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Congress for Kids: Elections: Election of the President
Choosing presidential candidates in the United States involves a multi-step process that can take two years. Find out how the process works in this exercise.
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Congress for Kids: Elections: Primary Elections
Find out how the field of Presidential candidates gets narrowed down in the primary election.
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Congress for Kids: Candidates at the Convention
Find out about the ins and outs of how Presidential candidates are chosen at the National Conventions every four years.
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Congress for Kids: Election: The Campaign
The race for the White House cannot take place without an official campaign. See how the Presidential campaign process works in the United States.
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Congress for Kids: The Electoral College
Political parties want winner-take-all elections for electors. This means that the state that receives the most popular votes wins all the state's electoral votes. All the states except Maine use this winner-take-all system today.