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This activity is designed to let students act as campaign strategists and design plans of attack for accumulating the 270 votes needed to win the presidency.

2000 Vote Breakdown (spreadsheet)

2000 Electoral results

The scenarios listed below are jumping off points for further discussion about the Electoral College and can be used in conjunction with C-SPAN's FREE 2004 Electoral College Map and Electoral College results from 2000. Some answers will have multiple correct answers.

1. Win 270 electoral votes without winning California, Texas, or New York.

2. Win 270 electoral votes by winning only states that have 12 or more electoral votes.

3. Can the presidency be won by only winning states that are east of the Mississippi river? How many electoral votes do those states equal?

4. What is the most efficient way to reach 270 electoral votes? (i.e. list the fewest states that equal 270 electoral votes.)

5. Make your own predictions about which states will vote Democratic or Republican in 2004. Are there any states that you would classify as "swing" states? If so, list each state. View results from 2000.

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3 Branches of Government
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