts for Middle School Math Teachers" offers methods for teaching how to conduct random sampling and use probability to make predictions in Workshop 7.
Nevada Resources
State Initiative & Referendum Petitions Circulation in 2003-2004
2004 Statewide Ballot Questions
Clark County Election Department
Voter's Guide
(English; League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley; includes the state and local races)
Political Resources - Political Trivia
The American Presidency
Party Matchmaking Quiz
Quiz by 3rd Party Central to see how your views compare to those of other parties.
Sheppard's Political Quiz Contest
This site contains quizzes about twentieth century presidents as well as many other topics.
The Political Compass
A UK based test to determine where one stands on the political spectrum
USA Trivia
This site offer political trivia on the Presidents, Vice Presidents, First Ladies, and more.
What is your Third Party I.Q.?
Test your knowledge of third party and third alternative candidate trivia.
World's Smallest Political Quiz
Quiz by Advocates for Self-Government to see where you fit on the political map.
Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center is an independent opinion research group that studies
attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. The Center's purpose is
to serve as a forum for ideas on the media and public policy through public opinion
research.
Real Clear Politics
Real clear politics reports national polls as well as complete news coverage on the
Presidential, Congressional and State electio
Electoral Vote Predictors
Electoral Vote Predictor 2008
This site, owned and operated by a Kerry supporter, attempts to the predict the
electoral vote by examining state-by-state polls. As new state polls are released, the
maps, spreadsheets, tables, graphs, and movies will be updated. In the maps, the
white states are essentially tossups and are subject to rapid fluctuations. This site is
updated daily. Visit this site state-by-state analysis.
Larry Sabato Crystal Ball
A comprehensive Web site run by the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, Larry
Sabato's Crystal Ball features analyses of presidential elections, Senate, House and
gubernatorial races.
