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Peaceful Transitions

362 minutes

13 Items

Civic Friendship: “I am rooting hard for you”

E Lesson

20 Min

Electoral College

Resource

Lesson

11 Activities

140 Min

Contentious Elections and the Peaceful Transition of Power

E Lesson

20 Min

Establishing a Government of Laws, Not Men: George Washington’s Retirement and Responsibility

Lesson

1 Activities

45 Min

The True Meaning of Democracy: Eleanor Roosevelt, Marian Anderson, and Respect

Lesson

1 Activities

45 Min

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment

E Lesson

20 Min

Essay: Civic Virtue and Our Constitutional Republic

Essay

1072 Words

The Electoral College and Popular Vote for the President

E Lesson

20 Min

The Constitution

Primary Source

8564 Words

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

Video

7 Min

The Ku Klux Klan and Violence at the Polls

Essay

2499 Words

Continuity or Change? Presidential Elections | BRIdge from the Past: Art Across U.S. History

Video

15 Min