Explores classroom microcomputer applications in elementary and secondary social studies. The utility of drill and practice and tutorial programs is reviewed; computer spreadsheets to project election tallies and databases for use in analyzing voter data are described; and economics and election simulations are compared. (MBR)

Describes the development, use, and marketing of a computer software program that allows students to review and analyze all U.S. presidential elections from 1798 to 1992. Asserts that the program can be used by K-12 teachers, university professors, secondary and college-level students, and others interested in the history of presidential…