America's Electoral College: Choosing the President, Comparing and Analyzing Charts, Graphs, and Tables
- ISBN-10
- 140423358X
- ISBN-13
- 9781404233584
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 35
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-08-01
- Publisher
- The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
- Author
- Therese M. Shea
Description
Describes how the electoral college works and answers such questions as "What is the difference between the popular vote and the electoral vote?" and "Why doesn't the popular vote decide the election?"
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