Description

Running for the presidency isn't easy! In Win the White House,manage your very own presidential campaign by debating youropponents, strategically raising funds, polling voters, launchingmedia campaigns, and making personal appearances. Keep a close eyeon the map as you battle for electoral votes. Played 3.5 million+times on iCivics.org, this NEW and IMPROVED version of Win theWhite House includes all new ways to put your stamp on yourcampaign: - More avatars - New campaign slogans - Running mateoptions -Maverick Option for creating your platform - Refreshedcontent, art and game play - Option to print your personalisedcampaign materials Sign up for an iCivics account to earn ImpactPoints and game-based achievements! Teachers: Check out ourclassroom resources for Win the White House. Just visitwww.icivics.org! Learning Objectives: Your students will ...-Explain the electoral process (primary and general elections,Electoral College) -Identify the influence of the media in formingpublic opinion -Analyze how parts of a whole interact to produceoutcomes in complex systems Game Features: 1. Create a candidate.Pick an avatar, home state, political party, and campaign slogan.2. Choose the issues that matter to you. Battle it out with otherpresidential hopefuls in a primary debate by choosing the bestarguments for the issues you care about. 3. Win the primaries. Theprimary season doubles as the game tutorial in Win the White House.Gain campaign skills by spending time and resources in Iowa and NewHampshire. 4. Win the election. As the party candidate, you mustwork to gain and keep momentum through targeted media campaigns andpersonal appearances. Running for office isn't cheap, so you'llneed to find funding in friendly states. Your ability to poll willalso keep you in the know and help guide you to a presidentialvictory!