We nonetheless have an extended method to go within the celebration main and caucuses earlier than the Democratic nominee for President can be chosen. After which we have now even longer till we go to the polls to decide on a President of the USA. And a President is lastly elected by the Electoral College. How the Electoral College system works is a bit complicated to some college students. Luckily, Common Craft provides a pleasant little video clarification of the way it works.

How the U.S. Elects a President supplies a concise overview of the Electoral College. The model embedded under is an replace to the unique that Common Craft launched and I utilized in my classroom in 2008.

Disclosure: I’ve an in-kind relationship with Common Craft.