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1. Ben's Guide: Election of the President & Vice President

   Find out how the U.S. elects its president. Includes info on the Electoral College.

   http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/president.html

   
   

2. Distribution of Electoral Votes

   Find out how many electoral votes each state gets.

   http://www.state.nd.us/sec/distributionofelectoralvotes...

   
   

3. Electoral College

   Official site from the National Archives and Records Administration. Get info and statistics on presidential elections from 1789 to the present.

   http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-coll...

   
   

4. Encyclopedia Americana: Electoral College

   Learn about this group of electors, nominated by political parties within the states and popularly elected, who meet to vote for the president and vice president of the U.S.

   http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0140130-00&templa...

   
   

5. Hayes vs. Tilden: The Electoral College Controversy of 1876-1877

   Follow the events of the 1876-1877 controversy over the presidency, and read about the potential parallels to the 2000 presidential election. From HarpWeek.

   http://elections.harpweek.com/controversy.htm

   
   

6. New Book of Knowledge: Electoral College

   Find information about the Electoral College.

   http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=a2008890-h&templa...

   
   

7. The Electoral College

   Discussed the history of this system and how it works. Scroll down the page for an Electoral College map.

   http://www.uky.edu/LCC/HIS/101/electoral.html

   
   

8. What is the Electoral College?

   Learn about the origins of the electoral college, its pros and cons, and how it works today.

   http://www.votescount.com/books/elecoll.htm

   
   

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