Official Campaign Websites:

Republican Candidates For President John McCain Republican Nominee Withdrawn: Ron Paul Mike Huckabee Sam Brownback Rudy Giuliani Mitt Romney Tom Tancredo Fred Thompson  Duncan Hunter Tommy Thompson

Frequently Asked Election Questions

• What are primary elections?
• What are caucuses and how are they different from primaries?
• What is the Electoral College?
• What are some of the differences between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party?
• Have third parties ever made a difference in presidential elections?
• Can President Bush run again during this upcoming election?
• Can Bill Clinton serve as vice-president?
• What is a "brokered convention?" Will we have one in this election?
• What is a "battleground state?"
• Questions you may have about voting on Election Day are answered here  (by the state of Maryland Board of Elections)
  
  Submit your questions and an answer may appear here!

 Election-Related Lesson Plans

• Modern Political Parties and Elections
• Elections in America
  
  Objectives: The students will...
  1. Define key terms relating to political parties and describe their function in American politics.
  2. Outline the electoral process for major national offices such as the presidency and Congress.
  3. Relate the place of political parties and election to the principles of American democracy.
  
• PDF: Path to the White House
• Activity: The Election Day Newspaper Predictions
  Students will use MS Publisher to complete this template.
  Right-click and select "save target as."
  To create an electoral college map image, go to http://www.270towin.com and press "print screen" your keyboard. Then crop the image after pasting it into Publisher.

Election 2008 Worksheets

• Worksheet: Election 2008: Who is Running?
  Students research the lives and careers of the 2008 presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
• Worksheet: The 2008 Presidential Primaries and Caucuses Map
• Worksheet: The 2008 National Conventions
  Students use web resources to develop a journal entry of the democratic and republican National Conventions.
• Worksheet: The Candidates and the Issues
• PDF: The Electoral College Map

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The Electoral Process
 

Path to the White House Resources:
 

• Ben's Guide to Elections
• Enchanted learning: How Is the President Elected?
• C-SPAN: 2008 Election Guide
• Electing the President
• How to become President: a Step-By-Step Guide
• NPR's Interactive Election Map
• Des Moines Register: How Caucuses Work
• CNN: Political Conventions