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	<li><strong>Primaries, Voting, and Elections</strong>
Lesson plans, Internet sites, and curriculum ideas will help your students understand the impact of elections.
<a href="http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson202.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson202.shtml</a></li>
	<li><strong>Presidential Election Coverage: Vote 2008 | Lesson Plans</strong>
Students examine the growing field of candidates and analyze the role of the Internet in the race for president.
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/lessonplans.html" target="_blank">http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/lessonplans.html</a></li>
	<li><strong>Elections Lessons and Teacher Resources</strong>
Features a large collection of lessons plans to teach your students about elections.
<a href="http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Elections.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Elections.htm</a></li>
	<li><strong>By the People: Election For Kids, Parents, and Teachers</strong>
Young people who do vote often do so because they learned about the importance of elections when they were kids and they grew to believe it was an honor and a privilege.
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/elections/kids/" target="_blank">http://www.pbs.org/elections/kids/</a></li>
	<li><strong>Ben's Guide: Elections</strong>
These pages explain the election process for Federal officials. Designed for grades 3-5.
<a href="http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/index.html" target="_blank">http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/index.html</a></li>
	<li><strong>The Electoral College</strong>
When Americans are casting our votes for the presidential candidates, we are actually casting our votes for electors, who will cast their votes for the candidates.
<a class="style83" href="http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/government/theelectoralcollege.htm" target="_blank">http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/government/theelectoralcollege.htm</a></li>
	<li><strong>The Steps to Elected Office</strong>
Create a sequence chart and run-for-office board game.
<a href="http://etgredirect.1105web.com/redirect.aspx?id=80" target="_blank">http://etgredirect.1105web.com/redirect.aspx?id=80</a></li>
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