1. The Electoral College Jeopardy Why NumberSolve the Wild create it?Formulas Facts EquationCard 100 100 100 100 100100 200 200 200 200 200200 300 300 300 300 300300 400 400 400 400 400400 500 500 500 500 500500

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. 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.

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. 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.

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

11. Formulas 500 What is the formula for the TOTAL number of electors in the Electoral College? (include the correct numbers)

12. Number Facts 100 This is the number of Senators that every state has.

13. Number Facts 200 This is the TOTAL number of representatives in the House of Representatives.

14. Number Facts 300 This is the TOTAL number of Electors in the Electoral College.

15. Number Facts 400 What is the definition of a SIMPLE MAJORITY?

16. Number Facts 500 How many Electors do you need to win a SIMPLE majority in the Electoral College?

17. Solve the Equation 100 Pennsylvania has 19 representatives. How many electors does Pennsylvania have in the Electoral College? Explain how you got your answer.

18. Solve the Equation 200 California has 55 electors in the Electoral College. How many representatives does California have?

19. Solve the Equation 300 Florida has 25 representatives. How many electors does Florida have in the Electoral College?

20. Solve the Equation 400 Wyoming has 3 electors in the Electoral College. How many Senators does Wyoming have?

21. Solve the Equation 500 Washington, DC has 3 electors in the Electoral College. How many Senators does Washington, DC have?

22. Wild Card 100 How is a SIMPLE majority different from just a “majority”?

23. 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?

24. Wild Card 300 The Electoral College system is also known as a _______-_______-_______ system

25. Wild Card 400 What happens if there is a tie in the Electoral College?

26. Wild Card 500 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.