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LEQs:
1. What evidence suggests that the Founders did not anticipate the effects of political parties on presidential elections?
2. Based on the historical record of elections, how well has the Electoral College performed in selecting presidents the nation wanted?
Key Terms:
elector
electoral vote
Extra Credit:
Click on the pdf file below to print yourself an 8.5×11 printable 2012 Electoral College map. Find the Election Night of November 6 2012, then pull out the crayons and color it in as the results roll in with Democratic Blue, Republican Red, Green for the elusive Independent vote.
1. What evidence suggests that the Founders did not anticipate the effects of political parties on presidential elections?
2. Based on the historical record of elections, how well has the Electoral College performed in selecting presidents the nation wanted?
Key Terms:
elector
electoral vote
Extra Credit:
Click on the pdf file below to print yourself an 8.5×11 printable 2012 Electoral College map. Find the Election Night of November 6 2012, then pull out the crayons and color it in as the results roll in with Democratic Blue, Republican Red, Green for the elusive Independent vote.
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electoralcollegemap2012.pdf |
Electoral votes: When the American people vote, they are actually choosing people for something called the Electoral College. It is the Electoral College that actually chooses the president. Each state gets a number of electoral votes based on the state’s population. (Maryland has 10; Virginia gets 13 and Washington — which isn’t a state but still gets electors — has three.) That’s why states with a lot of electoral votes are important in the election. Also, in most states electoral votes are “winner take all” — so, for example, if Mitt Romney wins Florida by just one vote, he still gets all 29 of its electoral votes. There are 538 electoral votes up for grabs in Tuesday's election. Whichever candidate gets 270 of them becomes the president. Download and print the tally sheet to help you add up the electoral votes — that’s the math worksheet part.
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tallysheet.pdf |