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Grade Twelve
History-Social Science Content Standards
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Principles of American Democracy and Economics
12.6 Students evaluate issues regarding campaigns for national, state, and local elective offices.

The National Atlas
http://nationalatlas.gov/
Use 'Map Maker' and the 'History' tab to create maps showing electoral and popular votes for the 2000 Presidential election. Maps print on 8.5"x11" paper

108th Congress Congressional District Map - Printable maps from The National Atlas
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable.html

Each map shows the Congressional District overlaid on top of State and county boundaries along with interstate and US highways, select streams and water bodies, and major cities. Maps are available in GIF and PDF file formats and print on 8.5"x11" paper.
 
Presidential Elections: 1789-2000 - Printable maps from The National Atlas
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable.html

Fourteen pages designed to be viewed and downloaded from the web. The pages are a standard 8.5 by 11-inch landscape format. Each map is available in GIF and PDF file formats that allow you to view and print the maps on 8.5"x11" paper.

Electing the President map
http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/mapcatalog/culture.html

Purchase a paper map that illustrates the evolution of America 's political parties and election laws by showing the electoral votes by political party and State for all of the Presidential elections from 1789 to 2000. A more detailed map for the 2000 election shows the winner of the popular vote by county in addition to a small electoral vote map. This is a paper compilation of the Presidential Election maps described above. Product # 112283. This paper product is a cost item that can be previewed on this website.

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