The US Election

5. Becoming President

What can the president do when they are in office?

• 14 mins

The UK Election

1. How Do You Get the Campaign Right?

The ins and outs of political campaigning.

• 14 mins

The UK Election

2. How Are Candidates Selected?

Selecting the candidates to stand in an election

• 14 mins

The UK Election

3. What Difference Does a Manifesto Make?

How do manifestos get written and who are they actually for?

• 15 mins

The UK Election

4. Why Do People Vote the Way They Do?

What can we tell about how someone will vote from their age, gender and ethnicity?

• 14 mins

The UK Election

5. How Do You Make Sure Voting Runs Smoothly?

Explaining voter ID, votes for Brits abroad and why we use pencils instead of pens.

• 14 mins

The UK Election

6. How Important Are Marginal Seats?

The significance of marginal seats, tactical voting and electoral pacts.

• 14 mins

The UK Election

7. What Can Polling Predict?

What polls can tell us. And what they can’t.

• 14 mins

The UK Election

8. What’s the Media’s Role in an Election?

Why does the media matter in an election campaign?

• 13 mins

The UK Election

9. How Does the Election Differ Across the UK?

How does the political geography of the devolved nations differ

• 13 mins

The UK Election

10. What Happens on Election Day?

Election Day - from when the polls open, to forming a government

• 14 mins