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How are U.S. Presidents elected?

By lesleycoe on Oct 8, 2008 in Social Studies and tagged , ,




The United States Presidential election process is one that perpetually confuses citizens of all ages.  The incredible duo at Common Craft have once again taken a large concept and condensed it to three and a half minutes of clarity.  A must see for any teacher integrating the U.S. Presidential election process into their curriculum this school year.

Follow the video with a Google Map mashup that makes is possible to predict potential state combinations needed by each candidate to win the election.  Click on a state below to see how it impacts the number of electoral votes needed.

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  2.   By Betsy on Oct 11, 2008 | Reply

    Excellent explanation of electoral votes! That would be great to share with students…wonder if it is also on Teacher Tube?

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