U.S. Presidential Elections: How They Work
Every four years, U.S. voters head to the polls
to choose the country's president. But how does this process work? This
essential set provides elementary students with a detailed look behind the scenes of
a presidential election, including fund-raising, campaigns, debates, nominations,
and primaries. These books also address the Electoral College, how and why it
came to be, and how it works; how people vote in various ways, such as at
polling places and by absentee ballot; and the final event itself: inauguration
day for the president of the United States.
• Detailed explanations shed
light on an important and pertinent topic
• Topics show the importance of
good citizenship and how voting fits in with that ideal
• Photographs and
primary sources give a historical perspective on elections and presidents
through American history
