A Few Web Resources for Teaching about Democracy and Civics
VOTE DEMOCRACY! encourages everyone—particularly young Americans and new voters—to get involved in the democratic process. In partnership with leading community-based organizations, ITVS is spearheading a series of town halls, voter registration events, online discussions and public screenings of films from the Independent Lens series—all designed to help us think more deeply about our place in America’s grand experiment.
Fascinating maps and cartograms (showing different ways of viewing how “red,” “blue” or “purple” we are) of the 2004 presidential election and the 2006 congressional elections.
What is Democracy? Twenty-one pieces in a new series of one-page primers on the fundamentals of democracy produced by the Bureau of International Information Programs. Each of these short papers is available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Dari, French, Korean, Pashto, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish versions.
Nonprofit Vote is a one-stop voter participation resource center for the 501(c)(3) sector. Their mission is to help you engage your clients in voting and democracy.
Center for Civic Education Lesson plans, multimedia including video clips and podcasts, links
PBS Teachers Choose grade range and topic
NIFL ESL/Civics Special Collections
Your Government, Your Taxes, Your Choices
Suffragist Oral History Project
