Elections: National Conventions

Address to the Democratic National Convention - Robert F. Kennedy
http://www.cs.umb.edu/jfklib/r082764.htm
Listen to a RealAudio version or read the text of RFK's 1964 address to the Democratic National Convention.

Do You Hear What I Hear?
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/websocialmr.html
WebQuest - How does music and lyric reflect philosophical truths thereby serving as social commentary of a specific era while affecting pop culture as well as the way historians interpret the past? Research the events of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968 and determine the significance of CSNY composition 'Chicago.'

Election Venn
http://www.abcteach.com/Elections/venn.htm
Use the Venn Diagram to compare candidates or issues in the election.

Election Word Search
http://www.abcteach.com/wordpuzzles/WordSearches/election.htm

Home-Made Political Parties
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/
US_Government/GOV0014.html
Lesson Plan and Activities - Understand the role of political parties in our democracy, by participating in one of the primary activities of any party, writing a platform.

It's My Party - Exploring the Similarities and Differences Between the Democratic and Republican Platforms
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/
20000821monday.html
Lesson Plan - Compare and contrast the Republican and Democratic party platforms and then participate in a mock press conference and write editorial pieces for your school or local newspaper.

Making Informed Decisions - Assessing Where Political Candidates Stand on Important Issues
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/
19981103tuesday.html
Two-day Lesson Plan - investigate several ways in which Americans can become informed voters. Students will discuss various issues of importance in the 1998 congressional and gubernatorial elections, create comparison charts of their states' candidates' positions on these issues, and decide which candidate they would vote for based on this information.

Presidential Campaigning: Past and Present
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq67/
WebQuest - Take two candidates from previous elections and design a platform for them that would work in the present day.

Should the United States Enact a Constitutional Amendment to Prohibit Flag Burning?
http://www.landmarkcases.org/texas/webquest.html
WebQuest - Gregory Lee Johnson was arrested for burning a flag during protest outside the Republican National Convention in Texas. As a recently elected U.S. Senator, you will be asked to vote on this issue, which is very important to many of your constituents. Before voting, you must learn about the arguments on both sides and make an informed decision. Then you will vote on this issue: Should the United States enact a constitutional amendment to prohibit flag burning?

What Are The Issues?
http://www.abcteach.com/Elections/issues.htm
An issue is an idea or belief that a candidate or party supports. Think about the things that are important to you in this election. What would you want the important issues to be. Why?

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