Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Are you a Democrat or a Republican?

Glassbooth Election Quiz - AWESOME SITE!! Choose the issues that are important to you and then it gives you a quiz on your feelings towards those issues. The results show percentages of your agreement with the candidates and explains why. Terrific!
Select a Candidate - One of the most used election quiz sites with over 10,000,000 hits.
Vote Help  - Take the survey to see what candiate your views align with
Whole World Vote - Displays popularity of candiates worldwide
270 to Win - Map of electoral college results for every election back to George Washington
Project Vote Smart - Search for candidates that will be on your local ballot by zipcode to find basic info about their beliefs, platform, and history.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Presidential Issues Activity

Use the websites to learn more about our two Presidential Candidates and complete the activity.

Follow class instrcuctions to open the Word document template you will need to complete this lesson.
- Complete Basic Background Info on each Candidate
- Choose 5 Issues & Analyze Each