This lesson will be a look at the role morality plays in presidential elections. The lesson will require students to view different candidates for president and their standpoints on moral issues. Students will be required to identify the impact they believe morality plays in elections, and based on their own results from a survey on political party affiliation, will need to identify why issue standpoints have proven more pertinent in elections and if this hold true for them.
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Origins Content
Teaching Standard
Ohio Government Standard 1; Ohio Government Standard 2
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Grade Level
9-12
Downloadable Files
Moral-Issues-in-Elections-Lesson-Plan.pdf