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This section of the site will help teachers and students track the emerging themes, events, and personalities of the 2000 presidential election. It will contain analysis of issues and platforms, and interviews with political professionals, media representatives, and candidates. Lesson plans to help students understand the electoral process and follow the election as it unfolds will be developed by teachers all over the country and by the Junior Statesmen of America Foundation. If you would like to participate in this effort, join us.Presidential Candidate Biographies: Get the background facts about the presidential and vice presidential candidates running for the Oval Office in the year 2000.
Student Opinions: Students give their views on their party candidates, their platforms, their strengths, and weaknesses.
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Reform Party
Green Party
If you would like to submit a Libertarian Party essay similar to these, please complete this join us form.
Essays:
Our growing archive contains thought-provoking essays, analyses of this year's
election, interviews of people involved in the process (e.g., campaign managers and political cartoonists), and the online journal of teacher and political candidate Rod
Cameron. Additionally, this section includes exclusive personal perspectives by Hugh Sidey, Time magazine's special White House correspondent for more than four decades.
Mr. Sidey is also the narrator for The American President series. Most essays offer
follow-up activity suggestions.
Lesson Plans: New lesson plans are being added regularly. Topics range from "To Tell the Truth: A Presidential Debate" to "Electing the President: The American Electoral College System." Election Process Web Resources: Teachers offer their expert opinions on sites with Election 2000-related topics ranging from campaign processes to government election sites. New sections will be added frequently. To recommend other online resources for teachers and students, click here
Election 2000 Web Site Roundup: To help you and your students find the best online resources about the most current campaign developments, one of America's newest voters, student David Tibbles gives his
weekly picks on the sites on the Internet that best address the trends and issues of Campaign 2000.
Healthcare
Education
HOW YOU SEE IT: "American President" Viewers Weigh In On the Election With No Winner.Teachers take a Survey : If you are a teacher, take this survey on political bias in the classroom and have your input immediately added to the results!
