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Introduction
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in
the very first election or an election 100 years ago? The
first election was held in 1789 , do you have any idea of
what the values were in this election? This WebQuest
will allow you to go back to an era and research what it
would be like to go through an election in the past.

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The Task
Compare and contrast presidential elections of the United States
in the past and how they are currently ran in the republic that
we have today. Consider these questions when gathering
information.
How were elections ran?
What made a good election?
How did the president win?
Who voted in the election?
How did they relay their values, morals, etc.
After your have completed research, construct a mock election
of the president assigned from the era. Each group member will
have a different role and should play that role in the campaign.
After the election has been acted out, relay information to the
class on how the election that you did is similar and or different
to present elections.

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The Process
1.Each group will be assigned an era, president from the era, and resources that can be used for
research for each role.
Group 1- The young Republic (1788-18-15)
-President John Adams
Group 2- Reconstructive era (1865-1977)
Group3- Progressive Era (1900-1920)

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2. Each member of the group will then choose a role to act as and research from that
era. (President, Vice President, Campaign manager, or patron )
a. The President is in charge of the public speaking in your skit
group 1 John group 2
group 3 l
b. The Vice President is in charge of supporting the president and introducing him on
stage.
Research laws that were passed during that era to help the president speak about what
he planning on changing during his term as president.
group 1 Vice 1 group 2 Vice 2 group 3 Vice 3
c. The campaign manager will organize what is said and how publicity will be given to the patron.
Responsible for research about the culture of that time.
group 1 culture 1 group 2 culture 2 group 3 culture 3
d. The Patron will attend the campaign and act as a citizen. They will ask questions during the skit
about the presidents policies, beliefs etc. Also they will look up clothing trends during that time.
group1 trend 1 group2 trend 2 group 3 trend 3
3. You will then construct your own presidential election from that era.
a. The skit will include a
proper introduction from the Vice president for the president. b. All members will have a part in the
skit, and must actively participate in their role of the skit.
c. The skit should have an introduction,
several policies, beliefs, and a question and answer segment from the patron with a distinct closing of the
ceremony.
d. The skit should not be longer than 15 minutes but no less than 5 minutes.
Dress up for the skit as if you are a citizen of this time period.
4. After you have presented your mock election, speak about the election and how it is similar and
or different to present day elections.
a. Include the different parties and their broad stances on policies( and how they have
changed if necessary).
b. This part should be a physical presentation as well, such as a poster, tri-fold etc. ( No
power Points or prezis for this part)
c. Include the differences in the culture of both times ( music, clothing, cars, etc. Be
creative!)

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Stated
Objectives

4
Superior
Performance

3
Adequate
performance

2
Needs
improvement

Research

Research
reflects in
depth
knowledge of
your
president and
the time he
lived in

Research is
understandabl
e and
adequate for
understanding
your president

Research is
present yet is
vague when
details should be
present. Limited
knowledge is
shown about the
era selected

Minimal
attempts at
research was
made. Little to
no knowledge
on era is
present.

Organization

Group work is
highly
organized
and is well
thought out

Group work is
overall good
and is efficient

Group work
shows
miscommunicati
on and issues
between group
members

Group made
little effort to
organize any
information or
events

Team effort

All members
participated
equally

Some
members
participated
equally

Little group
participation

No group
participation

Presentation

Engaging and
entertaining
information

Overall good,
and
educational

Needs work with

the material

Little to no effort
in material

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Weak
Performance

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Conclusion
Throughout this webquest, you should have gained a better understanding about the
elections throughout history. You should have also conducted your own personal
election and ran it like the president , vice president, campaign manager, and citizen
of your era.