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Books & Reading

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How is it possible for the electoral vote to produce a different result than the nation-wide popular vote?

How did the terms "Elector" and "Electoral College" come into usage?

What impact does a candidate's concession speech have on the Electoral College process?

Should the Electoral College be reformed?

Have you considered that the Electoral College creates political stability by encouraging the two-party system?


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Primary Election Political Parties Election Day Voting Election of the President Candidates National Conventions National Conventions - An Inside View Candidates at the Convention The Campaign Polling Places The Electoral College The Electoral Map The Inauguration

 
The Electoral College

Electing the President-The Electoral College
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/electoralcollege/index.html
Learn about how we really elect the President of the United States and look at the results of the most recent presidential election.

Electoral College
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/electoral/
Use this interactive demonstration to see how the Electoral College voting system works.

The Electoral College
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2086.shtml
Lesson Plan - When has the Electoral College been a deciding factor in an election?

Electoral Versus Popular Vote
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2109.shtml
Lesson Plan - Learn the workings of the Electoral College with this simple activity.

Majority Rules
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst209.txt
Lesson Plan and Activity - Gain a working understanding of the
Electoral College using a map to show how a president is elected.

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When you vote for the President of the United States you are actually voting for the electors nominated from your state to choose that person as President.

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Projects You Can Do

Have a group of your friends assume roles of fictitious and/or actual people (voting citizens, academics, policy makers, organizational representatives, advocates, historical figures who created the Electoral College, among others) on both sides of the question of whether the Electoral College should be replaced with direct election of the president. Ask them to research their respective stances to debate whether the Electoral College should be kept as it is, reformed, or abolished. Once the debate with your friends is over, as a group come to consensus on what the best approaches are.

 

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