We’ve curated our most popular, nonpartisan resources on presidential elections, including:

• Primary source documents
• Interactive maps
• Short videos
• Virtual events
• Podcasts

Below are recommended resources for teaching about the Electoral College and the history of voting rights. You can find more resources on key topics in our election collection that will help you craft engaging lessons and support the practice of civil dialogue.

Teaching About The Electoral College

What is the Electoral College and how does it work? Teach about the process and discuss cases for keeping or eliminating it:

The Interactive Constitution

• Where is the Electoral College in the Constitution?
• Explore cases for keeping or abolishing the Electoral College

Videos 

• The Electoral College Explained (7 min.)
• What can we learn from the Election of 1800? (8 min.)

We the People Podcasts

• Should we abolish the Electoral College? (58 min.)
• Why does the Electoral College exist? (54 min.)

America's Town Hall

Electing the President: The Popular Vote vs. The Electoral College

Tuesday, October 29 | Noon ET

On the eve of the 2024 presidential election, join Jesse Wegman, author of Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College, and professor Robert Hardaway, author of Saving the Electoral College: Why the National Popular Vote Would Undermine Democracy, for a program examining the history and current debate over the Electoral College. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Register to watch the livestream or receive the video in your inbox.

Exploring the History of Voting Rights

The right of a citizen to vote is not directly protected in the Constitution, and throughout our history that right has often been granted to some, but denied to others. Teach about the history of voting rights:

Constitution 101

• Watch: Voting Rights (15 min.)
• Reflect: Voting Reflection Activity
• Question: What has the Supreme Court said about voter ID laws?

The Interactive Constitution

• 15th Amendment
• 17th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 23rd Amendment
• 24th Amendment
• 26th Amendment

Professional Learning

Elections and Voting Rights

Wednesday, October 19 | 6:30pm ET

In this session, participants explore the right to vote throughout history and work to answer several key questions about voting rights in America. Join us as scholar Paula Monopoli addresses the following questions: Where does the Constitution protect the right to vote? What role did the amendment process play in shaping voting rights? What has the Supreme Court said about the right to vote over time? We will also look at important ways to engage students in civil dialogue about current events and modern questions. Register to attend.

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