Terrific Technology for Teachers

TERRIFIC TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS

10 of the Most Bizarre Elections in American History

https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/30/politics/interesting-u-s-elections/index.html From CNNpolitics Race for the White House website. This site briefly covers 10 of the more unusual presidential elections in U.S history.

Election and Voting Information

https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/election-and-voting-information/ An informative website sponsored by the Federal Election Commission which has official election results from presidential and midterm elections from 1982 to the present.

Electoral College

https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/history A brief overview of the Electoral College from the National Archives.

The Electoral College and Popular Vote Explained

https://act.represent.us/sign/electoral-college/ A website sponsored by representUS, a non-partisan organization dedicated to electoral reform.

Electoral Process in the United States

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/electoral-process-united-states/ A Scholastic website designed for teachers with a wealth of information.

Electoral Systems in the United States

https://www.fairvote.org/research_electoralsystemsus A website from FairVote describing the various electoral systems historically and presently in the United States, including explanations of the strengths and weaknesses of the various systems.

Historical Presidential Elections

https://www.270towin.com/historical-presidential-elections/ Sponsored by 270towin, this website has information on presidential elections through 2016. This site includes maps, results, and brief overviews of the elections.

Memorable Elections

https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/memorable-elections From the editors of History.com, a website that explores six memorable presidential elections from 1876 to 2016.

Presidential Election Process

https://www.usa.gov/election A USA Gov website devoted to the election process.

Why Was the Electoral College Created?

https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention From History.com this website has an excellent presentation of the electoral college and why the United States chose this system.