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The Electoral College Jeopardy. Why NumberSolve the Wild create it?Formulas Facts EquationCard 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500. Why create it? 100. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Electoral CollegeJeopardy
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This is the reason the FoundingFathers created the Electoral Collegein the first place. They were veryworried about it.
Why create it?200
Name one thing that didn’t exist back
in 1787 AND why it made the Electoral
college necessary.
Why create it?300
Name another thing that didn’t exist back in 1787 AND why it made the
Electoral college necessary.
Formulas100
The number of electors a state has in the Electoral College is equal to the number of representatives a
state has plus the number of ____________ a state has.
Formulas 200
The number of electors a state has in the Electoral College is equal to the number of _______________ a state has plus the number of Senators a state has.
Formulas300
The number of electors a state has in the electoral college is equal to the number of _________________ a state has plus the number of _______ a state has.
Formulas500
What is the formula for the TOTAL number of electors in the Electoral College? (include the correct numbers)
Solve the Equation100
Pennsylvania has 19 representatives. How many electors does Pennsylvania have in the Electoral College? Explain how you got your answer.
Solve the Equation200
California has 55 electors in the Electoral College. How many representatives does
California have?
Solve the Equation300
Florida has 25 representatives. How many electors does Florida have in the Electoral College?
Solve the Equation400
Wyoming has 3 electors in the Electoral College. How many Senators does
Wyoming have?
Solve the Equation500
Washington, DC has 3 electors in the Electoral College. How many Senators does Washington, DC
have?
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In the 2000 election, Bush and Cheney won the most popular votes in Florida. At that time, Florida had 25 electors. How many electors did Al Gore and Joe Lieberman receive? Why?