Electing a President: Resources for Teaching About the Presidential Primaries and the 2008 Candidates

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RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES

To help you teach about the primary and caucus systems, we offer this list of special resources.

  • How Does the Primary Process Work?
  • Overview of the Primary Process
  • The Primary vs. the Caucus
  • How Do Primaries Work?
  • Iowa Caucus Primer
  • Small Town Caucus Video
  • How Stuff Works: Caucuses
  • Caucuses Simple as Child's Play

    RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE 2008 CANDIDATES

    To help you teach about the candidates vying for their party nominations in this year's presidential primaries, check out the links below. If you plan to share these links with your students, be sure to preview them first, especially the YouTube links.

    Hillary Clinton (D)

  • Official Campaign Web Site
  • Hillary Clinton (Washington Post)
  • Hillary Clinton (CNN)
  • Hillary Clinton (FactMonster.com)
  • Hillary Clinton (PBS)
  • Hillary Clinton News Headlines (Fox News)
  • Hillary Clinton News Headlines (MSNBC)
  • Hillary Clinton (YouTube)
  • Hillary Clinton (Scholastic)
  • Hillary Clinton Interview (Reader's Digest)

    John McCain (R)

  • Official Campaign Web Site
  • John McCain (Washington Post)
  • John McCain (CNN)
  • John McCain (FactMonster.com)
  • John McCain (PBS)
  • John McCain News Headlines (Fox News)
  • John McCain News Headlines (MSNBC)
  • John McCain (YouTube)
  • John McCain (Scholastic)
  • John McCain Interview (Reader's Digest)

    Barack Obama (D)

  • Official Campaign Web Site
  • Barack Obama (Washington Post)
  • Barack Obama (CNN)
  • Barack Obama (FactMonster.com)
  • Barack Obama (PBS)
  • Barack Obama News Headlines (Fox News)
  • Barack Obama News Headlines (MSNBC)
  • Barack Obama (YouTube)
  • Barack Obama (Scholastic)
  • Barack Obama Interview (Reader's Digest)


    Last updated 03/27/2008