Presidential Debate: How Did They Do?
In their first debate, Senators Obama and McCain talked about the crisis on Wall Street and how a government bailout would affect their spending priorities, tax policy, and foreign policy. Moderator...
View ArticleCandidates Address Variety of Issues in Town Hall Debate
In the second of three presidential debates of the 2008 election, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama met for a 90 minute town hall debate in Nashville, Tennessee, which featured questions from an...
View ArticleCandidates Spar in Final Debate
In the last of three presidential debates, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain faced off in a sit-down format exclusively about domestic issues: taxes, spending, health care, energy, education and...
View ArticlePresidential candidates travel the country courting voters
DOWNLOAD VIDEO As GOP candidates prepare for the second Republican debate on Wednesday, Democratic candidates saw a recent shift in the polls that could spell trouble for frontrunner Hillary Clinton....
View ArticleHosting a Presidential Debate – Lesson Plan
Subjects History, U.S. Government, Civics Estimated Time Two class periods Grade Level 9-12 Objective To analyze campaign issues and to practice formal debate procedures and elements of logic. Overview...
View ArticleTrump and Clinton on race and police in first presidential debate
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question How might presidential debates affect how the electorate decides to vote? Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off Monday night in the first of three presidential...
View ArticleTrump responds to ‘locker room banter’ at second debate
DOWNLOAD VIDEO (Editor’s note: Note that this video includes references to inappropriate language and should be reviewed before showing to your class.) Essential question What should students do to...
View ArticleHow teachers and students discuss the election in the classroom
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question Why has teaching about the presidential election been a challenge for teachers? Ahead of the third and final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, educators...
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What students can take away from the first presidential debate
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: First, watch the video above for a primer on expectations for each candidate before the debate. Then read the summary and select clips from the actual debate below to view....
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News Roundup: President Trump contracts COVID-19 days after first debate
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary, watch the video and answer the discussion questions. Have students record what they found most significant in the summaries and ask them what they’d like to...
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Four mini-lessons on presidential debates
FILE PHOTO: A combination picture shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaking during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.,...
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What students can take away from the final presidential debate
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: First, watch the video above for a primer on expectations for each candidate before the debate. Then read the summary and select clips from the actual debate below to view....
View ArticleRemembering historian David McCullough: Why history is more than military and...
Hear about the life of Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough, who believed history was more than military and politics
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