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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us Government and Politics: Unit 3: The Electoral College [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a transcript of a podcast lecture from George C. Edwards III, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University. He explains how the Electoral College works and the impact it can have on the outcome of...
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Electoral Vote Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive tool for determining the total electoral votes for each party in the next presidential election.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Write Now: The Electoral College

For Students 9th - 10th
A module to learn and explore the electoral process.
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National Council for the Social Studies: Teaching About the Electoral College

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Are you actually electing the president when you vote on election day? This article explains how the Electoral College works, based on the 2004 election, and suggests activities for helping students understand it. The file can be...
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iCivics

I Civics: The Electoral Process

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Take a peek into the electoral process from party primaries to the general election. Students will learn the distinctions between the popular vote and the Electoral College, and exercise their critical reasoning skills to analyze the...
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Current Electoral Vote Predictor

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Electoral Process

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Twice a month you can play a new crossword puzzle on The New York Times Learning Network. This one is called "The Electoral Process."
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The u.s. Electoral College Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: The Electoral College (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that involves students in defining, analyzing, and debating the pros and cons of the electoral college system.
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Elections: The Electoral Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find out how the United States Electoral College map is determined every ten years by the official Census.
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Elections

For Students 3rd - 5th
One of the greatest rights of the American People is the right to vote for the candidate of their choice. Take a look at how this process works at this resource. Information is provided on Election Day, Voting, Election of the President,...
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iCivics

I Civics: Politics and Public Policy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this library of mini-lessons to teach students about the electoral processes of the American political system.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Close Calls in u.s. Election History (2016)

For Students 7th - 8th
Democracy and power to the people are celebrated as key American values, but sometimes democracy is more complicated than one might think. This informational text investigates some close calls in U.S. elections and what caused their...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: How the President of the United States Is Elected

For Students 5th - 8th
How is the President of the United States elected? This explanation discusses the role of political parties and conventions, and the unusual role of the electoral college as set-forth by the Constitution.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Electoral College vs. Popular Vote

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson allows for students to try voting for themselves in order to explore the Electoral College voting system.
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New York Times

New York Times: On This Day: Electoral College Controversy 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Nast's political cartoon from a Harper's Weekly 1877 edition plus a description of the dispute over the election of 1876.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6 Sp.2,5d Electoral College

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In addition to providing a task that relates to other disciplines (history, civics, current events, etc.), this task is intended to demonstrate that a graph can summarize a distribution as well as provide useful information about...
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Other

Federal Election Commission

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website for the Federal Election Committee (FEC) that provides information on Primary Elections and Caucuses, recent election results, registering to vote, voter registration and turnout statistics, the Electoral College,...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: American Idol for President

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[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...
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents:tally of the 1824 Electoral College Vote

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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....
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Election Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a series of pages taking you through the election process, including Presidential, Senate and Representatives elections and voter...
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Election Process

For Students 6th - 8th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a series of pages explaining the Presidential, senate and Representative election process. Links to related sites are available.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: United States Presidential Election, 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides information on the 2004 presidential election. It gives a list of the presidential candidates by political party, a month-by-month timeline of events pertaining to the 2004 campaign, electoral college changes since the...
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A&E Television

History.com: How the 2000 Election Came Down to a Supreme Court Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
As Florida's electoral votes became too close to call, controversy ensued over hanging chads, dimpled chads and butterfly bullets. Five hundred thirty-seven votes. That's all that separated Democrat Al Gore and his Republican challenger...

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