U.S. Presidential Elections

Every four years, American 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. This set also address the Electoral College, explaining how and why it came to be and how it works. Readers learn how people vote in various ways such as at polling places and by absentee ballot, and about the final event itself: inauguration day for the president of the United States. Features include: Detailed explanations that 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.