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The Electoral College Jeopardy

The Electoral College Jeopardy. Why Number Solve the Wild create it? Formulas Facts Equation Card 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.

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The Electoral College Jeopardy

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  1. The Electoral CollegeJeopardy Why Number Solve the Wild create it? Formulas Facts Equation Card 100100100100100 200200200200200 300300300300300 400400400400400 500500500500500

  2. Why create it?100 This is the reason the Founding Fathers created the Electoral College in the first place. They were very worried about it.

  3. Why create it?200 Name one thing that didn’t exist back in 1787 AND why it made the Electoral college necessary.

  4. Why create it?300 Name another thing that didn’t exist back in 1787 AND why it made the Electoral college necessary.

  5. Why create it?400 What makes the people in the Electoral college more special than average people?

  6. Why create it?500 This is how fast information could travel back in 1787.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Formulas 400 How many electors does Washington, DC get?

  11. Formulas500 What is the formula for the TOTAL number of electors in the Electoral College? (include the correct numbers)

  12. Number Facts100 This is the number of Senators that every state has.

  13. Number Facts200 This is the TOTAL number of representatives in the House of Representatives.

  14. Number Facts300 This is the TOTAL number of Electors in the Electoral College.

  15. Number Facts400 What is the definition of a SIMPLE MAJORITY?

  16. Number Facts500 How many Electors do you need to win a SIMPLE majority in the Electoral College?

  17. Solve the Equation100 Pennsylvania has 19 representatives. How many electors does Pennsylvania have in the Electoral College? Explain how you got your answer.

  18. Solve the Equation200 California has 55 electors in the Electoral College. How many representatives does California have?

  19. Solve the Equation300 Florida has 25 representatives. How many electors does Florida have in the Electoral College?

  20. Solve the Equation400 Wyoming has 3 electors in the Electoral College. How many Senators does Wyoming have?

  21. Solve the Equation500 Washington, DC has 3 electors in the Electoral College. How many Senators does Washington, DC have?

  22. Wild Card100 How is a SIMPLE majority different from just a “majority”?

  23. Wild Card200 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?

  24. Wild Card300 The Electoral College system is also known as a _______-_______-_______ system

  25. Wild Card400 What happens if there is a tie in the Electoral College?

  26. Wild Card500 What is the difference between a primary election and a general election?

  27. Final Jeopardy Explain what happens mathematically when one candidate wins the popular vote but that same candidate does not win a majority in the Electoral College.

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