The Electoral College Jeopardy Template

Process	Background	Controversy	General Knowledge	Fun Facts
100 10 How many electoral college votes does Missouri get?	100 The constitution Where are the requirements written for the electoral college?	100 What False: taking into consideration third or independent parties, they just need majority. True or false: a candidate needs 50% of the states popular votes to earn the electoral votes	100 False, you are voting for the electors. True or false: Voters are voting directly for the president	100 True True or False: A candidate can win the national popular vote but lose the election
200 538 How many electoral college votes are there total?	200 False: The electoral college was a compromise between popular vote, or letting the state legislature decide. True or false: The colonies were originally deciding between the electoral college or using popular vote	200 True True or false: the electoral college favors geographically concentrated groups	200 True True or False: Inauguration Day is separate from Election Day?	200 Southern In the beginning years of the electoral college, was it favored towards the northern or southern states?
300 Electors and president Who does the general public vote for on Election Day?	300 You had to be a white, land owning man What were the original requirements for a person to be eligible to vote?	300 Every electoral college vote goes for the winner of the popular election What is the popular vote plan?	300 California, 55 Which state gets the most electoral votes, and how many?	300 270 How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win?
400 The Tuesday after the first Monday in November when does the general election happen?	400 Madison and Hamilton Which two people came up with original idea for the electoral college?	400 700 How many proposals in the last 200 years have been made to change or reform the electoral college	400 12th Which amendment made it so vice president was voted for separately, and wasn’t just the person with the second most votes?	400 True True or false: your individual vote will count more if you live in a state with less population
500 You can not be in office already, and you must be loyal What are the two requirements for an elector to be voted into office?	500 1787 What year was the electoral college established?	500 They were worried states would try to count slaves in the census to aid in election. What was the most prominent reason for the electoral college to be established, rather than the colonies using popular vote?	500 The first Tuesday, after the first Monday in November What day of the year does the general election take place	500 5 How many times has a president won the popular vote, yet lost the election

The Electoral College

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