Election Lessons
EconEdLink is pleased to announce the release of Council for Economic Education lesson plans related to the upcoming elections. These lessons will help your students to see and understand the economics of elections. The lessons are a compilation of the CEE lessons that have been updated for the upcoming election! The lessons also include PowerPoint presentations that include the visuals.
This new lesson introduces students to the concept of margin of error, which is often reported, but rarely understood.
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Lesson 3: Voters and Elections
This lesson is found in "Civics and Government: Focus on Economics," published by the CEE. The lesson discusses the costs and benefits of voting. From the costs and benefits, students try to estimate who is more orless likely to vote in an election.
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Lesson 6: Can Election Futures Markets Be More Accurate Than Polls?
This lesson is found in "Civics and Government: Focus on Economics," published by the CEE. The lesson introduces students to polls and the Iowa election markets
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Lesson 8: Economic Misery and Presidential Elections
This lesson is found in "Civics and Government: Focus on Economics," published by the CEE. The lesson looks at past U.S. elections and finds that economic conditions can play a large role in whether a party retains the presidency.
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Lesson 13: Public Choice Goes to Washington and into the Voting Booth
This lesson is found in "Focus: High School Economics," publshed by the CEE. The lesson conducts mock elections in which students learn why people may decide not to vote in an election.
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