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1 Web Search/Thinking What is a democracy? How should presidents be elected given your understanding of a democracy? 2 Thinking Have you ever voted for something (e.g. student council, American Idol, etc.)? What were the rules for how your vote counted? 3 Web Search What are political parties? How do political parties choose one person to represent them? 4 Web Search What is the Electoral College? Does this feature of U.S. presidential elections connect with your idea of a democracy? 5 Thinking If you could adjust the presidential election process, how would do it?

1 Web Search/Thinking What is a democracy? How should presidents be elected given your understanding of a democracy? 2 Thinking Have you ever voted for something (e.g. student council, American Idol, etc.)? What were the rules for how your vote counted? 3 Web Search What are political parties? How do political parties choose one person to represent them? 4 Web Search What is the Electoral College? Does this feature of U.S. presidential elections connect with your idea of a democracy? 5 Thinking If you could adjust the presidential election process, how would do it?

1 Web Search/Thinking What is a democracy? How should presidents be elected given your understanding of a democracy? 2 Thinking Have you ever voted for something (e.g. student council, American Idol, etc.)? What were the rules for how your vote counted? 3 Web Search What are political parties? How do political parties choose one person to represent them? 4 Web Search What is the Electoral College? Does this feature of U.S. presidential elections connect with your idea of a democracy? 5 Thinking If you could adjust the presidential election process, how would do it?

1 Web Search/Thinking What is a democracy? How should presidents be elected given your understanding of a democracy? 2 Thinking Have you ever voted for something (e.g. student council, American Idol, etc.)? What were the rules for how your vote counted? 3 Web Search What are political parties? How do political parties choose one person to represent them? 4 Web Search What is the Electoral College? Does this feature of U.S. presidential elections connect with your idea of a democracy? 5 Thinking If you could adjust the presidential election process, how would do it?

1 Web Search/Thinking What is a democracy? How should presidents be elected given your understanding of a democracy? 2 Thinking Have you ever voted for something (e.g. student council, American Idol, etc.)? What were the rules for how your vote counted? 3 Web Search What are political parties? How do political parties choose one person to represent them? 4 Web Search What is the Electoral College? Does this feature of U.S. presidential elections connect with your idea of a democracy? 5 Thinking If you could adjust the presidential election process, how would do it?

1 Web Search/Thinking What is a democracy? How should presidents be elected given your understanding of a democracy? 2 Thinking Have you ever voted for something (e.g. student council, American Idol, etc.)? What were the rules for how your vote counted? 3 Web Search What are political parties? How do political parties choose one person to represent them? 4 Web Search What is the Electoral College? Does this feature of U.S. presidential elections connect with your idea of a democracy? 5 Thinking If you could adjust the presidential election process, how would do it?

1 Web Search/Thinking What is a democracy? How should presidents be elected given your understanding of a democracy? 2 Thinking Have you ever voted for something (e.g. student council, American Idol, etc.)? What were the rules for how your vote counted? 3 Web Search What are political parties? How do political parties choose one person to represent them? 4 Web Search What is the Electoral College? Does this feature of U.S. presidential elections connect with your idea of a democracy? 5 Thinking If you could adjust the presidential election process, how would do it?