The Electoral College

GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will learn how the members of the electoral college are determined, how the electoral college operates, and its effect on presidential elections.
Author: 
Dennis Rees
Grade Range: 
8 and High School
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconThe United States (labeled)
application/pdf iconThe United States (with state names and electoral votes) map
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Audio-Visual Presentation of this Lesson
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future