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Review for quiz. Review Game Rules. I will call up one student from each side (left side and right side) to answer trivia questions from the Presidential election lesson. Each student will get a different question and the person that answers correctly gets 1 point for his or her side. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
REVIEW FOR QUIZ
REVIEW GAME RULES1. I will call up one student from each side (left side and right
side) to answer trivia questions from the Presidential election lesson.
2. Each student will get a different question and the person that answers correctly gets 1 point for his or her side.
3. If a student gets the question wrong, the other person will get a chance to answer. If both students get the question wrong I will call up the next group.
4. Everyone gets 10 points for participating but the winning side will get +2 (extra credit)
5. All students take out a loose-leaf paper and copy the answers to the questions. These questions will be on Quiz on Monday.
6. I will continue folder check tomorrow. NOT NOW!
POLITICS
How many electoral votes does California have?
ANSWER55 electoral votes
POLITICSName 1 state that has 3 electoral
votes?
ANSWERMontanaWyomingSouth DakotaVermontDelawareAlaska
POLITICS
How many electoral votes does Florida have?
ANSWER
29 electoral votes
POLITICS
Name 2 swing states that President Obama won?
ANSWERNevada OhioColorado
PennsylvaniaIowa VirginiaWisconsin FloridaMichigan New
Hamphire
POLITICS
Which swing/undecided state was still undecided even after the election ended?
ANSWER
Florida
POLITICS
Who was Mitt Romney’s Vice Presidential running mate?
ANSWER
Paul Ryan
POLITICS
Which undecided state did President Obama NOT win?
ANSWER
North Carolina
POLITICS
Who was President Obama’s opponent in the 2012 Presidential election?
ANSWER
Mitt Romney
POLITICS
Who was President Obama’s Vice Presidential running mate?
ANSWERJoe Biden
POLITICSWhat is the name of our current Vice
President?
ANSWER
Joe Biden
POLITICS
How many electoral votes are there in all?
ANSWER
538
POLITICSHow many electoral votes are
necessary in order to win the election?
ANSWER
270
POLITICS
Which vote determines who wins the Presidency?
ANSWER
The electoral votes
POLITICS
Popular votes is used to determine which candidate has the majority votes for each state?
True or false
ANSWER
TRUE
POLITICS
How many electoral votes did President Obama gain in order to win the election?
ANSWER
303 electoral votes
POLITICS
Which states does the term “red states” refer to?
ANSWER
Republican states
POLITICS
Which states does the term blue states refer to?
ANSWER
Democratic states
POLITICS
Where are most blue states located?
ANSWER
North east
POLITICS
Which state is the ONLY swing state in the South?
ANSWER
Florida
POLITICS
Which political party opposes the death penalty?
ANSWER
Democratic Party
POLITICS
Which political party opposes gay marriages?
ANSWER
Republican Party
POLITICS
Which political party favors more gun control laws?
ANSWER
Democratic Party
POLITICS
Which political party favors decreasing military spending?
ANSWER
Democratic Party
POLITICS
Which political party is in favor of reversing Roe vs. Wade?
ANSWER
Republican Party
VOCABULARYWhich vocabulary word means