StudentCam 2026 Documentary Competition Theme Announced: "America's 250th Anniversary!"
Key Question: How can voting laws and voter values impact election results?
Deliberation: Should your state modify its voter registration laws? (10 Clips)
Deliberation: Should the Federal Government Regulate States’ Election Procedures? (10 Clips)
Bell Ringer: CISA and Election Security (6:15)
Clip: Ken Cuccinelli on Voting Rights Legislation (6:38)
Clip: Proposal to Raise Voting Age to 25 (2:19)
Bell Ringer: Election Security and Improving State Election Laws (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: The History of State Voting Methods (4:17)
Clip: Automatic Voter Registration (4:33)
Clip: Early and Extended Voting (3:00)
Clip: Absentee Ballots (1:56)
Bell Ringer: Deep Fakes, AI, and U.S. Elections (3 Clips)
Lesson: Voting Machine Vulnerabilities (6 Clips)
Clip: Election Security and Local Election Officials (3:37)
Clip: Voting Machine Security (7:06)
Clip: State Voting Restrictions (1:54)
Bell Ringer: Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) (2 Clips)
Clip: Vote-by-Mail Laws in Oregon (2:25)
Clip: Should the U.S. require mandatory voting? (1:57)
Lesson: Why Do Americans Not Vote in Elections? (8 Clips)
Clip: A Report on Nonvoters in the United States (2:21)
Clip: Political Ideologies in the United States (4:47)
Bell Ringer: Trends for Low- Information Voters (5:55)
Lesson: Demographics and Political Alignment (5 Clips)
Culminating Assessment: Respond to two of the following questions:
How do states use voting laws to meet the needs of their states?
Should your state change its voting laws?
How can the federal government impact state voting laws?
How are voting laws examples of federalism?
What factors impact how voters choose candidates?