CESQD—Electoral Politics

Running for Office
The Politics of Elections

This 3-in-l simulation begins with candidates deciding to run for office and ends with an election. Along the way your students do many of the activities common to political campaigns. The simulation is flexible. You can pick and choose which activities to do and how much time you want to spend.

Activities included are:
	Audience forum Polls Media coverage Fundraisers Debate Primary and general elections Nominating convention Creating and airing commercials
Student roles include:
	Candidate Campaign Strategist Reporter/Blogger Pollster Ad Cosultant/Graphic Artist Finance Chair Wordsmith--Speech writer Webmaster

You can do a presidential, congressional or nonpartisan election campaign. Included with each campaign are a teacher's guide, student instructions, the necessary forms, activity timelines, and evaluation and assessment materials.

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