This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States. So as you may have noticed, there are kind of a lot of people in the U.S, and holding individual issues up to a public vote doesn't seem...

This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States. So as you may have noticed, there are kind of a lot of people in the U.S, and holding individual issues up to a public vote doesn't seem...

You vote, but then what? Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your state's electoral vote in different ways--and see how votes are counted on both state and national levels.

Learn how the Electoral College works, where electors cast their votes based on the popular vote of their state. Discover how the 1787 Constitutional Convention created the system as a compromise, allowing both large and small states...

This video explains the Twenty-Third Amendment, ratified in 1961, which grants the residents of Washington, D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections. Learn how this amendment provides limited electoral votes for the capital...

Delve into the history and mechanics of the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, focusing on its pivotal role in shaping the presidential election process through the establishment of the Electoral College. Explore how the...

In episode 39 of Supreme Court Briefs, it's the most controversial Presidential election in American history (except maybe the Election of 1860 or Election of 1824), mainly because the Supreme Court ultimately decides its outcome.

Learn the history of the 23rd amendment in an engaging video lecture by Social Studies teacher Keith Hughes aka HipHughes. In this informative 7 minute lecture we look at the history of Washington DCs struggle to get voting...

A short lecture highlighting the constitutional powers found in the constitution as they relate to Article II: The Executive Branch.

Learn what makes the Bill of Rights so important to America! Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America That preface begins the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the...

Learn what makes the Bill of Rights so important to America! Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America That preface begins the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Holy Roman Empire Elections

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 quick overview of the unanimous electoral contest of 1788-1789 bringing George Washington into the presidency.

When someone says Electoral College do you quietly look down and hope to avoid the conversation? Well you're not alone and HipHughes is here to clearly explain how the Electoral College works!

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...

The Electoral College is a complicated beast and is the grouping who truly elect the US President and Vice President. Due to its important function, we thought it would be useful to explain how it works, especially because things might...

Alexander Hamilton argues for the electoral college in this political science classic.

The Presidential Election of 1828 between Andrew Jackson & John Quincy Adams.

Yesterday Joe Biden crossed the 270 elector threshold and officially became the President-Elect of the United States. However, that doesn't mean that the electoral chaos is over just yet. In this video, we discuss Trump's lawsuits,...

The 23rd Presidential election in American history took place on November 7th, 1876. Boy was this one controversial! Let's get right to it. President Ulysses Grant actually considered running for a third term, and he would have been the...

In this video lecture we look at the elections of 1796 and 1800 and how the twelfth amendment rectified the problems they exposed.

Mr. Beat meets Robert from Reading Through History for the very first time to discuss the historic 2016 election.

Yesterday, the Electoral College officially selected Joe Biden to be the 46th President of the United States. However, the process isn't over yet and with some determined to see Trump get a second term, the chaos might not be over...