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Revision as of 07:05, 15 October 2008
Description of US Presidential Election Process
Presidential Elections in the United States: A Primer. Kevin J. Coleman et al.
Congressional Research Service. April 17, 2000. 53 pp. CRS Report RL30527.
An excellent primer that describes the four stages of the presidential election process: the pre-nomination primaries and caucuses for selecting delegates to the national conventions; the national nominating conventions; the general election; and voting by members of the electoral college to choose the president and vice president.
http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30527.pdf (pg 33-50 are particularly helpful at this point in the election cycle)
This entry on the MSN Encarta online encyclopedia describes the US election process and would be good background for the course:
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569491/Election.html
Here's a list of election terminology
http://www.pbs.org/elections/glossary/index.html
The Electoral College
This website gives a good overview of the electoral college system:
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepoliticalsystem/a/electcollege.htm
careful: satire!!!
Alternative definitions of election terms from the satirical magazine "The Onion"
http://politicsoffthegrid.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/glossary-of-election-terms-onion-style/