Electing the President: An Interactive Simulation on the Electoral Process [Paperback]

Electing the President is a motivating, hands-on simulation that lets students experience the exciting process of electing the President and Vice President of the United States. As the two parties square off, students take on the roles of candidates, convention delegates, and members of the Electoral College. Updated to reflect the most recent Census data, this book includes complete teacher instructions and all necessary student handouts to provide an easy-to-stage simulation that can be used with small or large groups.Information for the Instructor Introduction and Overview Background Information Before You Start The Simulation, Day by Day Adaptations for an Election Year Apportioning Electoral Votes Sample Distribution of Electoral Votes Forms and Handouts for Students Declaration of Candidacy Election Issues Electoral Votes Map Voter Registration Assignment of Electoral College Vote Popular Vote Ballot Electoral Vote Ballot Election Vote Tally Election Vote Tally (Election Year) Student Guides Electing Our President (simulation overview) The Election Process Steps to the Presidency The U.S. Constitution, Articles II and XIIElecting the President is a motivating, hands-on simulation that lets students experience the exciting process of electing the President and Vice President of the United States.Betty M. See returned to college after the youngest of her four children entered kindergarten. She earned her bachelor's degree in English and master's degree in reading. She has had a varied teaching career. She taught seventh- and eighth-grade language arts, was a middle school classroom teacher, teaching all subject areas, and for 10 years worked with gifted students in grades 3-8 in Little Falls, NJ.

At each of these levels, she often used simulation activities to help students become involved in the learning process. In 1992, she received an A+ for Kids Teacher Network Award for a simulation activity,