American Democracy: Education

Photograph of a museum visitor using an interactive display in the exhibition.
A visitor using one of the exhibition's interactive displays

Are you a student or a teacher? Bring the histories, objects, and ideas that inform American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith into your classroom today with these educational resources.

"Young People Shake Up Elections" logo

The Young People Shake Up Elections (History Proves It) video series from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History shares 10 stories of young people shaping and changing elections throughout American history.

Book with text, Teaching Guide

This teaching guide is designed to work as a companion to the exhibition book. The book and exhibition examine the nature of American democracy through a historical lens.