general election study resources
Use these complimentary resources from ABC-CLIO to make the elections more meaningful to your students!
Explore key topics in the history and meaning of our nation’s presidential elections to help your students become active observers and analysts of elections past and present.
What’s in a Campaign?
Who Votes and How?
Why is the President Important?
General Resources
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OVERVIEW ESSAY
Historian Robert P. Sladin of Johns Hopkins University summarizes voting rights and the election process. Includes a timeline of key influential events and discussion questions.
The U.S. Presidential Election from 1789 to Today: Essay
BIOGRAPHIES
Each biography includes Related Entries that offer one-click access to in-depth information on issues and events of the time period.
Individuals in History: 5 Influential Presidents
UNDERSTANDING BASIC CONCEPTS: VISUALS
Post these materials to drive student interest or distribute them as part of an assignment.
Use ABC-CLIO’s Online Databases to support study inspired by the U.S. Presidential elections across all curriculum areas.
Election Study Across the Curriculum
HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR OUR ELECTION PROCESS
Impact of Classical Authors on our
Founding Fathers
Politics in the Roman Republic
Forming New Government: The French Revolution
ELECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD
Recent Historic Elections around the World
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