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Electoral Vote – 2008 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 2008 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Events Affecting the Constitution Through history, certain events have shaped how the Constitution has been interpreted or viewed by the public. This page will provide an overview of these events, most of which are Supreme Court cases, and provide a starting-point for further research. The primary...

Issue Guide for “First Monday” First Monday did not air past the 12th episode, and was cancelled from the CBS schedule. First Monday is a television show that airs on the CBS television network. It began airing in January, 2002. This page is not an episode guide for the show, as it is more than...

Speech of Benjamin Franklin Advertisement Monday, September 17, 1787, was the last day of the Constitutional Convention. Pennsylvania delegate Benjamin Franklin, one of the few Americans of the time with international repute, wanted to give a short speech to the Convention prior to the signing of...

Benjamin Franklin’s Articles of Confederation Benjamin Franklin had long been a proponent of self-government and independence for the colonies of North America. In 1754, he had penned The Albany Plan for uniting the colonies, but the rest of the people were not ready at the time. He waited. The...

The Fugitive Slave Act Advertisement The Compromise of 1850 was introduced to stave off conflict between the slave states and the free states upon the admission of California as a state. Under the Compromise, California was admitted as a free state, New Mexico and Utah were organized as slave...

Electoral Vote – 1972 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1972 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1976 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1976 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1980 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1980 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1984 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1984 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1988 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1988 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1992 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1992 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1996 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1996 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1940 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1940 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1944 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1944 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1948 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1948 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1952 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1952 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1956 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1956 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1960 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1960 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 1964 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1964 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...