The Electoral College
Jeopardy
Why
create it?
Formulas
Number
Facts
Solve the
Equation
Wild
Card
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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.
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.
Why create it?
400
What makes the people in the Electoral
college more special than average
people?
Why create it?
500
This is how fast information could travel
back in 1787.
Formulas
100
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.
Formulas
300
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.
Formulas
400
How many electors does
Washington, DC get?
Formulas
500
What is the formula for the TOTAL
number of electors in the
Electoral College? (include the
correct numbers)
Number Facts
100
This is the number of Senators that
every state has.
Number Facts
200
This is the TOTAL number of
representatives in the House of
Representatives.
Number Facts
300
This is the TOTAL number of Electors
in the Electoral College.
Number Facts
400
What is the definition of a
SIMPLE MAJORITY?
Number Facts
500
How many Electors do you need
to win a SIMPLE majority in the
Electoral College?
Solve the Equation
100
Pennsylvania has 19
representatives. How many
electors does Pennsylvania have
in the Electoral College? Explain
how you got your answer.
Solve the Equation
200
California has 55 electors in the Electoral
College. How many representatives does
California have?
Solve the Equation
300
Florida has 25 representatives. How
many electors does Florida have in
the Electoral College?
Solve the Equation
400
Wyoming has 3 electors in the Electoral
College. How many Senators does
Wyoming have?
Solve the Equation
500
Washington, DC has 3 electors in
the Electoral College. How many
Senators does Washington, DC
have?
Wild Card
100
How is a SIMPLE majority different
from just a “majority”?
Wild Card
200
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?
Wild Card
300
The Electoral College system is
also known as a
_______-_______-_______ system
Wild Card
400
What happens if there is a tie in the
Electoral College?
Wild Card
500
What is the difference between a primary
election and a general election?
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.