The Dirksen Center wants to help teachers teach better by giving them the opportunity to use technology to create, customize, and share online learning activities in their classrooms. The Center wants to help students learn more by bringing educational resources together in one place that provide new ways to learn about Congress interactively.

* NEW *  Select a Candidate 2008 & Trivia

Answer the 14 questions to find out which candidates are most aligned with your views and opinions.  You may skip questions if you do not want them factored into the results. 

This quiz is not meant to pick your candidate for you.  It is designed to inform the public of the various stances candidates make.  Results are not scientific.

Find Select a Candidate 2008 at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/Elections_candidates/2_candidates.htm

Trivia: Starting in 1896, when the nomination of William Jennings Bryan as the Democratic candidate began the ideological evolution of the two major parties into their present-day makeup, and continuing through the 2000 election, which states have voted Republican the most times?

1. Indiana and Vermont [Answer: The 1896 election was indeed an ideological watershed, illustrated by the fact that the outgoing Democratic President, Grover Cleveland, refused to support Bryan and instead actually endorsed the Republican McKinley. In the 22 elections from 1896-2000, Indiana and Vermont have each voted Republican in all but 4 years. Vermont went Democratic in 1964 and in each of the past 3 elections, while Indiana went Democratic only in 1912, 1932, 1936, and 1964.]
2. Nebraska and South Dakota
3. Utah and Kansas
4. North Dakota and Wyoming

*Find the answer in next month's issue.

Answer to March 2008"s Fun, Facts, and Trivia: http://www.webcommunicator.org/classroomresources/funfactstrivia_ans0308.htm

Do you have or know of an online activity you would like The Dirksen Congressional Center to feature on its new Web site for students -- Congress for Kids? The Center is currently seeking online activities that provide new ways to learn about Congress and the workings of the federal government interactively.

If you have questions or suggestions for online activities, contact Cindy Koeppel.