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Ages: 14 - 18
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Campaign Finance Reform
From hippocampus.org, produced by University of CA and Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Congress enacted campaign finance reform due to criticism directed toward interest groups and Political Action Committees (PACs). Federal Election Campaign Acts were passed in 1971, 1974, and 1976. Early legislation limited individual donations to ca...ndidates to $1,000 and $5,000 to PACs. PACs in turn may only donate $5,000 to individual candidates (Video is narrated with slides and speeches.)
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December 10, 2009 at 04:27 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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General Elections
From hippocampus.org, produced by University of CA and Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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General elections are the final stage in the presidential election process. General elections are held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. By the time of the general election, presidential candidates have campaigned for approximate...ly one year and have raised huge sums of money. (Video is narrated with slides and speeches.)
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December 10, 2009 at 04:44 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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The Electoral College
From hippocampus.org, produced by University of CA and Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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The Framers of the Constitution worked diligently to establish an effective system for electing a president and vice president. The members of the Constitutional Convention were reluctant to allow a popular vote because information dissemination, in ...their time, was very limited. They rejected direct election of the president by Congress because it would give too much power to the federal government. Likewise, they felt that presidential elections held by the various state assemblies would result in each state nominating a ‘‘favorite son’’ and force elections to be decided in the House of Representatives. They eventually arrived at a compromise solution. The Constitution designates that a group of “enlightened and respectable citizens” from each state would assemble to elect the president. (Video is narrated with slides and speeches.)
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December 10, 2009 at 04:40 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Cost of Elections
From hippocampus.org, produced by University of CA and Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Whether a candidate is campaigning for the presidency, the Senate, or for the House of Representatives, running for public office can be costly. It is rare for an individual to run a successful campaign by merely collecting signatures and placing his... or her name on a ballot. Candidates who want to inform voters about their platforms must spend money on a campaign. (Video is narrated with slides and speeches.)
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December 10, 2009 at 04:25 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Political parties determine their presidential candidates through primaries, caucuses, and conventions. Until the early part of the twentieth century, every state used caucuses to choose a candidate. Caucuses began to lose favor because many of the “...political machines” that controlled the caucuses were corrupt and did not necessarily carry out the will of the people. Still, caucuses continue to be used in 12 states. (Video is narrated with slides and speeches.)
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December 10, 2009 at 04:41 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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The United States Congress is made up of 535 members, 435 Representatives, and 100 senators. The number of House members is not fixed by the Constitution, which states in Article I, Section II, Clause III, “Representatives…shall be apportioned among ...the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers…” The Constitution does fix the size of the Senate in Article I, Section III, Clause I, “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each State.” It also provides that each senator will serve a six-year term. (Video is narrated with slides and speeches.)
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December 10, 2009 at 04:34 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Every four years the Federal Register — part of the National Archives and Records Administration — administers the Electoral College. The Federal Register informs the governments of the fifty states and the District of Columbia what is required to fu...lfill their duty under the Constitution to elect the president and vice president of the United States. Charley Barth, director, Office of the Federal Register, and Amy Bunk, Director of Legal Affairs and Policy, explain how the Electoral College works and the Federal Register's role in collecting the documentation Congress needs to count the Electoral College. (03:41)
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October 5, 2012 at 07:06 PM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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Every four years the Federal Register — part of the National Archives and Records Administration — administers the Electoral College. (03:55)
January 13, 2013 at 05:55 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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This video explains the function and process of the electoral college. Political humorist Mo Rocca holds a mock election in a third grade class to demonstrate the difference between the popular vote and electoral college. The video is informative but... also seeks to persuade viewers of the dysfunction of the electoral college.
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March 6, 2013 at 11:20 AM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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This original video from Disney Educational Productions tackles one of the most interesting elements of U.S. presidential elections - the Electoral College. Follow students Sarah and Joe as they learn about the history of the Electoral College, how i...t works today, and how it affected the outcome of the dramatic Bush vs. Gore 2000 election. The pros and cons of the Electoral College system are also covered. This video is suitable for middle school students and high school students. (07:47)
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December 31, 2009 at 08:37 PM
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