Prepare to Teach the Road to the Inauguration



Use these blog posts and podcasts to craft answers to questions on post-election processes established by the Constitution and its amendments that may arise on or after Election Day. These resources can be used as deep dives on historical events or discussion starters about modern debates:

• Who are the electors in the Electoral College?
• Should we abolish the Electoral College?
• How do recounts and contested presidential elections work?
• When does the Supreme Court get involved in settling presidential elections?

Have a question you aren't sure how to answer? Share it with us by replying to this email.

Building Civil Dialogue and Reflection Skills

By developing the skills necessary to participate in civil dialogue, students are able to meaningfully reflect on personal understandings and respectfully share with their classmates.

Find resources, techniques, and reflection materials for supporting civil dialogue to use in your classroom in our Civil Dialogue and Constitutional Conversations Toolkit.

New Scholar Exchange Topic

Our free Scholar Exchanges give students the opportunity to discuss constitutional topics with a lawyer, judge, or constitutional scholar and their peers from around the country.

Incorporate a Scholar Exchange into your lesson plans this November. Next month, featured topics include:

• The Electoral College
• The Second Amendment
• New! Native Americans and the Constitution

Our new session on Native Americans and the Constitution will explore three different time periods of Supreme Court decisions dealing with questions of Native American sovereignty and discuss:

• What influence, if any, did Native American governments have on the framers?
• What type of relationship has existed between the U.S. government and Native tribes since the creation of the Constitution?
• What are some landmark Supreme Court cases that have shaped Native American history? 

What Teachers are Saying About Our Scholar Exchanges:

“I love using Scholar Exchanges to reinforce course concepts! The visiting speakers from the National Constitution Center are true constitutional scholars. We have visiting lawyers and judges from all over the country through Zoom...I love the interactive nature of this resource. My students can ask questions that the visiting scholar can then discuss with the class...Every topic is well thought out and presented extremely well, combining factual information and storytelling.”

- Brittany M., Teacher Advisory Council Member, Texas

You're Invited: Free Events

🗓️ Americas Town Hall: Electing the President: The Popular Vote vs. the Electoral College

Online

Tuesday, October 29 | Noon ET

Authors Jesse Wegman and Robert Hardaway discuss the history and current debate over the Electoral College.

🗓️ Live Student Program: The Story of We the People: Election Connections

Online

Tuesday, October 29 | Noon ET

Students can join us live as we highlight Election Connections from our main exhibit, The Story of We the People. We’ll take a look at Article II of the Constitution, exploring how we select our presidents through the lens of some famous historic elections, the constitutional requirements for the job, and the duties of the president once they take office.

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