Hi all, I am getting ready to give a 10 minutes talk in English to a class of EFL students, and I am supposed to explain the election system to them. The history, the mechanism, the presidential elections etc. I am looking for a SIMPLE website to help me compile a few graphs and charts, - and you never know, I might even understand it myself in the end!!
Can you help me?
mindy ukulela from switzerland
Can you help me?
mindy ukulela from switzerland
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Re: the usa election system- explained simply- help!
Mon, April 7, 2008 - 6:09 PMHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Well, I'm not sure you could explain it to native speakers. I guess you could talk about what it is in *theory* rather than how it *really* works; that would save yourself a headache. These three links should give you a good start.
Encarta Encyclopedia on the electoral college
encarta.msn.com/encycloped...ollege.html
The Federal Election Commission on how the electoral college works
www.fec.gov/
The League of Women Voters statement on the electoral college
www.hks.harvard.edu/case/3pt...oral.html
Good luck!
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Re: the usa election system- explained simply- help!
Tue, April 15, 2008 - 11:07 AMthank you Diane, I had a good look at them, and they are very useful.
I'm just gonna have to reduce it myself somehow. But it IS astonishing that noone can point me to a simple resource.
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Re: the usa election system- explained simply- help!
Fri, April 18, 2008 - 9:59 AMThese are very simple sites explaining how the election system works:
www.pocanticohills.org/electi...ion.htm
www.pocanticohills.org/electi...ent.htm
bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/elec...index.html
www.govspot.com/election/e...process.htm
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Re: the usa election system- explained simply- help!
Sat, April 19, 2008 - 12:18 PMoh Sh_az, Thanks!!- that's perfect and just in the nick of time, as I have to hand it in ina week or so.. and I was going to reduce it myself.. Phew! you just saved me a ton of work.
Yippee¨!
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