Cast Your Vote

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

12

Overview

In this interactive game from iCivics, students will learn what it takes to become an informed voter. Students will know where they stand on important issues and discover what they need to know about candidates. Students will learn about the importance of local elections, watch candidates discuss important issues in Town Hall debates, identify issues that matter to them and rate candidates' stances, and collect their own notes on candidates within the game. This game can be played during a lesson taught on the election process for reinforcement or after as an assessment. It can be played as a whole group or individually.

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Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 12 - United States Government

SS10.USG.7

Describe the process of local, state, and national elections, including the organization, role, and constituency of political parties. (Alabama)

UP:SS10.USG.7

Vocabulary

  • primary
  • gerrymandering
  • Electoral College
  • soft money
  • hard money
  • reapportionment
  • redistricting
  • "Get Out the Vote"
  • gubernatorial
  • caucus
  • party convention
  • political party
  • census
  • public financing

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The process by which elections are carried out in state, local, and national elections.
  • The process by which state legislatures create and adjust congressional districts.
  • The major rules and regulations surrounding how candidates receive and spend campaign funds.
  • The methods and goals of political parties in appealing to various populations as a means of ensuring voter turnout.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Organize components of the election process into chronological order, including primary elections.
  • Analyze state maps to assess the impact of redistricting.
  • Analyze tables, graphs, and charts to assess voter turnout and impact of.
  • Compare historical maps of state district lines and Electoral College outcomes to identify differences and shifts over time.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • The election process differs amongst office and level of government as well as how campaign spending, political parties, voter turnout, and redistricting can influence the outcome.

CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Resource Provider

iCivics

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

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Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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