THE STEPS

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This Is No College Bowl

So you thought the process was over?! Think again. The founding fathers may have hit on something when they created a safeguard against the common person--YOU!!! Is there really too much apathy to get a true measure of what is best for America when the "people" go to the polls on Election Day? Do the "right" voters actually go to the polls and vote? Has the Electoral College outlived its usefulness or do we really still need it? You be the judge.

Sites to Explore

What is the Electoral College?

http://www.wikman.com/eric/electoralcollege.html

Investigate the National Archives and Records Administration's Electoral College Home Page.

http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/ec-hmpge.html

How does Virginia decide who will be members of the Electoral College?

http://www.avagara.com/e_c/ec_statelaws.htm

What happens if the members of the Electoral College vote their way instead of our way?

http://www.avagara.com/e_c/ec_unfaithful.htm

Check out the electronic Electoral College Map – you can play with the numbers.

http://www.avagara.com/e_c/ec_calc.htm

Examine a proposed Electoral College amendment.

http://www.avagara.com/e_c/reference/00012501.htm

Explore a map showing the 1992 and 1996 Presidential Election results.

http://www.worldmedia.fr/elections/US/index.html

Investigate a series of charts that highlight the Presidential Election Results 1860-1996. Are there any trends that are worth mentioning?

http://uselectionatlas.org