Edutopia has shared a nice collection of classroom lessons engaging students through the election process. The resources shared are even broken down by grade levels.
How we define success may vary -- building 21st-century learning skills, closing the achievement gap, reinventing the learning process. But the tonic effect of success on teachers does not change. Everywhere we go, we hear it: There is no greater reward than knowing you have enhanced a child's chances of succeeding in life.