Here's how the U.S. chooses a president — and why the system is controversial.
Here's how the U.S. chooses a president — and why the system is controversial.
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For Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Nov. 3′s election day is just the beginning: The vote that makes one of them the president will come after that, and falls to a group of 538 people. Here’s how the process works
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Students complete a map showing them how many Electoral College votes each state is worth, then the students use their completed map to figure out the least amount of states necessary for a candidate to win a presidential election.
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How does the Electoral College work? These are the pros and cons of having an Electoral College and everything else that you should know about the process.
In the U.S. presidential election system, the Electoral College plays an extremely important role in determining who the next president will be. Learn about the Electoral College system in this article.
If any of this strikes you as unfair, you can join the chorus of critics who have abhorred the Electoral College for generations.
How does the Electoral College work? These are the pros and cons of having an Electoral College and everything else that you should know about the process.
Many of you know that we homeschool, so I thought I'd share some plans I gathered as we worked through government and learning about the Electoral College and the Election process. No matter what party affiliation you have, knowing how things were set up at the founding of our nation and seeing how they work today is a great lesson for us all. Step away from the negativity everywhere and use this time as a teaching moment. Free Lesson Plans and Resources The Electoral College and the Constitution - from CSPAN Classroom The Electoral College - from Congress for Kids
The most viral election map of 2020 was actually made by a Belgian man in 2019.
How does the Electoral College work? These are the pros and cons of having an Electoral College and everything else that you should know about the process.
The Electoral College that governs America has been with us since 1804, when Thomas Jefferson's supporters redesigned it for his re-election. The Jeffersonians were motivated by the principle of majority rule. Gone were the days when a president would be elected by acclamation, as George Washington had been. Instead, given the emergence of intense two-party competition, the Jeffersonians wanted to make sure that the Electoral College awarded the presidency to the candidate of the majority, rather than minority, party. They also envisioned that a candidate would win by amassing a majority of Electoral College votes secured from states where the candidate's party was in the majority. For most of American history, this system has worked as intended, producing presidents who won Electoral College victories derived from state-based majorities. In the last quarter-century, however, there have been three significant aberrations from the Jeffersonian design: 1992, 2000, and 2016. In each of these years, the Electoral College victory depended on states where the winner received only a minority of votes. In this authoritative history of the American Electoral College system, Edward Foley analyzes the consequences of the unparalleled departure from the Jeffersonians' original intent-and delineates what we can do about it.
The Electoral College is an integral, if not unusual, part of American democracy. Few other nations have one, and even when they do the system isn’t q
