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    In this Teaching with the Library blog post, Colleen Smith suggests ways for teachers to use the first section of the newly updated resource, Presidential Elections and Voting in U.S. History, to explore different ways in which the process for selecting candidates for president has changed over time and to consider why these changes matter today. Specific ideas for classroom activities are included.

    For more Library resources related to nominating U.S. presidential candidates, check out this curated set, Primary Source Spotlight: National Party Conventions.

    What sources and teaching strategies stand out to you?

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    Thank you,   Julie Schaul , for highlighting this important Teaching with the Library blog post on Presidential Elections. 

    Another timely resource is the Primary Source set on Presidential Speeches.

    The source that stands out to me (and I think students would be interested in the idea of so many ballots) is  the headline "Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey is Nominated on the 46th ballot."

    I got curious about the record number of ballots used to nominate a presidential candidate and found this page: Ballots Required to Nominate Candidates at National Conventions. The record seems to be 103 ballots for the Democrats to nominate John W. Davis in 1924. The last time it took more than 1 ballot was 1956 for the Democrats and 1948 for the Republicans. 

     

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