The 1800 Presidential Election, which ended in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Burr, presented Congress with a dilemma – how to stop a tie from happening again.

The fourth episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. This was one of the nastiest elections in American history, and so significant...

Could the electoral college elect Hillary Clinton? I saw a petition online to get electors to vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Drumpf and decided that a Faithless Elector video was in order. Why can the Electoral college ignore the...

A summary video lecture of the Presidential Election of 1820 between James Monroe and uhm... well nobody.

The third episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. This was the first "real" election in American history, as Washington retiring...

The second episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. George Washington decided not to retire, yet political division was already...

It's a system that's unique to the United States of American – but exactly is the electoral college, how does it work and what part does it play in our democracy? Discover more about the group of "electors" who have the final say.

The very first in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. Did you know that five different Johns ran for President in 1788? Woah!