Who were the candidates in the 2008 US Presidential election and where did they stand on important issues? Use a resource that offers an opportunity to go back in time and examine candidates and issues involved in that election year.

Concepts

presidential elections, presidential campaigns, presidential candidates

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• The background materials could be used as part of an assessment of Barack Obama's presidency

Classroom Considerations

• The activity was designed for the 2008 presidential campaign and reflects that year's candidates, but the materials could be edited to reflect the current year's candidates

Pros

• Although dated, the exercises do direct attention to a side-by-side comparison of the candidates

Cons

• Major revisions would be necessary to the materials to reflect candidates in the current election

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1