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Honors American Government & Politics: Electoral College Debates: Home

ELECTORAL COLLEGE DEBATES

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American Government
American Government provides a complete, multifaceted examination of the foundations of our government and political system.
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Issues & Controversies
Designed to inspire thought-provoking debates, each in-depth article presents both sides of an issue clearly and without bias. Updated weekly with key facts, arguments, history, primary sources, news editorial content, media, and current context of today’s most important issues.
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Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints, covering today's hottest social issues, is a rich resource for debaters and includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more.
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RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Harvard Magazine: Electoral Eccentricity: Excerpt from Book by Alexander Keyssar
C-Span: Interview with Alexander Keyssar (you can skip ahead and start at 8:00 min)
NPR: Should the Electoral College Exist - this is an excellent interview with two authors who present two sides to this issue.
NPR: The Electoral College: Why do we do it this way?
Discover Magazine: Math Against Tyranny
NYTimes.com: Should the Electoral College be Abolished?
NYTimes.com: The Vanishing Battleground
NYTimes.com: Historic Number of Faithless Electors
Stanford Magazine: Should We Abolish the Electoral College?
National Constitution Center: For Debate: Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?
Pew Research Center: Biden’s Victory Another Example of How Electoral College Wins are Bigger than Popular Vote Ones
Videos by CGP Grey, educator and YouTuber.

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