Is the Electoral College the best method of electing the president of the United States? Your young historians will write a persuasive essay discussing the historical perspective of the college, pros and cons, and a final argument for or against the system.

Concepts

democracy, political parties, presidential elections, elections, the electoral college, american democracy

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Additional Tags

electoral college, political parties, democracy, presidential election, social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• In order for class members to write a thoughtful and informed response to the prompt, the assignment should be administered after a complete review of the system
• Consider designing a rubric or providing more explicit writing requirements

Pros

• Handout summarizes main points about the Electoral College in bulleted form

Cons

• None

Common Core

WHST.9-10.1.a WHST.9-10.5 WHST.11-12.1.a WHST.11-12.5