Review for quiz

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

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