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Voter registration cards: In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.8; Copy of a 1902 voter registration card issued in accordance with the "suffrage amendment" of 1899. Includes historical commentary.; Format: activity

North Carolina governor: In Election 2008, page 2.5; General Office of the Governor Candidates Bev Perdue (D) -- lieutenant governor campaign website...

State House of Representatives: In Election 2008, page 2.6; North Carolina House districts There are 120 House districts in North Carolina. You can find out which district you're in and who currently represents you at the North Carolina General Assembly website's representation...

State Senate: In Election 2008, page 2.7; North Carolina Senatorial districts There are 50 Senatorial districts in North Carolina. You can find out which district you're in and who currently represents you at the North Carolina General Assembly website's representation...

The 1868 constitution: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.11; In accordance with the Reconstruction Acts, North Carolina wrote a new constitution in 1868. In addition to abolishing slavery, the new constitution gave more power to the people and to the governor, and called for free public schools, state prisons, and charitable institutions.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Election 2008: Educational resources to help students and teachers understand the 2008 elections.; Format: (multiple pages)

Ratifying the amendments: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.4; In 1835, a convention passed amendments to the North Carolina state constitution. In this activity, students map votes for ratification by county and explain the patterns they see.; Format: activity; By David Walbert.

U.S. Senate: In Election 2008, page 2.3; North Carolina has two United States senators, each of whom serves a six-year term. The terms of the two senators overlap, so in a typical election year only one (or neither) of the seats is up for election. In 2008, North Carolinians will elect a Senator...

The Suffrage Amendment: In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.7; Amendment to the North Carolina state constitution, passed 1899, adding a literacy test and a poll tax requirement for voting but a "grandfather clause" that allowed the requirements to be used specifically to disfranchise blacks. Includes historical commentary.; Format: constitution

Lesson plans on the web: In Election 2008, page 3.1; A collection of resources and activities for students and teachers that focus on the 2008 election as well as the election process.; Format: bibliography

U.S. House of Representatives: In Election 2008, page 2.4; There are 13 congressional districts in North Carolina. A map of North Carolina's congressional districts is available from...

U.S. House of Representatives: There are 13 congressional districts in North Carolina. A map of North Carolina's congressional districts is available from...

Voter registration card from Alamance County, N.C., 1902: A voter registration card from Alamance County, North Carolina, 1902, certifying that the registrant had been eligible to vote prior to January 1, 1867 -- that is, before the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave African Americans the right to vote....; Format: image/document

Voter registration card from Alamance County, N.C., 1902: A voter registration card from Alamance County, North Carolina, 1902, certifying that the registrant had been eligible to vote prior to January 1, 1867 -- that is, before the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave African Americans the right to vote....; Format: image/document

The Election of 1860: Electoral map: Although Abraham Lincoln won only 40 percent of the national popular vote, he won majorities in the populous northern states, giving him a majority of electoral votes. The Southern Democrat John Breckinridge, meanwhile, won majorities across the less-populous...; Format: image/map

The election of 1860: Results by state: Table of electoral votes by state in the 1860 U.S. presidential election.; Format: data set

The election process: In Election 2008, page 3.3; Resources that examine the various aspects of the American election process from contemporary and historical perspectives.; Format: bibliography

News and Observer Prohibition headline: A headline from the Raleigh, North Carolina newspaper The News and Observer on May 27, 1908 reads Prohibition sweeps the state. North Carolina the first southern state to vote Prohibition by popular vote — in...; Format: image/newspaper

Alternative discussion formats: Monuments and memorials: In Alternative discussion formats, page 5; Creating monuments or memorials for historical and literary figures encourages students to think creatively and provides a lively structure for an in-class discussion.; By Kathryn Walbert.

What are the amendments?: Before the reading of "I Want to Vote" in the Scott Foresman basal reader, I assigned each member of my class to look up a Constitutional Amendment. This was done in order to give the students a background in Amendments and the history of America. Following the assigning of the Amendments the students interviewed 10 adults to find out how many people are familiar with their Constitutional Amendments. One math extension is to graph the results of the students' interviews.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies); By Jeremy Luna.

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