Digital History
Digital History: The Disputed Election of 2000
Online summary of the dispute over the presidential election of 2000 and the outcome.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Winning the Vote
Three lesson plans that take students through three different steps in our election process.
Other
The u.s. Electoral College Calculator
Provides an overview of the electoral system and the process in which the president is elected. There is a visual calculator that lets you track election outcomes. Data for all U.S. elections is included.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: The Electoral College (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that involves students in defining, analyzing, and debating the pros and cons of the electoral college system.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Electoral Process
Twice a month you can play a new crossword puzzle on The New York Times Learning Network. This one is called "The Electoral Process."
ClassFlow
Class Flow: American Idol for President
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart compares the voting processes used to elect an American Idol (Popular Votes) versus an American President (Electoral and Popular Votes). Opens up discussion about the reliability and/or...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Electing a President
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students to examine how our election process works.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Electoral College vs. Popular Vote
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson allows for students to try voting for themselves in order to explore the Electoral College voting system.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Making the Constitution Terms
Read about Checks and Balances, Balance of Power, the Electoral College, and much more in this informative lesson about the making of the Constitution.
Other
Current Electoral Vote Predictor
This website is dedicated to tracking the electoral vote by examining the state-by-state polls. The data appears as a map, spreadsheets and table. As new state polls are released, the maps, spreadsheets, and tables will be updated.
Social Studies for Kids
Social Studies for Kids: How the President Is Elected
Learn how the President of the United States is elected. Read how we choose candidates, how they campaign, how they are nominated, and what role the Electoral College plays in our elections.
The Dirksen Congressional Center
Congress for Kids: Elections
Here's a great presentation on Elections for younger kids that includes information on Voting, Candidates, Conventions, the Campaign, and other topics concerning elections.
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents:tally of the 1824 Electoral College Vote
The National Archives and Records Administration provides a lesson, with corresponding information and documents, relating to the role of the Electoral College in the election of the president and vice-president as specified in the U.S....
Curated OER
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This site from the Library of Congress provides a wide variety of historically significant materials on presidential elections and the electoral college.