2016 Election Resources
Searching for resources to teach your students about last night's third and final presidential debate? C-SPAN Classroom has streaming video of the entire debate, or the option to watch the debate in 13 segments.
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- FULL VIDEO: Third and Final Presidential Debate from Las Vegas, NV (1:43:26)
- VIDEO CLIP: Nominating Supreme Court Justices (5:04)
- VIDEO CLIP: 2nd Amendment and Roe v. Wade (10:15)
- VIDEO CLIP: Defend your immigration plan (7:53)
- VIDEO CLIP: Open discussion on foreign policy (8:30)
- VIDEO CLIP: Defend your economic plan (6:56)
- VIDEO CLIP: Open discussion on the economy (8:28)
- VIDEO CLIP: Defend against allegations of sexual assault (4:30)
- VIDEO CLIP: Open discussion on fitness to be president (14:00)
- VIDEO CLIP: Will you commit U.S. forces to fight ISIS? (8:09)
- VIDEO CLIP: Open discussion on foreign policy (6:25)
- VIDEO CLIP: Discussion on the national debt (5:07)
- VIDEO CLIP: Open discussion on debt and entitlements (3:29)
- VIDEO CLIP: Why should you be elected as president? (6:12)
- VIDEO CLIP: History of Final Presidential Debates (2:38)
- VIDEO: First Presidential Debate from Long Island, NY (1:43:26)
- VIDEO: Second Presidential Debate from St. Louis, MO (1:40:11)
- VIDEO: Vice Presidential Debate from Farmville, VA (1:44:36)
- LESSON: Presidential Debate Analysis (Current and Historical)
- HANDOUT: Debate Evaluation Guide
- HANDOUT: Debate Discussion Questions
- WORKSHEET: Historical Debate Videos
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Searching for resources to teach your students about last night's second presidential debate? C-SPAN Classroom has streaming video of the entire debate, or the option to watch the debate in 17 segments.
- FULL VIDEO: Second Presidential Debate in St. Louis, MO (1:43:26)
- CLIP: Are you modeling appropriate behavior for our youth? (11:00)
- CLIP: How has the campaign changed you? (8:24)
- CLIP: Were you careless with your emails? (4:23)
- CLIP: What will you do to bring health care costs down? (8:08)
- CLIP: How will you help Muslim-Americans? (4:06)
- CLIP: Is the Muslim ban no longer your position? (2:12)
- CLIP: Why take the risk of letting Syrian refugees into the U.S.? (3:57)
- CLIP: Is it acceptable to have both public and private positions? (5:13)
- CLIP: What specific tax provisions would you change? (4:37)
- CLIP: Did you avoid paying federal income taxes? (5:13)
- CLIP: What would you do about Syria and the crisis in Aleppo? (8:43)
- CLIP: Would you introduce the threat of U.S. forces in Syria? (2:23)
- CLIP: Will you be a devoted president to all Americans? (7:06)
- CLIP: Does Mr. Trump have the discipline to be a good leader? (3:07)
- CLIP: Choosing a Supreme Court justice. (5:14)
- CLIP: What will your energy policy include? (4:41)
- CLIP: Name one thing you respect about the other candidate. (2:56)
- VIDEO: 1st Presidential Debate in Long Island, NY (1:43:26)
- VIDEO: Vice Presidential Debate in Farmviille, VA (1:44:36)
- LESSON: Presidential Debate Analysis (Current and Historical)
- HANDOUT: Debate Evaluation Guide
- HANDOUT: Debate Discussion Questions
- WORKSHEET: Historical Debate Videos
Debates
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Searching for resources to teach your students about last night's vice presidential debate? C-SPAN Classroom has streaming video of the entire debate, or the option to watch the debate in 10 segments.
- FULL VIDEO: Vice Presidential Debate in Farmville, VA (1:43:26)
- CLIP: Your qualities/skills that make you an effective leader (10:45)
- CLIP: Open discussion on the national debt (12:06
- CLIP: Do we ask too much of police officers? (9:58)
- CLIP: Discussion on immigration policy (7:47)
- CLIP: Is the world safer or more dangerous than 8 years ago? (12:06)
- CLIP: US responsibility in protecting civilians in Syria (10:14)
- CLIP: How should we counter Russian aggression? (7:42)
- CLIP: North Korea and nuclear weapons (7:07)
- CLIP: Balancing your faith and public life (9:01)
- CLIP: How will your administration unify the country? (3:49)
- VIDEO: 1st Presidential Debate in Long Island, NY (1:43:26)
- LESSON: Presidential Debate Analysis (Current and Historical)
- HANDOUT: Debate Evaluation Guide
- HANDOUT: Debate Discussion Questions
- WORKSHEET: Historical Debate Videos
Debates

Tune into C-SPAN next Monday, September 26 for the first presidential debate of the 2016 general election to be held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. The debate will start at 9:00pm ETwith our preview program beginning at 7:30pm ET.
The debate will be divided into six segments of 15 minutes each. Each segment will start with a question from moderator Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, after which each candidate will have two minutes for an initial response and then will be allowed to respond directly to each other. The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced that tentative topics for the debate are "America's direction," "achieving prosperity," and "securing America."
Use our lesson linked below to compare and contrast Monday's debate with past presidential debates and have your students take notes using the provided worksheets and handouts.
Are your students wondering why Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein aren't participating in the debate? Use our lesson on third party candidates and presidential debates:Additional campaign related resources can be found in our Campaign 2016 section of the C-SPAN Classroom website:
Debates
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The debate will be divided into six segments of 15 minutes each. Each segment will start with a question from moderator Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, after which each candidate will have two minutes for an initial response and then will be allowed to respond directly to each other. The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced that tentative topics for the debate are "America's direction," "achieving prosperity," and "securing America."
Use our lesson linked below to compare and contrast Monday's debate with past presidential debates and have your students take notes using the provided worksheets and handouts.
- LESSON: Presidential Debate Analysis (Current and Historical)
- HANDOUT: Debate Evaluation Guide
- HANDOUT: Debate Discussion Questions
- WORKSHEET: Historical Debate Videos
Are your students wondering why Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein aren't participating in the debate? Use our lesson on third party candidates and presidential debates:Additional campaign related resources can be found in our Campaign 2016 section of the C-SPAN Classroom website:
Debates
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With the first presidential debate over, C-SPAN Classroom now has streaming video of the entire debate, or the option to watch the debate in 10 segments.
Additional campaign related resources can be found in our Campaign 2016 section of the C-SPAN Classroom website:
Debates
- FULL VIDEO: 1st Presidential Debate Hofstra University in Long Island, NY (1:43:26)
- CLIP: Why are you a better choice on jobs? (20:13)
- CLIP: Open Discussion on Jobs in America (15:30)
- CLIP: Open Discussion on tax cuts/increases for the wealthy (4:13)
- CLIP: Open Discussion on Tax Policy and the Economy (13:25)
- CLIP: How will you heal the racial divide in America? (5:00)
- CLIP: Open Discussion on Race Relations in America (17:36)
- CLIP: Who is behind cyberattacks against the U.S.? (5:17)
- CLIP: Open Discussion on Securing America (21:37)
- CLIP: Open Discussion on Acting and Looking Presidential (4:00)
- CLIP: Are you willing to accept the outcome of this election? (1:28)
- LESSON: Presidential Debate Analysis (Current and Historical)
- HANDOUT: Debate Evaluation Guide
- HANDOUT: Debate Discussion Questions
- WORKSHEET: Historical Debate Videos
- VIDEO CLIP: History of Presidential Debates (3:21)
Additional campaign related resources can be found in our Campaign 2016 section of the C-SPAN Classroom website:
Debates
NCSS Election 2016 Resources
Teaching about the presidential debates?
Then take a look at the following attached Social Education resources which we think you will find useful:
Then visit Chase the Race at: http://www.chasetherace2016.com/#main-about where you will find student led interviews and other activities to get your students ready to participate.
Interested in having your students participate in a mock election?
Find out how at National Student/Parent Mock Election: http://nationalmockelection.org/. National student voting begins on October 24 and culminates on November 3,
Exploring more ways to teach about the election?
Then visit the Teaching for Democracy Alliance website where you will find recommended resources to help you define your student engagement strategy: http://www.teachingfordemocracy.org/resources.html
Then take a look at the following attached Social Education resources which we think you will find useful:
- (Not so) Unprecedented: Media Analysis of the 2016 Presidential Race and Its Historical Precedents
- Memorandum about the First Nixon-Kennedy Debate
- Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns
- Political Polling in Past and Present
Then visit Chase the Race at: http://www.chasetherace2016.com/#main-about where you will find student led interviews and other activities to get your students ready to participate.
Interested in having your students participate in a mock election?
Find out how at National Student/Parent Mock Election: http://nationalmockelection.org/. National student voting begins on October 24 and culminates on November 3,
Exploring more ways to teach about the election?
Then visit the Teaching for Democracy Alliance website where you will find recommended resources to help you define your student engagement strategy: http://www.teachingfordemocracy.org/resources.html
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As the presidential primary season progresses and we move toward the conventions this summer, C-SPAN Classroom continues to update our Campaign 2016 educational resources. These resources provide explanations of the various aspects of the election process for candidates vying to become the next President of the United States. Separated into 10 main areas, each topic is supplemented with related video clips, discussion questions, handouts, and culminating activities to engage your students in the election process.
Our most recent updates feature clips on the views of millennials on campaign and policy issues, the delegate selection process, media coverage and campaign ads, and election reforms. You can access all of our free campaign resources on our Campaign 2016 website.
New Campaign Clips:
Our most recent updates feature clips on the views of millennials on campaign and policy issues, the delegate selection process, media coverage and campaign ads, and election reforms. You can access all of our free campaign resources on our Campaign 2016 website.
New Campaign Clips:
- Millennial Generation and Campaign 2016 (6:10)
John Della Volpe talked about a Harvard Institute of Politics poll of millennial generation views of Campaign 2016. - Millennial Generation on Economic Policy (2:34)
John Della Volpe talked about the millennial generation's views of economic policy and socialism versus capitalism. - Millennial Generation on Education Policy (1:53)
John Della Volpe talked about a Harvard Institute of Politics poll of millennial generation views of education policy and Campaign 2016. - Millennial Generation and Voter Participation (2:01)
John Della Volpe talked about a Harvard Institute of Politics poll of millennial generation views of Campaign 2016 and the voter participation rates of the generation. - Is the Delegate Selection Process Fair? (6:42)
A look at the controversy over the delegate selection process as well as the Democratic and Republican Parties' nominating rules in the 2016 presidential election. A clip of Donald Trump and RNC Chair Reince Preibus discussing their views of the process was included. - Electoral Reform and Campaign 2016 (5:43)
Krist Novoselic talked about his work as chair of FairVote, an organization that advocates for a variety of electoral reforms. Topics included proportional representation, ranked choice voting, reforming the Electoral College, and partisanship in government. - Pop Politics (6:26)
Mark Warren talked about a piece in the April 2016 edition of Esquire Magazine titled "The Inevitable Takeover of Pop Politics," which argues that the line dividing politics and entertainment has become blurred. - Republican Presidential Campaign Ads (1:09)
Two campaign ads for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination were shown ahead of the Wisconsin Republican primary on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. - Democratic Presidential Campaign Ads (1:11)
Political ads for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination campaigns of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) were shown. The ads were released in New York ahead of that state's April 19, 2016, primary elections. - Role of Political Parties in Presidential Primaries (2:15)
Akhil Reed Amar and Richard Pildes talked about the role of political parties and their influence on the presidential primaries in Campaign 2016. - History of the Presidential Primary System (7:08)
Akhil Reed Amar and Richard Pildes talked about the history of presidential primaries in the U.S. election process. - The History of the Democratic Process (7:40)
Akhil Reed Amar and Richard Pildes talked about the evolution of the democratic process, the reasons for the creation of the Electoral College, and the establishment of a bipartisan system and political parties in the United States.
This Saturday, C-SPAN will cover the 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner featuring guest red carpet arrivals, interviews on preparations for the event, as well as remarks by President Obama and The Nightly Show's Larry Wilmore. Coverage begins at 6:00 PM EDT. For additional information and resources, visit C-SPAN's White House Correspondents Association Dinner website.
Below are videos for you to share with your students of President Obama's remarks from the previous seven dinners, as well as highlights from the final appearances of former presidents Ronald Reagan through George W. Bush.
Below are videos for you to share with your students of President Obama's remarks from the previous seven dinners, as well as highlights from the final appearances of former presidents Ronald Reagan through George W. Bush.
- Compilation of President Obama's Remarks at Previous Dinners (2:20) *YouTube Link
A short compilation of clips from the last seven years of President Obama delivering comedic remarks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner. - White House Correspondents' Association Dinner Speech Highlights (52:19)
A compilation of clips from appearances by President Obama at White House Correspondents' Association dinners was shown as part of a preview of the dinner scheduled for April 30, 2016. - Presidents at White House Correspondents' Association Dinners (54:53)
A compilation of the final appearances by presidents from Ronald Reagan through George W. Bush at the White House Correspondents' Association dinners was shown as part of a preview of the dinner scheduled for April 30, 2016. - President Obama Remarks at 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner (22:23)
- President Obama Remarks at 2014 White House Correspondents' Dinner (20:12)
- President Obama Remarks at 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner (23:06)
- President Obama Remarks at 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner (17:47)
- President Obama Remarks at 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner (18:51)
- President Obama Remarks at 2010 White House Correspondents' Dinner (17:09)
- President Obama Remarks at 2009 White House Correspondents' Dinner (16:24)
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