The 2020 Census

Key Question: What is the U.S. Census, and what does recent Census data show?

On This Day: The First US Census (3 Clips)

Lesson: Changing American Demographics (12 Clips)

Lesson: Analyzing the 2020 Census Results (3 Clips)

Lesson: Overview of the Census (9 Clips)

Bell Ringer: Race and Demographic Changes in the United States (3:04)

Constitution Clips: "within every subsequent Term of ten Years" (5 Clips)

C-SPAN's 2024 Electoral College Map Poster

Teachers across the country are always amazed at the self-directed interest that our Electoral College Map posters generate among their students.

Featuring the new Electoral College map based on the 2020 census, this 8.5"x11" version of our full-sized poster also includes the popular vote and Electoral College tally of every presidential election since 1900.

Download this version for FREE to give to your students or upload to your classroom’s online learning management system: Download Here (JPEG).

Culminating Assessment:

How is an accurate census important to the functioning of the United States government? Provide support for your arguments.
Develop a plan to improve the U.S. census. Include potential benefits and drawbacks.