Social Studies Lesson Plans
Lesson Outline for 1828 Mock Elections Objective: Students will learn the political and economical issues Jackson faced as president. Students will learn how the election process works. Before you begin: Students need to have an overview about some of the major issues in the early 1800’s such as Native American removal, slavery, child labor, government organization etc. Set up: Students all create a short speech that focuses on the issues of the times. Instruct them to keep in mind what voters (white men) of the time would want to hear. Students should choose a political party to represent. Nominations: Students will nominate their presidential candidates. Campaigning: Candidates will campaign for a period of one week. They can not use any modern technologies to do so. Debates: I have the students have a quick 15 minute debate at the beginning of each class period during campaigning. The candidates sit at the front of the room and the rest of the class will fire questions at them. Voting: After the first debate a preliminary vote is conducted to give the candidates an idea of where they are. At the end of the week of campaigning a formal election is held. Alternative follow-up: I have the “president and vice president” stay in office until we are finished with Jackson’s term. They are responsible for helping the class in anyway needed and are to lead any discussion on Jackson’s term. |
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