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The First Page of the Official Journal of the Constitutional Convention-Just the Tip of a Records Iceberg!

By Lee Ann Potter

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Demystifying the Electoral College: 12 Frequently Asked Questions

By Tiffany Middleton

What is the Electoral College? The Electoral College is a body of people appointed by each U.S. state and the District of Columbia, who elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state and the District of Columbia select electors to be the authorized participants in each presidential election. The electors cast electoral votes after the general election and officially elect the president and vice president.

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Teaching Critical Thinking by Asking Could Lincoln Be Elected Today?

By Kathleen Hall Jamieson

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Flip-Flopping, Presidential Politics, and Abraham Lincoln

By Dave Neumann

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Campaign Documentaries: Behind-the-Scenes Perspectives Make Useful Teaching Tools

By Dave Wolfford

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Teaching about the 2012 Elections Using the Internet

By C. Frederick Risinger

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10 Top Websites for Teaching about Issues in the Election Season

By Andrea S. Libresco and Jeannette Balantic

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At the Core of Our Democracy: A Fragile Voting System

By Lee Hamilton

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I like Chocolate Ice Cream: A Lesson in Thinking Civics

By Robert A. Waterson

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Fault lines in American Culture: The Case for Civic Debate

By H. Michael Hartoonian and Richard D. Van Scotter

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The Why and Where of the Tappan Zee Bridge: A Lesson in Site Location, Physical Geography, and Politics

By Jerry T. Mitchell, Jeremy Cantrill, and Justin Kearse

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Using The Daily Show to Promote Media Literacy

By H. James Garrett and Mardi Schmeichel

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Teaching Privacy in the 21st Century

By Odette Edbrooke and Meg Leta Ambrose