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Election History | Election Literacy  | Election Math | Elementary Materials

ELECTION MATH

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LESSON RESOURCES

Who are the candidates?

Introduction to voter turnout

Evaluation & Analysis of the Electoral Map

EXPERT VIDEOS

Political Polling with Michael Vigeant

Redistricting in CT with Jeff Greenfield

CT Election Night Results Reporting with Bernie Liu and Lew Button

RESOURCES FROM TEACHER WEBINAR

Intro & The Secretary of the State’s Website

   1. Election Results (03:44)
   2. Where Do I Vote? (04:08)
   3. Register to Vote (04:08)

The Electoral College

   1. National Archives website (04:42)
   2. "Electing a U.S. President" YouTube clip (05:15)
   3. Pros and Cons of the Electoral College (06:15)
   4. National Atlas.gov (08:43)
   5. NY Times—Election 2012 (09:00)
   6. U.S. Election atlas (10:37)
   8. 270 To Win (11:14)
   9. Real Clear Politics (11:40)

Voting/Turnout

Polling

Redistricting

   3. "Mapping America" (01:12:34)
   5. The Redistricting Game (01:15:52)
 
Media’s Impact on 2000 Elections