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Lesson 8: 6.8: Presidency—The Electoral College- How does the Electoral College work?
- What was the founders’ vision for the Electoral College?
- Why didn’t the founders choose to select the president through a national popular vote?
- Why did the founders create the Electoral College?
- Interactive Constitution Essay: Electoral College
- Interactive Constitution Essay: Jamin Raskin on the Electoral College
- Interactive Constitution Essay: James W. Ceaser on the Electoral College
- How has the Electoral College changed over time?
- What can we learn from the election of 1800?
- Interactive Constitution Essay: Twelfth Amendment
- What are faithless electors?
- Interactive Constitution Essay: The Twenty-Third Amendment
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How does the Electoral College work?
Franita Tolson talks about how the Electoral College works.
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