How to Teach ‘Money and Elections’ Lesson Plan

Teachers will be able to:

• Explain how recent Supreme Court decisions have prompted a dramatic increase in the supply of new funding flowing into elections.
• Discuss how recent changes in society and its relationship with technology have forced campaigns to alter how they approach the electorate.
• Illustrate how the shifting demographic nature of the U.S. defines the constituencies that candidates and political parties solicit for votes.
• Understand that presidential campaigns must allocate their spending based on the costs and potential benefits of campaigning in a particular state.