C. Frederick RisingerPrimaries get less media coverage than presidential elections, but they are an important exercise in democracy. These websites will help classes follow the primaries in 2004.17Looking at the Law

Allan J. LichtmanThis system for predicting the winner of the popular vote in presidential elections has an outstanding track record—and it’s a great way to show students how many factors influence the way the nation votes.13Surfing the Net

Denee MattioliBeing a social studies teacher is a challenge, but we can and do make a difference.9

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National Archives and Records Administration  

Students assume the roles of president, presidential advisors, and press corps while they act out actual post-World War II scenarios during a four-hour experimental learning program.

Students research their homes, local ruins, or urban ecology—among other fascinating subjects—as part of term projects that challenge them to investigate history using primary sources.  

The correspondence between a baseball commissioner and President Franklin Roosevelt offers a creative approach to teaching World War II during baseball season.