Teaching Presidential Elections:
Constitutional Process

Constitution Day live is here! Built for This: Debate, Dialogue, and the Constitution highlights how the Constitution facilitates not only dialogue, disagreement, and compromise but also governmental processes. As another presidential election season approaches, how do you teach the process of elections laid out in the Constitution? The Bill of Rights Institute has you covered with a library of ready-to-use election resources.

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The Electoral College | Homework Help from the Bill of Rights Institute

Review the origins and functions of the Electoral College in the Constitution. Explore the debate and compromise that led to the formation of the electoral college and challenges students to analyze if the formal process of the electoral college is still valid today.

Bush v. Gore | BRI’s Homework Help Series

Why was the presidential election of 2000 so controversial, and what constitutional questions were raised during the vote count?

Election Scholar Talks

For more in-depth resources, BRI is happy to share a number of higher-level election resource videos featuring BRI scholars.

Engage Students in Voting and Debate

Encourage students to practice debate and the election process with the Think the Vote student debate platform. Analyze previous debates or have students participate in the current debate questions to help students better discern the debate and voting process.

Explore Think the Vote

Managing Election Stress in the Classroom

As election season approaches, it can be an exciting opportunity for civic education, but it can also bring stress and anxiety, especially for students engaging in political discussions for the first time.

The Bill of Rights Institute has partnered with Huddle Up, an expert in IEP therapy, SEL, and K-12 mental health services, to provide free downloadable resources, including regulation cards, breathing visuals, and break cards that educators can share with students navigating election stress.

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Today is Constitution Day! Watch as the Bill of Rights Institute celebrates this day through Built for This: Debate, Dialogue, and the Constitution.

The program follows how the Constitution facilitates the process of disagreement, debate, and compromise through segments from Yuval Levin, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Jane Kamensky, the BRI Student Fellows, and other special guests. The full Constitution Day live program and viewing guides are available today.

Follow the full program today or pick and choose the segments that are right for your classroom. Each video segment will become available later in the week.

We continue to offer our array of resources and materials to you at no charge. In addition to hundreds of lessons and classroom-ready activities, we also maintain a Current Events page. Our team searches for recent news articles that explore relevant themes and connect those articles to our resources. And don’t forget about our Think The Vote platform – we hope it helps your student think critically about the world around them!

Warmly,

Laura Vlk
Director, Educator Engagement
Bill of Rights Institute

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