Activity # 7 - A Timeline of Primaries and Caucuses

Click on the following links to download time lines of US primaries and caucuses:

Primary Time line (better for younger students)

Another chart to download :

Primary & Caucus Chart (better for older students)

Create a time line on a large sheet of poster board and add the following:

• Iowa Caucuses: January 3, 2008
• Wyoming Caucus: January 5, 2008 (Republicans only)
• New Hampshire: Primary January 8, 2008
• Michigan Primary: January 15, 2008
• South Carolina Primary and Nevada Caucuses: January 19, 2008
• Florida Primary: January 29, 2008

The Democratic Primary in South Carolina will be held on January 26, 2008. In South Carolina, the primaries are conducted by the political parties and not by state election boards. The Republican party will give the voter lists to the Democratic Party to ensure that voters do not vote in both primaries.

The first file above (Primary Time Line) has questions to answer below for younger students.

We'll be adding information to our time line over the next month, including the outcomes of each primary/caucus.