The Dirksen Congressional Center
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.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twelfth Amendment
This resource reviews the text of the Twelfth Amendment and related annotations.
Tramline
Tramline: The American Presidency Field Trip
Use this site to learn all about the history behind the office of the President of the United States and some interesting facts about past administrations. There is a complete list of teacher resources and a virtual tour of the American...
Curated OER
Bbc News: Vote 2004: Candidates and Issues
BBC News provides complete profiles of candidates for the presidential election of 2004. Also presented is a comparison chart of the candidates' stances and policies on campaign issues. Both current candidates and those who have dropped...
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Bbc News: Vote 2004: Candidates and Issues
BBC News provides complete profiles of candidates for the presidential election of 2004. Also presented is a comparison chart of the candidates' stances and policies on campaign issues. Both current candidates and those who have dropped...
Curated OER
Bbc News: Vote 2004: Candidates and Issues
BBC News provides complete profiles of candidates for the presidential election of 2004. Also presented is a comparison chart of the candidates' stances and policies on campaign issues. Both current candidates and those who have dropped...
Curated OER
Bbc News: Vote 2004: Candidates and Issues
BBC News provides complete profiles of candidates for the presidential election of 2004. Also presented is a comparison chart of the candidates' stances and policies on campaign issues. Both current candidates and those who have dropped...
Curated OER
Bbc News: Vote 2004: Candidates and Issues
BBC News provides complete profiles of candidates for the presidential election of 2004. Also presented is a comparison chart of the candidates' stances and policies on campaign issues. Both current candidates and those who have dropped...
Curated OER
Bbc News: Vote 2004: Candidates and Issues
BBC News provides complete profiles of candidates for the presidential election of 2004. Also presented is a comparison chart of the candidates' stances and policies on campaign issues. Both current candidates and those who have dropped...
Curated OER
Bbc News: Vote 2004: Candidates and Issues
BBC News provides complete profiles of candidates for the presidential election of 2004. Also presented is a comparison chart of the candidates' stances and policies on campaign issues. Both current candidates and those who have dropped...
Curated OER
Bbc News: Vote 2004: Candidates and Issues
BBC News provides complete profiles of candidates for the presidential election of 2004. Also presented is a comparison chart of the candidates' stances and policies on campaign issues. Both current candidates and those who have dropped...
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Bbc News: Vote 2004: Candidates and Issues
BBC News provides complete profiles of candidates for the presidential election of 2004. Also presented is a comparison chart of the candidates' stances and policies on campaign issues. Both current candidates and those who have dropped...
University of Richmond
Digital Scholarship Lab: Atlas of the Historical Geography of United States
Review America's history with over 700 individual maps that address a broad range of issues with this atlas. This atlas maps a variety of historical topics: "exploration and settlement of the continent, the location of colleges and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Election, 1876
A map of the United States showing the results of the 1876 presidential campaign, one of the most disputed and intense elections in American history. The map is color-coded to show the states carried by the Republicans (Rutherford Hays),...
Other
Ballot Access News
Deals with the issue of how to get candidates on-ballot in the United States and the problem of restrictive ballot access laws.
iCivics
I Civics: The Electoral Process
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...
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Compromise of 1877
An explanation of the need for a compromise in 1877 and a review of Reconstruction overall.
The Dirksen Congressional Center
Congress Link: Reform the Electoral College? Two Views From Congress
Two congressmen provide arguments for and against the Electoral College, a system that has been used for over 200 years to elect the president of the United States. Contains links to more information.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Electing the President and Vice President
Check out this interactive timeline of the history of electing the President and Vice President of the United States.
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Washington Post: 'That's It': A Two Year Quest Ends
Presidential candidate John Kerry concedes the election to President George W. Bush. Article is from November, 2004.
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Cnn America Votes 2004: John Kerry
CNN offers important information about presidential candidate, John Kerry. Find biographical data, polling results, campaign funding, election news, and his viewpoints on many key issues.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Julie Weise, "2016: The Year Nativism Conquered the South"
This article focuses on South's change of heart toward undocumented immigrants from Mexico especially regarding their votes during the 1916 Presidential election of the anti-immigration Trump.
iCivics
I Civics: Running for President (Infographic)
Learn how candidates run the race to become President of the United States. Infographic shows who can qualify to run, how they must prepare, and the different hurdles they have to overcome to make it to Inauguration Day.
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The History Place: On Women's Right to Vote
At this site from The History Place, you can read online Susan B. Anthony's speech given after her arrest for an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872, she was tried and fined. Read her words and her conviction on the...